I am new here, just happend to find ya'll when i was browsing. I was banded on Jan 3 2008 by DR. Tarracino in Newport News, VA. And by the way, he is awesome! As of today which is the 12th day i have lost about 18lbs. i dont know if that is good or not but i am imprssed with my self cause on the 3rd day i kicked my husband and kids out of the house when they brought home mcdonalds! ( I LET THEM BACK WHEN THEY WERE DONE EATING, LOL) It seems like it is getting easier each day but the first few were very hard. I still find myself...grazing, but not eating. I just open the cabnets and look and there is nothing there. Is this normal? Am i expecting too much of a change too soon? I know a lot of ppl who have had the gastric bypass but no banders, so i dont know who to ask questions. Im not sure what questions I have other then some ideas of good healthy food i can eat in the next stage, u know, soft purred stage. I think baby food and blender surprise but am told it doesnt have to be like that. Any suggestions would be great!!:eek:

your doing good!! I think your expecting alot quicker loss but that's normal! It takes time to get used to but you'll be fine..I made people stay outside or eat away from me too! lol

I ate jello, pudding, yogart, soups, and other stuff. I was never really that hungry...I still don't get that hungry at all....you can try some mashed taters or oatmeal or grits. That's what my doctor said for my second week. So I did. I hated the baby food and I did not puree anything! lol I couldn't stand the texture or smell of either!

My doc allowed sugar free jello and sugar free pudding in the liquid stage... blender surprise can be pretty good too. Smoothies and tons of protein-you should do great----and welcome to LBT.

Congrats, hotmom. You will probably find a lot of support at the January 2008 thread--lots of people who have been banded about the same time as you. Here is the link the their thread: 2008 Bandsters - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

Drs. are all different as far as how long you stay on liquids, when you switch to mushies or soft foods, and what those are, and then when you can progress to solids. My dr. said mushies were things such as oatmeal, potatoes, squash, salmon, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.--basically anything that doesn't need to be chewed hardly at all. Ask your dr. for a list of accepted foods if you are unsure. Good luck!