Ok, so I'm about 2 days out from being done with all the pre-work for the insurance company to decide if I'll be approved for surgery & I have a couple of questions:)

1-what is the first month after surgery like? What will I be eating/drinking?

2-3 months post what will I be eating?

3-6 months post what will I be eating?

I'm trying to envision what my new lifestyle will be like to determine if I can really go thru with all of this!

Google Lapland recipes and diet. It will tell you all. Alot of protein no carbs and sugars.

Hopefully your doctor will have a pre op session on what you're supposed to eat both the days prior to surgery and then the month after. And give you a hand out to take home so you can look back at it.

My doctor required clears plus protein shakes made with just milk for 7 days. Yes I know most protein shakes are not clear. The next 7 days were smooth soups such as tomato or squash plus protein shakes made with just milk. Week 1 of mushies was smooth yogurt, cottage cheese and ricotta cheese. I could also still have smooth soup. Week 2 of mushies was soft protein like canned chicken or tuna which I mixed with low fat laughing cow cheese. I was then allowed to move to solids. In general my doctor frowns on processed carbs like pasta or bread. And I don't really like rice.

By 3 months out I was eating regular solids. Personally I try to stay relatively low carb and low fat. I've never been a drinker so that's really not an issue for me. I live alone so there's no 1 else here to eat junk food so no reason for me to buy it.

I try to live by the 90/10 rule. Eat really healthy 90 percent of the time and the other 10 have some treats. For me it means not keeping fatty foods in my house. But if I go to a family birthday party once every 3 months I work a small piece of birthday cake into my daily calorie count. And since crackers are a trigger food for me I don't keep them in my house but I can have 1-2 at a party.

Unfortunately that really depends on your doctor's post op diet. You'll find they all differ pretty greatly from surgeon to surgeon.

As for myself, I had a really strict post op diet:

1st month- I was on liquids. Yup, all liquids for entire month.

2-3 months- by the end of month 2, I was finally back on regular food again

3-6 months- I eat whatever I like, I just eat less of it and try to make healthy food choices

Good luck!

Ok, so I'm about 2 days out from being done with all the pre-work for the insurance company to decide if I'll be approved for surgery & I have a couple of questions:)

1-what is the first month after surgery like? What will I be eating/drinking?

2-3 months post what will I be eating?

3-6 months post what will I be eating?

I'm trying to envision what my new lifestyle will be like to determine if I can really go thru with all of this!

All drs seem to have different criteria they follow but it's basically the same for the most part...I will answer your question based on my experience. You will want to check with your dr before deviating from his rules.

I had to give up carbonation..the is my drs #1 rule. No food is off limits once On solids but my band isn't fond of rice or thick pasta.

First month

Week one clear liquids

Week two creamy liquids

Week three mushies....like yogurt, hummus, mashed veggies, mashed potatoes, oatmeal...anything blended to the consistency of baby food

Once on solids at week 4 I started eating the way I did throughout my journey. 1000 calories each day with portion controls being paramount. I ate three meals a day of 3 oz protien, 1/2 c veggies and 1/4 starch. I was allowed 2 snacks of fruit or a sugar free treet or something salty like 10 small pretzel sticks

And each time u get a fill u start over with liquids

Thanks! My Dr does have a couple classes I'd have to take if I move forward, that is if my insurance approves it, I started 3 months ago right at a BMI of 40. Tomorrow is my final visit before they submit it to see if approved. I really haven't wanted to get my hopes up incase they don't approve it:(

Another question-when did u get banded & how much have you lost?

I'm 5'3" and started at 228. I'm now down to 223...

Banded 10/31/2011, down 80+ pounds.

Every fill u go back to clear liquids for a week?

3days liquid 3 mushy then back to normal after fills from my doc. But they are all different.