I had lap band 3/27 and I'm starving but I'm sticking to mushies and protein shake wich I couldnt drink in the first week the smell of the shake killed me. Not sure if any one else has had a problem with the tast of the whey Protein I went through 3 different and the best one is Jay Robb's dosent even tast like a protein shake its very good and i ad 1/2 bananna to it .

Hello

I am in Boston, MA - I am allowed to eat oatmeal (lose), Yogart Smoothies, Riccado cheese with no sugar/low fat spagetti sauce I put in microwave or oven and you think you are eating pasta or lasagna. Have you tired all the sugar free puddings or rice puddings? Cream soups (I love them) and of course blend, blend, blend.

Hang in there I know you can do it! I use Slim Fast low carb shakes. I mix containers of baby food fruit with them. The mango with a vanilla shake tastes a little like egg nog if you put nutmeg in it. I mix banana and chocolate or banana and vanilla. It is a convenient way to get some pureed fruit without a lot of mixing and not bad calorie wise.

Hi there,

We were banded the same day! I've been very hungry this week, and have been avoiding Protein shakes like the plague. Cottage cheese and 1% milk have been my saviors. I bought some unflavored whey powder last night at GNC to try and get more protein (I'm sure I'm falling waaaayyyyy short). I'm going to try it tonight in a faux lasagna (fauxlasgna?) and I hope it works!

im a sundevil...

try the Isopure drinks that you can get a Vitamin shoppe or GNC, etc. they have 40 grams of Protein per 16 oz bottle and are really good. be careful w/ not getting enought protein... you can possibly stand the chance of having some of your hair fall out...yikes!

I too drink Isopure. I was a big soda/coffee drinker so the isopure give me that bottle in the hand feeling. I also made a soup that has saved me. I used chicken broth/stock and loads of veggies. wwhen the soup was cooked I pureed it. It hits the spot when I am hungry. Sometimes I add a little low fat parm. cheese or part skim mozzarella. If you want a better recipe I can send you one.

With your mushies try and have something really high in protein like chili, tuna/chicken salad. That should help.

Yes, I'm worried about that! I like my hair to stay on my head.

I'm actually drinking an Isopure drink right now. Blue Raspberry! It's very sweet but not bad at all.

I havnt heard anyone mention fish. I am a week out and I am sooo looking forward to some fish! Also, with the tuna....mayonaise??? I have never looked but Im guessing there is a low fat type.

The above posters are correct. I have made a delicious chicken salad twice. I used chicken, dried cranberry (a few) and light canola mayo. I used my pampered chef chopper and chopped it very fine. Yummy! I can't tell the difference in the mayo at all, but I wasn't a big mayo eater before.

I was banded April 7,2008 in Monterrey Mexico by Dr. Zapata. I am so looking forward to mushy food next week. I am a diabetic so I can't eat mashed potatoes which I have read a lot of people depend on to satisfy hunger. Any diabetics out there with some other suggestions?

Hi everyone,

I was banded March 27th too! I got sick of protein shakes real quick. I am not supposed to have mushies until day 21 which is in 6 days. I have started early to satisfy my hunger. It has been 11 days and I am down 13 lbs. I have bounced back very quickly and am doing great with the very well blended foods. Good luck everyone!

Dawna

I was banded on 3-25-08 and have been eating tuna mixed with mayo. I blend it in the Magic Bullet. Its great as long as I don't try to eat too quickly.

With your mushies try and have something really high in Protein like chili, tuna/chicken salad. That should help.

Ok, I'm only five days out of surgery and now you have me looking forward to mushies so I can eat Chili and chicken salad with my mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs. I'm starving too!! :biggrin:

Hello,

I was banded on 3/12 and I have been effing up from the about day 10! I know I am going to get blasted for this but, I have been eating regular foods. I can't eat as much and have eaten too much only twice and that was as miserable feeling. I went to get my first fill on this past Wed and was told to do liquid until Friday. My Dr. said I have a new band that has a flatter port, and he was going to have fun trying to fill it! That worried me, however he assured me that he wouldn't have any problems. Well, I ate my first solid meal today and put down a whole ribeye (8oz) and some steamed cabbage with 2 thick slices of tomatoe! He said he put in 3oz of fluid but that it holds 4oz. I am going to see if he can't give me the entire four next time. Has anyone else experienced this?

I certainly don't want to tell anyone to go against their doctors advice, but I went on 'real food' week 2. I had small (chopped up) peices of roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy, regular soups (not creamed), etc. it was like heaven after 4 weeks (2 weeks pre-op and 2 weeks post-op) of protein shakes, jello, and pudding. Small amounts (about 2 - 3 oz at a time) and chew, chew, chew. with short 30-60 second waits between bites.

It worked for me, but like the car ad's say "your mileage may vary"