Transitioning from liquids to solids

[purple3797 5]

Hi everyone...getting use to these new boards. Well i am about 1.5 weeks post op and have been doing well with liquids and mushies so the doc moved me to the next stage of mushies which include eggs, pastina, oatmeal, puress and things of that nature. When I ate I feel like it is actually going down slowly in my throat it is such a starnge feeling and was wondering if that was normal. I am also wondering how did you transition and what where some of the things you ate when real food was introduced and how much. The doc recommended to do 3 meals a day of 4-6 ounces of food. Do you measure how do you know??????Did it feel weird to start eating again and did you gain weight after you started solids again???

[honk 780]

Hi everyone...getting use to these new boards. Well i am about 1.5 weeks post op and have been doing well with liquids and mushies so the doc moved me to the next stage of mushies which include eggs, pastina, oatmeal, puress and things of that nature. When I ate I feel like it is actually going down slowly in my throat it is such a starnge feeling and was wondering if that was normal. I am also wondering how did you transition and what where some of the things you ate when real food was introduced and how much. The doc recommended to do 3 meals a day of 4-6 ounces of food. Do you measure how do you know??????Did it feel weird to start eating again and did you gain weight after you started solids again???

I did not start mushies unti week three. Do you have any liquid in your band? I wonder if you are are feeling the food travel down your throat because you are still swollen and/or the food you are eating is to "solid". When I moved to egg whites, cottage, ricotta cheese I did not feel it going down. But again I more time for healing. During mushies and now solids I weighed all Protein with a digital scale. Get one where you can zero out the Tare. Meaning put the plate on the scale and then zero it out.

[elizabeth_ahmad 1]

Hi everyone...getting use to these new boards. Well i am about 1.5 weeks post op and have been doing well with liquids and mushies so the doc moved me to the next stage of mushies which include eggs, pastina, oatmeal, puress and things of that nature. When I ate I feel like it is actually going down slowly in my throat it is such a starnge feeling and was wondering if that was normal. I am also wondering how did you transition and what where some of the things you ate when real food was introduced and how much. The doc recommended to do 3 meals a day of 4-6 ounces of food. Do you measure how do you know??????Did it feel weird to start eating again and did you gain weight after you started solids again???

I am not there yet as I am not banded (Nov 29). My Nut said 1 oz is 2 tablespoons of a mushy/soft food. My mushies/soft food with texture plan is 2 oz of Protein and 1 oz of veggie/carb at every meal (6 minimeals every 2-3 hours apart).

Hope that helps.

[LowPSI 0]

Hi everyone...getting use to these new boards. Well i am about 1.5 weeks post op and have been doing well with liquids and mushies so the doc moved me to the next stage of mushies which include eggs, pastina, oatmeal, puress and things of that nature. When I ate I feel like it is actually going down slowly in my throat it is such a starnge feeling and was wondering if that was normal. I am also wondering how did you transition and what where some of the things you ate when real food was introduced and how much. The doc recommended to do 3 meals a day of 4-6 ounces of food. Do you measure how do you know??????Did it feel weird to start eating again and did you gain weight after you started solids again???

I get the feeling when the food hits the stomach. Even though I haven't had my first fill, I still get stuck if I eat too much, too fast, too big. My typical mushy meal is scrambled eggs with some diced chicken and shredded cheese, a can of chicken with light mayo or 2 hard boiled eggs.