I was just banded yesterday, May 3rd. I'm doing pretty well. Very sore and tired. Excited to have finally made it here though. I lost 25 lbs from my initial consult to surgery which was 3 1/2 months. Looking forward to more weight loss but more importantly being healthy!

Lorac1952, I was banded on the 15th as well and my insides just today "worked" for the first time! I have been taking miralax daily starting on the 16th and it still took time....

I'm set to get banded 5/30...will start preop on the 25th but will probably start earlier. All the feedback here is great!

Yes' date=' I have been feeling hungry. I'm supposed to be on liquids until tomorrow but was starving so added in some mushies. I've had refried Beans with shredded cheese and a little sour cream and taco sauce. Also scrambled eggs. I just had cottage cheese "lasagna". Cottage cheese, Pasta sauce, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. I eat 1/2-3/4 cup at a time. I feel like I could eat more most of the time but don't want to push it. I have my 2 week check up tomorrow so we'll see what they say I can have. What have you been eating? When can you advance from mushies?[/quote']

Thanks for the refried beans idea! I've been eating over cooked veggies, cottage and string cheese, Protein shakes and tuna salad. These seem to do me well. I also tried some carbs for variation (rice, pasta, French fries) I can only eat a few bites so it seems to be ok.