I don't want to over do this, so I want to make sure I stay in the right range.

I was told 1000 calories\day. But I guess that differs by surgeon.

They did not tell me about calories to start off with, just to measure 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of food and no more, not to expand my pouch. Geez, I really wish all the doctors were on the same page so that we weren't so confused all the time....I really hate that. I'm kinda lost where it comes to mushy foods except for scrambled eggs and fully absorbed oatmeal, and creamed soups...can we basically eat anything at this stage but blended up in the blender?? what are you planning on starting on as mushy if you dont' mind sharing cause I just don't know what is considered mushy anymore.

For breakfast I had scrambled egg. For lunch I am having blended pea soup. For supper I am having ground beef and sweet potatoes. Pureed of course.

At this point I don't think you should worry about calorie counts. Let your band lead the way. Eat the small meals that the doctor and nutrtionist told you to. Once you are fully healed, then start worrying about calorie counts.

I was never given a number to follow, only a portion size. When I hit a plateau and took my doc a list of what my calorie in's and outs were she told me to eat more- that I was having to much of a deficit for to long. So I upped it a little. Once you are healed you can begin the fine tuning of your journey.