So this week I am officially able to come off of liquids and shmooshie foods (YEAH), but I am terrified to eat real food. I am a big salad person and would love one, but I dont want to get sick. I have not had a fill yet, but I still dont know want anything to get stuck or make me sick. How about proteins? I am dying for some chicken!! Suggestions?!?!?

Just take it slow. Remember, small bites and chew, chew chew!

You may want to start with soft foods or moist foods. For instance, chicken alone is rather dry and difficult to chew, but chicken in a sauce of some sort would go down easier. salad is roughage and hard to digest, so maybe start with softer steamed veggies.

For the record, I've never thrown up and there is nothing I can't eat.

I could do salad for a year after my surgery, but now that I'm tight - salad is a no go. It's pretty much a learning curve. You try food and you see whether or not your band can tolerate it.

I would love to have a nice greek salad right now, so you try one for me.

Salads are one of the easiest things for me to eat. Like everything else, it depends on the person. Moisture is important for most of us and for me...density is important. Fluffy, light foods are are usually not my friends (scrambled eggs...popcorn)

You are probably going to get sick at some point, though. Try not to worry. The more you stress, the tighter you will get. I can't eat at all when I am stressed out.

I love chicken and I haven't had a problem. I do a lot of recipes in a crockpot because the chicken is really moist. I can eat salad but spinach is a problem for me and I love a spinach salad. The key is take is slow and chew chew chew until nothing is left. I haven't had any problems with food coming back up. Good luck!

So this week I am officially able to come off of liquids and shmooshie foods (YEAH), but I am terrified to eat real food. I am a big salad person and would love one, but I dont want to get sick. I have not had a fill yet, but I still dont know want anything to get stuck or make me sick. How about proteins? I am dying for some chicken!! Suggestions?!?!?

I wouldn't eat salad yet because it is hard to chew up and might hurt. I've been eating eggs and soft veggies and turkey burgers and fish.

I would also suggest shredding chicken and putting it in a light sauce.

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FYI I have never gotten sick when eating. I would start out with cooked veggies for a few days.