I'm curious to see where everyone is on their eating stages. I was banded on 7/29/08 and are just about done with mushies..I'm pretty confident that soft foods are close but I just wanted to get a pulse check on others that were banded around the same time. How do you feel? What are you eating? If you are on mushies, what are you eating to stay full??:wink2:

I was also banded on that day and just started mushies. Now that I know I don't have to limit myself to 1/4 cup of mushies, I'm just fine. I eat pretty small portions but have stopped losing weight like I was when I was on liquids. I'm just wanting my first fill, which won't be until Sept. 23! (I have a busy doc!)

Hi, I was banded on 7/24 and I'm still on full liquids (1 protein shake per day, cream soups, tomato soup, yogurt smoothies, etc...). I can start eating solid foods on 8/14...a couple of days. No mushy stage for me. My Dr. doesn't do it that way. I've actually been at a stand-still with my weight these last few days, even though I've only been having between 650-800 calories per day and walking most days! Maybe my calories are too low and hopefully once I start eating I will lose again.:wink2:

Thank you for your input! Wow, it's crazy how different most doctors are...I go back to mine on Thursday and I am hoping that he approves me for some soft foods!! I am also at a stand still with my weight but I hear that's pretty common since we are introducing somewhat solids back into our diet. Good Luck with the weight loss!!

Hi i am eating everything except red meat and white bread. They are harder to digest so doc says. Its trial and error. I got my band on the 27th of june 2008 and have lost 2 stone so far. I got my fill last week and feel no restriction. Getting another fill in 3 weeks time

Hi Nicole,

You might want to check out http://www.nutritiondata.com/ . When you look up the nutritional data of a food, they also present a "Nutritional Target Map" which displays how filling that food is as opposed to its' nutritional value. Some filling and nutritious mushy examples:

Food qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqFullness Factor qCalories

pumpkin, canned, without salt qqqqq4.4/5qqqqq 83/cup

Beets, cooked, boiled, drained qqqqq3.7/5 qqqqq37/ 1/2 cup

CREAM OF WHEAT, instant, prepared

with Water, without salt qqqqqqqqqq3/5 qqqqqqq149/cup

Oat Branqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq3.95/5qqqqq 88/cup

zucchini, includes skin,

cooked, boiled, drained, with salt qq4/5 qqqqqqq31/cup

Good luck... having just enjoyed an hour of root canal, I'm back to mushies myself for a few days...

Edited August 12, 200817 yr by bandpal