So my doc clarified that when i can go on to pureed food...i cannot have starches...they want to maximize weight loss in the beginning...it seems that most other places do their stages differently...most of u have had mashed pot since the beginning it seems...i guess its good b.c i will shed some more weight...just trying to come up with other food ideas...my question is have any of you put tuna or chix salad in the blender? is that totally gross? Also, i do puree for a week, then the next week is a "transition" week where i still puree but add more texture..or fork mash things...after that stage i go to regular foods....i am scared that i will be starving b.c right now i feel hungry...and i know i can do nothing about it till my fill at my 6 week checkup...i feel like i will be one of those who lap band doesnt help...im paranoid...i feel like i couldnt possibly be NOT hungry, if that makes any sense...since i feel it now...please tell me that i will have the will to control my hunger b4 my fill, and tell me that my fill will restrict?!?!

Tuna works great - Chix salad would probably work, too.

I would blend tuna, lt mayo and fried onions (like you put on greenbean salad) into mostly liquid. No problems eating it and the onions gave it great flavor. not sure that the calorie content was any lower than mashed potatoes - but at least it had Protein. Not gross at all! And very filling.

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Another option (but you have to watch the carb content of this, too) is to try baby food. There are most foods available in baby food varieties and with a little salt can be quite yummy.

I have read that some folks pureed egg salad and said it was yummy. Others said they layered smooth tomato sauce and ricotta cheese (smooth) and cheese sauce and baked it or microwaved it.