So my doctor is very very strict. According to the booklet I got at the seminar, I will not be allowed to eat any Soups, Beans, or carbs until I get to my goal weight. I am not sure how I feel about that, and will be discussing it with the nutritionist on monday.

If I do follow those guidelines, what can I eat in the mushy stage? Whenever I read a thread on here, mashed potatoes, mashed beans and soups seem to be pretty much the only suggestions.

Try this thread

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f82/mushies-stage-recipes-17637/

Haha, yeah that's the thread that I was reading when I decided to post this. Lots of soups, hummus, beans, and mashed potatoes on that thread. None of which I am allowed according to my doctor. Also a lot of the recipes have flour or milk, also which I am not allowed. I am so screwed.

Edited May 23, 201016 yr by Kristy29

when I was on mushies, Dr. allowed Jello,yougurt and mashed potatoes that about it. I have had great results eating cottage cheese(hated it presurgery) but have learned that if you add fruit it becomes pretty good and I eat alot of it.

Haha, yeah that's the thread that I was reading when I decided to post this. Lots of soups, hummus, Beans, and mashed potatoes on that thread. None of which I am allowed according to my doctor. Also a lot of the recipes have flour or milk, also which I am not allowed. I am so screwed.

Wow! well on the bright side you will loss a lot of weight while the rest of use are eating fattening mash potatoes!!! lol

Try some Greek style yogurt with honey sprinkled on top. Also, I had Cream of Wheat and added unflavored protein powder. My doctor wants me eating mainly protein and it seems to be working. I did cheat and had creamed soups but again added the protein powder. How about scrambled eggs with cheese too? Yummy...Best wishes.

http://www.lap-band-surgery-site.com/lapband-diet-first-mushy-foods.html

I don't know what the problem with soups would be! Most have very few carbs and are pretty much a must-have during the liquid phase. You could have creamed spinach, mashed cauliflower (almost as good as mashed potatos), chicken or tuna salad, etc.

I'm avoiding mashed potatoes like the plague. Doc told us that the fastest way to beat the band is to eat a bunch of potatoes. Plus, I'm such a carbaholic, I'm afraid that if I have even a bite I'll fall into old, bad habits.

I've been eating cottage cheese and yogurt. I'm terrified to try chicken salad, but I may give that a shot tonight. I don't have much of an appetite, so I haven't really had a craving for anything yet. If I do, I may have to get more creative.

I can understand that - potatoes do go down real smooth. I've only had them once since I moved into soft foods and that was because I was out for a birthday dinner and couldn't find anything else on the menu that was soft enough to eat. I'm eating a lot of yogurt too but by dinner, I feel like I need something hardier. Last night I made creamed spinach using milk, garlic and shredded parmesan. It was really good!

And today I got chicken salad from the grocery store and ate about 4 oz. of that. It's probably not the best choice out there but we're kind of limited in options right now and I'm still barely hitting 800 calories a day so I'm not terribly worried about it.