Hey guys!

I was banded on the 17th, and have since graduated to the mushies food stage. I'm frustrated because although I can eat, I'm still not full. I can eat a cup to a cup and a half (or more:eek:) and I'm only two weeks out. I'm scared I'm going to slip or something. I guess I'm in bandster hell. I saw the photos of my band, and apparently, there was A LOT of space between my stomach and the band.

What are some low cal mushies suggestions? I'm frustrated because I feel like I'm over indulging in calories, but I'm not full.

It's one of the hardest stages but hang in there and be prepared because depending on when your first fill is there is a ways to go. When you start soft solids is when it really kicks in but I just portioned out my food and ate no more than that. My stomach growled but I just let it growl. I tried to do things to keep my mind off of it. I came on here a lot and wrote some. I also got out of the house and went to the Mall (shopping therapy). I love tuna and chicken so it was kind of easy for me but you can mush up sweet potatoes, peas, there is cottage cheese, yogurt, jello, also stuff liked refried beans or I liked the bushes original beans. There is also regular mashed potatoes, etc. Do you have a Magic Bullet? They are supberb for this stage. You can get them at Walmart or Bed, Bath and Beyond. Good Luck!

I didn't get a magic bullet, but I did buy something similar (a mini blender) and I bought a food processor. I've been blending up alot of tuna salad (tuna/chicken are my favorite foods). I think i might just have to eat a can of tuna for one meal, and soup for the other two, because its too easy for me to eat badly with alot of the mushies. I looove carbs, so mashed potatoes have been fun. I can't wait until I can do solids, and then get my first fill. I just want to skip ahead to the good part. :-)

I can have 1/2 cup of food for each meal. I have mostly protein; tuna, egg salad, ground beef, ground chicken, cottage cheese, etc for most of the meal with just a taste of either potato and veggie or some kind of carb. I am able to stay pretty full for 3 to 4 hours. If I eat mostly carbs for a meal I find I am hungry much quicker.

Good luck!

Thanks everybody. I've just been logging everything I eat to keep me more honest. No more mashed potatoes for me!