mandi78

Once I get a fill or 2 that is. :hungry:

That sounds really good Laura. And probably a couple would be the perfect meal.

Or get the canned pizza dough (like the canned biscuits), roll it out and and cut it in small circles or squares.

I know what you mean Arin.....I did too. I think this is the start of a new, healthy life for us!!!

My surgeon took me off both my meds (glucophage and Byetta) the day before surgery and I have not had to go back on them yet! I'm still watching my sugars in case they go back up but all looks good now!!!

Lauren-I've made that before. It's called Cherry salad or Pink Stuff. We also put a can of fat free eagle brand milk in it but that does add more cals and sugar. You can make it with or without nuts. It's great! My friend makes a pie with crystal light and cool whip. It's great. I'll have to get the recipe.

Try not to worry. They gave me the amnesia drug (I can't remember the actual name of it) before wheeling me out of the pre-op room and I had no clue what was going on and I remember only one thing after they gave me that until I was in recovery. The only thing I remember is them moving me from the gurney to the operating table and me asking if I was going to fall....lol....but even that is a blur and more like a dream than an actual memory. It was not bad at all. I thought I would be more nervous than I was but I was so excited that I could not be nervous. To me, the risk was worth not continuing to live as I had been living.....failing health at 28 years old, inability to do anything physical, etc. I feel that my marriage has changed for the better and that it will continue to. I am only 2 weeks out but my DH sees the effort I am making and success I am having and he is proud of me. Just remember the docs and staff do this every day and it's a relatively minor surgery in comparison to most surgeries. And, once you get home your surgeon is just a call away and there is always the ER if you think something is really wrong. I'm sure you will do great! Good luck!!!!

My birthday is coming up at the end of this month and I will be one month out of surgery (won't have my 1st fill yet). Birthdays in mine and DH's family usually involves going out to eat or someone cooking a big meal. Any suggestions for what would be something I could eat by then (I will be on soft foods) that everyone else could eat too? Or suggestions for something we could do besides eat? We live in a smaller city so there is not a whole lot to do entertainment-wise. Plus, there will be a little one (my 2 year old niece) and I don't want to do anything that she could not be a part of.

Leona-You may or may not have any problems. But, why risk it? You could cause your band to slip by eating too soon and then they would have to go back in and fix it which would mean liquids again and then mushies again....you'd basically have to start over with the the post-op diet. It's a chance I personally am not willing to take, it's not worth it.

Were you referring to internal swelling in your stomach or external belly swelling? Because the external belly swelling lasts awhile. I'm 2 weeks out and still have it. My pants are tighter today than they were before I lost 23 pounds!!!! It's very frustrating. I hope it goes away soon too.

Khaliah Ali (Muhammed Ali's oldest daughter who has the band and wrote the book Fighting Weight) is going to be in Grapevine doing a seminar on the lap-band on November 13th. Is anyone planning on going? I would love to but it's a work night and I live 1.5 hours away so I don't know if I will be able to or not.

Your swelling should be going down now and that is why you are starting to feel hungry. I only sipped the first week or so. I am just starting my 2nd week out and I don't sip any more. I drink a lot of Water anyway (even before surgery) and I get really thirsty so I do full swallows most of the time I TRY not to gulp but sometimes I'm just so thirsty I can't help myself. Note that I am not advising you to do this, just telling you that I have and it hasn't seemed to cause any problems. Check out this thread I started about sipping. I was having trouble with that too. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/do-we-have-sip-forever-42280/

The sheet they gave me says full liquds/mushies on the page that lists the foods I listed above. I think they consider full liquids and mushies to be the same. On my first phase of liquids, I got pudding, yogurt and baby food fruit. Seems to me those would be more mushies than liquids. I don't know.....doesn't matter, I was just curious.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f9/liquid-stage-recipes-17636/ Keep in mind some of these are for post op and should not be used when trying to shrink your liver pre-op. For instance, those with potatoes and other starchy veggies, those higher in fat, etc.

Anyone know?

I've always drank tons of water though and my skin has still been awful. Its only been since I've been banded that it's gotten better.

Yes, I agree.....the Cookies I posted about are only 2 inches per serving so that's pretty small. I think I'd rather have the 100 calorie BAG of cookies than just one....lol. Have you tried the Lorna Doone shortbread ones? They are fabulous!

kbear-I know what you mean. It sounds like you and I were banded around the same time. I often wonder if they really put a band in me or just cut me up and sewed me up...lol. I have had no pb's or sliming, none of the chest pain or tightness I was warned about, I can gulp Water with no problems (although I try not to push it). I have fluctuated from 264-267 for the past 5 days or so. I would say definitely no to the popcorn. I would go with Jax, maybe say you are just getting over a stomach bug and you don't want to push it by eating popcorn too soon.

Although I don't think I'll be trying the pureed eggs and toast anytime soon.

Here is a site with recipes for pureed food ideas. Recipes for Pureed Foods - Entrees, Vegetables, and Salads

Me too Kimmie!!! I wonder why some docs want to wait 6-8 weeks. My dr insists that we get our first fill at 4 weeks.

Laura-How many calories per day do you have? I don't want to count carbs/sugar either....I'd rather count calories.

Oh, my bad. The mixes listed above are not considered sugar free. They have "minimal sugar" according to the summary page. It is in the form of cane juice. Here are the nutrition facts for the chocolate chip Cookies. Amount per cookie prepared: Calories 70 Total Fat 1.75g Total Carb. 5.5g Net Carbs 3.5g Dietary Fiber 2g Sugars 2.5g Protein 1g

What is the difference between mushies and soft food? On my mushies, I am allowed: cottage cheese oatmeal cream of wheat grits cream Soup mashed potatoes soft cooked veggies ripe bananas soup with noodles blended Soups scrambled eggs refried Beans My dr didn't give me a list for what's next....I guess because I go in 4 weeks post op for a follow up and fill. I will probably get it then. I was just wondering what is considered "soft foods". Thanks.

My dr considers full liquids and mushies to be the same thing. Doesn't make sense to me because I was allowed pudding, baby food fruit and yogurt during my initial 2 week "liquid phase" but not allowed cream soups until phase II (full liquids aka mushies). Each dr is different. Did you get any kind of paperwork showing what is allowed on the different stages of your post op diet?