My doc originally told me 3 weeks liquids...3 weeks mushies....then progress to solids....today I went for my one week checkup and I have lost 22 lbs ( YIPPEE !!! )...but now he wants me going right from liquids to regular food.....no mushies....not sure I want to...I think I need that progression...not sure what to do ....( I Know...follow my surgeons directions.....but since they are all different that means none of them are right...or wrong.....).....my friend's doc is very strict on the mushie stage....maybe he's right....kinda confused....

Wow, one week then right to solid food? That sounds too quick to me, but I am not a doctor. From everything I have read and been told, the first month is when the band seats itself and that is why we do the easy foods, to keep it from moving too much. Mine was 2 weeks of liquid and mushies, but yesterday was my first day of soft food. I was still kinda nervous, so I took it real easy and still did the shake/soup thing, but added a south beach breakfast wrap ( half of one) for breakfast.

I ad 1 week liqiuds, lost 17lbs, my doc moved me to mushies. 3 weeks from surgery I started eating eating soft foods. I ate some chicken that was I blended and it was too soon. Your doc gives you info based on how previous patients have responded. You have to respond to what your body can tolerate. I am back to mushies for a few days. I will try again for soft foods in another week. Solid food so soon seems a bit risky to me. Check to make sure that was what he meant.

Val

I think I wrote it wrong....he still wants 3 weeks liquids.....but is cutting out the 3 week long mushie stage...I still think I want to progress slowly so that I also do some type of "progression' ...I'm thinking of doing 3 weeks liquids and then 1-2 weeks mushies before trying solids....even though this is less agressive than my docs schedule.....I dont think I can hurt anything by being conservative....do you ?

No, you cannot hurt ANYTHING by being conservative. I was very conservative, I think most docs are starting to move people along faster because so many patients complain and complain about being hungry and despserate to chew. The data about the newer bands seems to speak to less slippage so I think hungry patients plus a little less slippage=faster progression.

Note I said LESS slippage. Not NO slippage. As long there is a chance, even an tiny one, that a slip can occur, I think it's a GOOD idea to go slower.

My diet was 1 week clears with three meal replacement/protein shakes per day, two weeks full liquids (after the first week or so I could add THINNED cream of wheat and RUNNY mashed potatoes). Then two weeks mushy/pureed, then two weeks SOFT (juicy canned chicken, eggs, cooked vegetables, soft fishes, etc).

I APPLAUD you for wanting to go slowly!