What was your timeline for progressing to solid food after surgery?

I was on liquids, mushies from 2 days post-op to 1 week post-op. My surgeon then told me to go on solids. When I told him that I understood that I should be on mushies for 4 weeks, he said that we all have to learn to chew sometimes, so just as well be now whilst he was at hand to help me if something got stuck. He did not want me to go back to the UK (got banded in France) and then have a problem and I would be somebody else's problem!

My husband was livid cause he got me a liquidiser as a welcome home present! LOL!

3 days clear liquid, 21 days regular liquid then 39 days on mushie foods before introducing solids. only on 2nd week of liquids and boy is it a struggle. I am not a pleasant person to be around. Very irritable and short tempered. Hope this procedure doesn't cost me my marriage

I was banded on 4/26/07 and my doctor did not place me on any special diet before, however I had started dieting on my own and lost 27 lbs. by cutting back and exercising. I started at 265 and now weight 229.

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I was banded on 4/26/07 and my doctor did not place me on any special diet before, however I had started dieting on my own and lost 27 lbs. by cutting back and exercising. I started at 265 and now weight 229.

Week 1

I was banded on 4/26/07 and my doctor did not place me on any special diet before, however I had started dieting on my own and lost 27 lbs. by cutting back and exercising. I started at 265 and now weight 229.

Week 1 -

I was banded on 4/26/07 and my doctor did not place me on any special diet before, however I had started dieting on my own and lost 27 lbs. by cutting back and exercising. I started at 265 and now weight 229.

Week 1 - clear

I was banded on 4/26/07 and my doctor did not place me on any special diet before, however I had started dieting on my own and lost 27 lbs. by cutting back and exercising. I started at 265 and now weight 229.

Week 1 - clear liquids

Week 2 - 4 weeks soft foods - he said I could eat anything with the consitency no thicker than tomatoe paste. I'm doing great, I feel great and have started moving down in dress sizes already. I would let everyone know it is sooooo worth it.

I was banded in September of last year. My doctors put me on one week of clear fluids, two weeks of full fluids, and two weeks of mushies in the weeks following my operation. The clinic did suggest that I eat a lot of cottage cheese prior to the operation but I was very bad and went on a blonde ambition food court dining tour instead! This was my way of saying farewell to all those foods which I knew and loved. During this time I ate a lot of steak cooked very rare which is the way I love it. I also ate a lot of pasta and cheese.

Now I am banded and am so very happy about this. I have gone from wearing a size 18W pant to fitting into a size 12P. I never could have done this on my own.

Congratulations Green. Am I the only one out there that is very irritable and not a pleasant person to be around much lately ???? if not how did you over come it. I don't want to resort to drugs if possible. I havent seen anyone mention it. I was banned on 5/14 07

I think I would pass on drugs but maybe a glass of wine at the end of the day may not hurt :-)

I guess you keep going by knowing how much weight you are losing. Have you weighed yet> And if so have you lost anything? Let us know your progress. My trick at the moment, is to come on the forum and have a yap if I feel like eating, it takes the stress away as your brain is occupied and it also is full of information which really helps to carry on.

No I haven't weighed since the procedure on the 14th. I go tomorrow for first follow up visit. I feel like I have shed quite a few pounds based on the way my clothes feel. I will be very disappointed if I haven't lost at least 15 more pounds. I need to have watch and jewerly resized because they fall off since I started the diet. I figure alot of that first weight loss was water weight now for the real stuff! i have gone from probably 3000 calories to less the 900 per day so if that doesn't work nothing will .

Don't forget the first couple of weeks you have a lot scar tissues and the body trying to get itself back to normal may mean that you will not lose as much as you think. I hope that you do lose 15 or more pounds but be too despondent if you have lost a little less. Any weight loss is better than the weight gain cycle we were in pre-op! Good luck and update us on your news after the visit.

Congratulations Green. Am I the only one out there that is very irritable and not a pleasant person to be around much lately ???? if not how did you over come it. I don't want to resort to drugs if possible. I havent seen anyone mention it. I was banned on 5/14 07

No Robert you aren't the only one. I've been angry, weepy, and snappish to my dh and I'm hungry a lot! I was banded on 5/16/07 and go in tomorrow for my post surgical visit.

My food schedule is:

Days 1-3 clear liquid

Days 4- 14 full liquid

Weeks 3 and 4 pureed diet

Weeks 5 and 6 soft diet

Then finally regular food on June 28!!

And the taste of artificially flavored pudding, yogurt, etc. is gross. I hate the taste! For anyone who's getting nasty comments about lapband being the easy way out, just ask them how they would deal with those 6 weeks.

Week One: Clear Liquids

Week Two: Non Clear Liquids

Week Three: Mushies, Eggs and Cheese

Week Four: Solid Food (experimenting of course)