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Good Morning, Ladies & Gents.

Well, as I mentioned, I had my first fill on Tuesday. I'm not really sure how I am supposed to feel though? Example: I take a drink of Water and can feel it going down, & when it hits my stoma (spell?) it sort of makes a little burpy sound and it's gone & I feel fine. I know I have to change my way of thinking too - that I will not feel that horrible fullness I used to feel while eating, before being banded.

What examples can you give me of your daily diets on the mushy stage please. Dr. Leung mentioned soft chicken; soft vegies (he was kind of vague; and who better to ask than y'all), but what else? What about Breakfast and lunch? I could stay on this thick pureed Soup for a long time, cuz I am so afraid to stop losing; however, I know this is unrealistic cuz the solid food is what will make me full.

I know there are Soups on here, but I would like soft/solid food daily menus.

Thanks in advance. I am so glad you are all out there!!!!

Kat.

ps now I know what people meant when they said they were learning how to use their band, cuz I feel like that right now; I am fairly confused...guess it's trial and error.:nervous

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Porridge is a good breakfast, certainly fills you up.

I basically blitzed normal food and one meal was a Protein Drink.

Be aware that when you blitz there is a lot more to eat! Went for a carvery and ended up with a full bowl of mush only ate about a 5th of it! It wasn't that it looked unappetising just to much.

So when doing your portions half what you think you should be eating!

I am on my first day of solids! Going to a restaurant tonight to celebrate! So small child size meal for me! I can't wait!

Although I know what you mean about the happy feeling to stay on mushie, but in the long run it isn't effective. The solids help you form your new 'slimline' stomach pouch.

Good luck

Suzannex

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Hey Kat,

I'm very, very tight so I know what you mean.

I love oats for breakfast, If I'm really tight I use my little mixer thing you put down in a glass and puree them some and for lunch I love making sweet potatoes, those kind in a can and add some of that splenda brown sugar and butter and then mix them with a mixer after they're cooked and then put a couple of marshmallows on top, it is to die for. Just a few ideas that I use. Hope your feeling better soon.

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One of my favorites, as Jack suggested, is Water packed tuna, finely mushed with some ff mayo. I love love love it!

For breakfast, I've been having either thick gourmet yougart with fruit or some low fat smooth cottage cheese with crushed pineapple or canned mandarins. Very tasty!

I know you said you don't want to stick to Soups, but I love a really thick split pea and ham Soup (ie so thick you can eat it with a fork lol). I bake a ham about once a month and use the leftover ham to make the soup. It blends up nicely for the mushie stage and because of the thickness, its really filling.

Split Pea and Ham Soup

Ingredients:

  • one bag of dried green split peas
  • 2 small onions, diced
  • leftover ham (about 3 cups, chopped)
  • 4 cups of chicken stock

Method:

  • Add ingredients together in crockpot. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally

Easy peasy! Makes a huuuuuuge amount though, so have some extra mouths nearby to feed lol, or be ready to freeze some for later.

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I made some really hearty Soups - a lentil and vegetable one, pea and ham like Jess suggests - real Soup, not canned.

Another thing I ate a lot of was a soft salad - peeled cucumber, skinned Tomato, a can of flavoured tuna, some chick peas and chopped avocado. Because the veges were peeled they were very soft and easy to eat, this was really yummy and something I still eat a lot for lunch now, but in larger quantity. I used the flavoured tuna and therefore didnt need dressing.

Mashed vegetables, including a binding one like potato or pumpkin (I loooove pumpkin) mashed with just a bit of butter (afterall you're not having a Protein in or any fat in there) and some gravy on top was delicious too.

I'm not big on Protein Shakes, I dont like them and by that stage I was soooo over fruit smoothies, I've barely drunk one since, that couple of weeks on liquids has put me off them for life, lol.

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Hi there,

I had my band done back in Jul 07. Its only 2wks ago on my 4th fill, which will be my last fill as my band fill is at its max now, that I feel a good restriction. After my 1st wk of going back on liquid diet, on my 2nd wk, my main food are , Soup (w small pcs of chickens) fish mash pie, cottage or shepperd pie. Surprisingly yesterday (near the end of my 2nd wk)I tried a small portion of well cooked tender lamb shank (cooked with lots of gravy), and I managed to get it down. Of course its been cooked till really soft. Morning are my worst time, nothing will go down at all. SO I tend to leave Breakfast till near 10am when Im at work and have a yogurt. lunch is always soup. Today I tried a banana and 1/4 pc of bread with cheese (crust cut off) and after chewing very slowly and finely, it went down too. SO good luck to your trials and errors.

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