:biggrin: just throw up at work. I was banded on July 31st and I am in the middle of the mushy stage of my diet. Everything has been going great withthe liquids but now that i can eat i guess i got carried away. I got grits and egg & cheese omelette. I thought that it would be considered as mushy. Anywho i scarfed it down and immediatly new something was wrong. I rushed to the bathroom and everything came up. I thought maybey if i eat slower i will finish it:crying: nope throw up again. It was crazy. I feal better now though.

Word to the wise...mushy stage is not regular food stage. Slow down and chew chew chew:tongue:

I think that your food choice was a little too heavy for the mushy stage. Just remember to chew chew chew. Stick to your doc's orders. I know that it's difficult because you may feel like you can handle the food, but give you body a chance to heal. We are here to help each other we have all been there done that. So good luck to you and take it easy chic.:biggrin:

Damn... I was planning on eating grits during my mushie phase:drool:

i dont know what it is but grits makes me sick to my stomach so now i eat oatmeal...

You guys are so right. I think the meal was way too heavy. I need to calm down. maybey I will be able to eat grits later..when I am out of the mushy stage:tongue2:

I cant give up on my grits

Thanks ya'll :thumbup:

I was reading on another forum that if you are going to eat grits, they have to be runny. They also said something about even putting them in the blender before eating. Hope that helps.

So I guess thick and cheesy grits are out huh?

Ok yall i pb'd again. This time on some tuna fish cracker sandwiches. I dont think I toke small bites and thats why it happened. BEing banded is harder than I thought.

I hope it gets better. I dont want to be afraid of food. My Birthday is coming up next week and Im afraid i wont be able to eat anything at my own party...

Im curious if you pb often will that cause your band to slip as well? I think I am just stressing

I ate grits ALOT during my mushy phase so I'll bet you won't have to give those up. It was probably the other ingredients that got you. Or maybe the combo of eating too fast:biggrin2:

sorry you are having issues just remind yourself slow downnn.eat softer foods and chew slowly it is something that takes practice yes your band can slip but alot of people throw up i think excessive harsh vomitting makes the band slip. remember after you vomit dont go back to eatting as your stomach and gag reflex are already in action,let them rest for a while and remember the band rules it will get easier i used to eat bites the size my one year old would eat with her own spoon that is a safe way to measure.