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Thanks for the advice and the link. Right now I'm eating yogurt, oatmeal, cream of chicken, smoothies and then stuff like SF popsicles, pudding, and Jello. I'm really weird about textures, so I've tried a few things in the blender and didn't care for that much. The plan in the link is pretty similar to what I'm following, though I've already done mashed potatoes. My husband made them super creamy though, so there weren't any lumps or anything like that. I'm going to add Protein shakes once we go to the grocery store this week, as well as some applesauce. I have my post-op appointment tomorrow so I'm going to ask my doctor about the knot in my chest, but I really think I'm eating more than I'm supposed to. I've cut back on my intake today and it hasn't been as bad. It also never occurred to me to look up mushy food recipes! I guess I didn't think it through very well. I'm lucky that the "menu" the dietician gave me has a lot of stuff on it to try. Right now I'm just dealing with what's in the house until we get paid and I can go to the grocery store. It took years to get diagnosed with PCOS and the only thing I noticed the Metformin helping was my craving for sugar (it was horrible....like if I didn't have anything sweet around, I'd eat just plain sugar). I've tried Clomid and a few other drugs already and they didn't make me ovulate or anything, but I know my weight is the real issue. I'm hoping that as I lose, my system will reset and become normal. My surgeon thinks it will, so I'm keeping faith in him for the moment. He also took me off the metformin the day of my surgery and I haven't been having any sugar issues, so I'm hoping that's the first sign of what's to come!

I live in Pine Bluff and was just banded. I realize this post is a little old, but how is everyone now?

Thanks! I'm following the little "menu" the dietician gave me when I met with her. I had to do straight liquids for 5 days, and now I'm allowed mushy stuff like oatmeal (thin, but still), cream soups, yogurt, etc. I tried to eat a piece of chicken last night and definitely paid for it! But it looked good, and I've been having an easy time with it, so I tried it. However, I've learned my lesson now! I'll stick with my little plan until I can get back to regular foods. I think I can start eating normally in about 6 weeks. My biggest problem is I get bored with foods so quickly!

1500 is a lot to me lol The 6 month insurance mandated diet I had to do before my surgery was 1200 calories with 100 carbs and 80+oz of water a day. It get's easier to adjust as you go along. I ate pretty much what I wanted, just in much smaller portions, and if I knew I was going to go out to a restaurant or whatnot, I'd look at their menu ahead of time to plan what I would get. I also fell in love with the 100 calorie packs and Special K stuff. But when it came to regular meals, I just ate whatever. Drinking a lot of water helps with the hunger pangs in between meals, and negative calorie foods help for a snack too (blueberries, apples, etc are all negative calorie because they burn more than they're worth and are high in fiber). Then 2 weeks before my surgery, I had to do 800 calories and 60 carbs a day. Since I was on the mostly liquid liver shrinking diet, that wasn't so bad. I just spread my protein shakes out so it seemed like I was getting more. I'm more than willing to help if you have any specific food questions! Good luck!