Hi, this is my first post, just looking for some advice!

I am currently three weeks post op and I have kind of been pushing the stages a bit faster than I should have.

I was already having thick soups from week 2 and started having some purées and mash from a few days before week three. I still have a few more days left on purées before I start soft foods on Wednesday but I have already had crackers, boiled eggs, hard cheeses, even a few Doritos - I have just been chewing them down into a proper mush. I haven’t felt unwell from it but i know I shouldn’t be having them yet. Anyone else who was kind of pushing boundaries with the texture of foods?

My other thing is, I have been chewing and spitting bad foods. Like greasy fish and chips and fried chicken, even donuts, chewing them up and spitting them out. I am going to stop that because I know it’s bad but it’s so addictive and satisfies my old cravings. I am starting to feel like I can eat more than I should be able to.

I really struggle not to eat and drink at the same time too. I constantly have drinks with my food because it makes me feel better. Do you think I’ve stretched my pouch and ruined my surgery? I have still been losing okay, it’s just the past couple days I have been making bad choices. Have I messed up?

We all mess up! This weekend I ate waaayyyyy too much at not just one meal but 2 meals; I felt horrible then pure panic set in because I was positive I had ruined my stomach. But yesterday I got back on my online food tracker, put in what I ate Saturday, and I've been careful since which is something very new for me. In the past I would have said, screw it, I've already messed up so now I'll just keep eating poorly. AND there is no way I would have tracked what I ate that was too much or bad! So, you realize what you are doing (you obviously want to stop because you confessed here, knowing you could get a tongue lashing), and you will learn and you will take control of your food choices!