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 .

I'm not saying to follow in my footsteps, but I just wanted to say that I ate real food earlier than I should have and lived to tell - no complications. I was on regular food after about 2 1/2 weeks - I was eating thin crust pizza, noodles, little bites of chicken nuggets, prawns, waffles.... pretty much anything. I'm now 3 1/2 post-op, and last night I had my typical "TOTM" meal - ordered pizza, wings, breaded shrimp, and diet pepsi (I always love how I order diet pop with my artery-clogging meals...) and ate til I was full, waited til there was room again, and had more.

I'm not happy about this, but I've lived to tell... (This was the whole reason I got the band - I can eat for an army! But i digress....) I feel totally fine, other than the mental head games I'm playing in my head for eating what I shouldn't have.

Edited April 13, 200818 yr by sizzlingseven

I have had some really great and filling protein foods. Keeping me more full. I did cook these myself so I could control the ingredients. I made meatballs and sauce. If you add 1/2 cup of water the meatballs come out very moist. Easy to smash, very filling. I also made a turkey burger. I coated the pan with pam and a little grape seed oil. If it starts to stick you can add a little chicken broth. When it was done I put some terriaki on it and again easy to smash and filling.