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Hi All- I am now about one month post op and feeling pretty good. I am tracking all my food through sparkpeople.com, so I can see exactly what I am taking in. My question for all of you is how many calories do you eat per day? Right now I am between 800-1100, most days on the lower end. I am eating enough for weight loss or too much? I lost about 20 pounds immediately after surgery, but now I feel like the scale hardly moves. I was hoping for some insight from all of you before I go back to the nutritionist. I am curious to know how many calories people take in the first 1-6 months after surgery and also those of you who are much farther out. I've read some scary things that happen when you are taking in less than 1200, but I don't think most days I could eat that without making poor food choices, like those high in fat.Thanks for your help!!

Hi All- I was banded on 07/26/13. About one week post op, I sucked on some goldfish (about 10) and swallowed them when they were mushy. I also ate some chips the same way about two weeks after surgery. Have I really messed up the healing of my scar tissue to where my band might slip? I am feeling really bad about it. I definitely did not gorge myself or get too crazy, but did eat some of these foods. I was careful too only swallow when they were mushy, but I read on another topic that the churning of your stomach when you eat the solids too close to surgery messes up the healing and can make it much easier for the band to slip. I also felt like I drank to much one day and went to bed feeling extra full. Please let me know what your experience has been and if anyone else did some of these things too. I've lost 20 pounds and have mostly followed the diet otherwise and I get in my recommended 75-95g of protein/day. My anxiety is in overdrive thinking I messed it all up, especially because I am self pay and cannot afford to NOT have this work. Thanks..