well folks,i had my lapband put in jan 20th.so far i lost 17lbs.however----i am not properly following my diet!i am supposed to be ob pureed food,but have been eating regular food and chewing it untill its pureed in my mouth.i'm not gaining or losing.any suggestions?

Try to stick to your diet; we all have to follow it for a reason. Even though you're chewing your food to a "mushy" texture, the fact is that your stomach still has to work harder to digest and process the food you're eating. The whole point of the post-op diet is to gradually introduce real food back into your diet so that your stomach has the proper time to heal.

Go back to your post-op rules. Though you're not gaining, you're also not giving your stomach a chance to heal from pretty invasive surgery. Also, post-op is really the best time to start building up your willpower. If you can't stick to your post-op diet, how're you going to stick to eating the right foods later on in time?

Just my 2 cents. Best of luck!

Stop !!!! Your stiches are healing there is a reason for not eating - follow your doc's orders - you could be setting yourself up for trouble down the road.

try, try, try to stick to the doctor prescribed post-op diet!!! it's so vitally important to your health and the health of your band!

i'm sure you knew coming into this that it was going to be hard but honestly, it's not going to get easier for awhile.

just make sure you get back on track tomorrow! we ALL have been through the pureed stage and the mushie stage... you can do it!!!

Stick to what you've been told to do. You've been told it for a reason. Presumably you got banded because you are ready and willing to change, so now's the time to start. Get back onto your program, put this behind you and stick with it from now on.