I've been watching what I eat really well. I am supposed to be on mushies until Friday, but today I ate shrimp cocktail (I'm traveling for work and healthy [mushie] food choices are difficult to find). Anyway, the shrimp was fine, I chewed it very carefully and took small bites. Also, I have not had my first fill yet (scheduled for 8/13). What I really really want is a salad...I want some vegetables. Has anyone had a salad between 3-4 weeks? I realize I'll have to cut it up to be very small and have the dressing on the side. It's pretty amazing to me that I am craving a salad and not ice cream, fries or chicken wings!! LOL.

I exercised today too, while at the fancy hotel and did 45 minutes on the tread-mill...burning up 260 calories. Sa-weet.

I did learn today that drinking out of a straw is a bad idea (for me). Woo.

Thanks for the salad advice!

Hey there I was banded on June 23rd. And I just started eating salads..and I have cheated on my post op diet here and there..not too bad though considering i want healthy foods! I tok my time..measured things..ate VERY SLOW AND CHEWED CHEWED CHEWED. And I was fine. I am down about 22 pounds since surgery..it is crazy! Everyone heals differently and all of our tolerances are different.. Your a smart cookie Mama! and you know your body! Just listen to what it tells you!! Great work! Keep it up !

Tuesday will be six weeks for me and I tried salad last week. I kept it simple I used fresh baby spinach leaves (more tender than lettuce and better for ya) some chopped egg, red onion and a few bacon pieces and topped it off with a light parmesean italian.....went down well but only had a little and chewed it very well......

Wow! i just had my 1st f/u appt yesterday and the doc warned me not to try shrimp or tuna for at least 5 more weeks. I was told this week to go to mushies and can try some flaky fish like tilapia, halibut,etc. I tried a bite of chicken salad a couple of days ago and it caused severe pain and made me feel sick. I guess everyone is different.

I am 2 weeks post-op and too have had salad and was fine. I cut it up in small pieces and chewed until it wasn't crunchy anymore. I am glad to hear that I am not the only person not craving sweets.....which is a great thing! That's one less thing our head has control over us with. I went out with a couple of girlfriends this past weekend, they had ice cream, I had a bowl of chili. :seeya:

It's been 26days for me, and afraid to eat salad. I do a V8 instead...I had gotten my first fill yesterday. So after I'm done with full liquids...I'm going to try a salad. I'm so happy they I don't crave sweets either. I heard that's pretty common after the surgery.

Im not as far along as you and last night sucummbed. How much acid could it cause. I ate 3 cherries and a few bites of tomato. I wanted a BIG slice of the tomato. It tasted divine.

I craved salad like crazy and finally tried it at about 4 months out. Turns out it goes down fine. I'm at a pretty good fill level now, as I can no longer eat bread, but the salad still goes down good.

My doc says he doesn't like for us to eat salads, but I don't know why and I love it so much. I mostly skip the lettuce because its so bulky and I can't get a feel for how much I'm eating. I just put all the goodies on my plate and put dressing on that. Yum!

I was scared to try a salad after banding because I had read so many people had trouble with it. I guess I finally tried at 6 - 8 weeks out. I did fine with it. But I have discovered that if I eat crunchier lettuce, like romaine, I do better. Can't say why, but it's just easier to get down. REALLY chew the tomato skins. Other than that, I eat them all the time.