I had my very first mushy meal a few minutes ago and I'm wondering if it was more than it should have been. I had 1/2 cup of egg salad and one of those cottage cheese doubles w/peaches. I'm guessing that was about 1/2 cup as well. I was hungry after the egg salad and by the time I was done with the cottage cheese, I felt more satisfied. I could have eaten a little more but decided not to push it. I'm wondering if this was a huge amount to eat 4 weeks out. I haven't had a fill yet so probably don't have much restriction. My head is playing games with me and I'm feeling guilty as if I ate too much (the way I felt before the surgery). Any thoughts?? :confused2:

Hi, I started mushies yesterday, my doctor only wants me to have one mushy meal a day. I too had problems after eating, I'm not sure if it was guilt. I've worked so hard to lose the weight I have and eating this meal made me feel like I blew it. I get restricted in 3 weeks. Can't wait.

Did your doc give you guidelines on how much to eat per "meal" at the mushy stage?

I know I was eating that much when I was on mushies -- the swelling had gone down from surgery and the band was wide open, so everything fell right through. (i.e.-- there is no harm to your band to eat a cup of mushies if there's no discomfort -- it's just going right through your stoma and not stretching your pouch)

By the time I was on solids, I didn't feel like I was banded at all. Boy was I glad when it was time for getting fills! Just watch your overall calorie intake if you want to keep losing.