:cryYesterday I was sucking on Doritios... Today I ate my first micro sized meal at Holiday Get together... and I am suppose to be on liquids!!!!!!!!

What am I thinking??? I went into this sooooooooooo head strong and ready and already I am picking and going off course!!!!!

Please don't let this be an indication that I am not strong enough to do this????????????????

What do I do????? I am ready to eat!!!!!!!!!!!

I did the same thing at our company X-mas party! I was eating potato salad, tuna cassarole, and meatballs and then afterwards I was like what the fu%$ was I thinking?!!?

:eek:OMG it sounds like me. I called my Dr. and confused he said that the first 2 weeks is so important to let the Band settle in its spot in your tummy and that you don't want to scratch the pouch this early on that was enought for me to get me back on track. when I went to my post opt appointment he said all was fine , he said that they don't want you to eat because he don't trust that this early we will know when to stop so that's why most Doctor put u on liquids for long period of time. so as long as u stay in the 1/2 cup range you should be fine. they know we will mess up at first it a process that we must learn.....

The best advice I got to get me thru was to eat potato soup. I made some home-made and blended up all the chunks and it was great and helped me get thru those last few days of fluids. You should try it!

Oh man...this sounds like me...Im not looking forward to Christmas dinner.

I wonder when we go on mushies if we'll start gaining weight?

Sheila.... I have been thinking the same thing!!!!!

Let's face it, all the weight we've lost now is due to liquid starvation!!!!!! So... when we start eating its hard to imagine that we WOULD lose any??????

Any one got advice for us on the matter????

I lose more eating soilds because I got full faster and the soup have so much salt it keeps the weight on you.

Thanks DESTINY... that makes sense!!! I can't wait to feel full because I havn't yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I lost 10 lbs the first week on liquids. Then started mushies on day 7, and I gained 2 lbs. I cut back and lost it again, but the scales haven't moved past that 10 lbs. When I went to fitday.com and started counting my calories for all I really ate, I saw that I was eating more than 1200 calories. Duh.....it is easy to eat more calories than you think, even tho it isn't near the calories consumed pre-band. I still gotta watch my intake! And get back to exercising.

that is so true txbandit I found the same thing happen to be I was at a stand til I got my bodybugg and found that I was eating 1200 calories and not burning enought so I have now been walking 30-45 min a day went down 1lb in 2 days

How long did everyone wait to start at least walking for excerise?I really haven't eaten anything I am not suppose to,but see how it could be very easier to do.I would say forgive yourself and move on and don't look back. We are not all overweight b/c we want to be ,we have to take control back and only eat what we are suppose to be during each stage of this process. Good Luck all

I started after my post opt appointment when my Dr. said it eas ok and that was 2 weeks post opt but cardio only no lifting for another 2 weeks , I riding a exercise bike for 45 min a day , and some days walk for 45 min. I can start power walking and jogging in 2 weeks and some lite weight lifting to firm things up

My dr said to not pay attention to the gains and losses yet. make sure you are getting enough protein to heal your body. When you get your fills then you should be concerend about losing.

I did the SAME thing and have been beating myself up. I did not gain any weight back But I can ASSURE you I WILL Not be munching on food! It is hard to stop once you get started. I have lost enough that I don't feel full after a sip of liquids. I went to GNC yesterday and got some Isopure protein powder that has 50g of protein. This is seeming to help me .....

Through this Holiday season I have found some mushie food for me to munch on. But the problem with that is just serving myself a 1/2 a cup. My eyes are bigger than my stomach!

I'm so glad i'm not the only one. I was on liquid phase during Christmas dinner. I had a spoon full of gravy and then sat on the couch with my powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Soup. Blah! I wanted to cry. Everybody felt sorry for me and I was looking at their plates like a rabid dog. A friend told me that right after being banded, I wouldn't even want to eat that food-- but boy was she wrong! Only the fear of being in the emergency room kept me away from that dinner table.

Yesterday was my first day of purees and I was sooooo glad to not be on liquid anymore. It's amazing what a difference a little volume/density makes. I am paranoid about stretching my pouch so I only eat about 3-4 teaspoons at a time and surprisingly, I'm satisfied with that. I do need to drink more Protein, thought, which is hard because I feel full most of the day.