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ill be two weeks post op on monday..and i can start mushies... who is starting and what are some of them your going to try??? i feel like too much mashed potatoes will make me gain... Im so confused :confused: lol

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Just started mushies yesterday! :confused:

It was amazing how food can taste after being away from it for 2 weeks. I had tuna salad for my first dish into mushies. IT WAS SOOOO GOOOD! Last night it was a crab cake (very mushy) and mashed potatoes. I just needed a little bit, and I was happy. I had to be careful to follow the guidlines of how much I should have, cause I could have overdone it. I dont feel the weight of the food for a while after I eat. It was good though. Today, who knows... maybe cottage cheese.. maybe refried Beans.. who knows. I am just happy to have FOOD again. (oh, Even though I did lose 17 pounds on the post op liquid diet) lol Thats not too bad, eh~

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I am starting mushies on Monday too! I am totally having some mashed potatoes, LOL! And some canned chicken and then the next day I will have some egg salad, mmmmm, I am just excited to EAT!

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I start mushies on Wednesday and the first thing I'm going to have is cottage cheese and then scrambled eggs. I can't wait because pretty much all I'm eating these days is Protein Drinks and yogurt... bleh! Oh well, I'm proud of myself for making it this far.

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Be careful with scambled eggs. I just had one this morning. Its sitting kinda heavy in my tummy. Im sure its not the same for everyone, but take it slow!

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Scrambled eggs aren't a problem for me at all. LOVE 'EM!

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When I started mushies, mashed potatoes were on the top of my list. I make a whole packet of instant mashed potatoes and add Unjury chicken broth Protein Powder, which gives it a nice flavor and extra Protein. I then put it in half-cup Glad containers, which helps control the portion size.

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I started mushies yesterday.

I can tell you, I was really nervous instead of excited, and I ended up not eating them until 8PM! I have never in my life been nervous about eating a GD egg!

Anyway, I took 2 hard boiled eggs, cut them in 1/2, added 1/2 tsp. dijon, 1 tsp low-fat mayo, and a dash of salt, and mashed the crap out of them with a fork.

It took me nearly 1/2 hour to eat it, and it was DELISH :thumbup:

This morning, I went to Kroger's (grocery store in the Mid-West United States for anyone outside of the US,) and they have a store brand of yogurt called 'CARB MASTER' 80 calories, 13 Protein, and 3 carbs. Low-fat as well. It's been very popular, so the flavor choices have really come a long way! It used to be peach, strawberry, and vanilla. Now they have those, plus raspberry, blueberry, strawberry-pomegranite, strawberry-banana, blackberry, and a few more. I got 3 of each to get me through the week.

I had my last Protein shake for Breakfast this morning, and for lunch, I had a yogurt. It took me FOREVER to eat it. I just WAS NOT hungry. But, I knew it was important to eat it!

I was surprised to hear someone say they needed 1200 calories/day during mushies. There is no possible way I could do that. I can barely manage 500-600/day right now.

I also got some small curd cottage cheese (which, for a calories boost, I like to put ranch dressing on it..... I know it sounds gross, but it actually tastes pretty nice!) and some Mexican Style Refried Beans. I figured that would be a nice Fiber addition :)

I can really only have about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of food at a time right now. Then I feel absolutely satisfied.

I find all of this just amazing!

Hugs,

Karen

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Karen - do you have any liquid in your band? I started mushies (last Saturday) eating 600 calories too and was perfectly satisfied but my nutritionist said I needed to up the calories to 1200'ish. I struggle to get there because I'm not hungry enough, but I can definitely eat more than 1/2 cup of food. If you have an empty band and still feeling that restriction, you may be one of the lucky ones! I did find that as soon as I started mushies my weight loss stalled, so I'm trying to get to that 1200 since people say you need the calories to lose the weight. Good Luck!!

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Gee, I was banded on the 10th and doc told me I could start mushies on the 31st, exactly 3 weeks after surgery. I'm jealous...:thumbup:

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I started mushies two days ago, and I feel ya Karen, I was so nervous about being able to eat one egg. I waited like 30 minutes before I took a sip of Water.

I am still on mostly liquids and I have been eating mushies like one meal a day, I am really struggling with being back to work, and making sure I eat enough protien, and drink enough liquids. I did notice that I can eat about a cup of food and be sastified for three to four hours.

so far I have had, homemade mash potato's and homemade beef gravy, lake trout fish with the skin pulled off, cottage cheese and SF Jello, and scambled eggs. the rest of the day it is mostly my Soups oh and I have had applesauce. :)

For now there is no way I can make it to 1200 calories, getting in 600 is a struggle. :thumbup:

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Oh guy I am so scared that I have done something to my band. I am having pain under my left breast for the 2 days. I am on the mush stage, but I think that I have eaten too much at one time or something. Do you think it might could be from the surgery? It was on Aug 10th. I wish that I was scared to death to eat an egg. I feel no restriction. NONE.. I feel full faster but and I think I just ate so fast or something, I have thought about doing liquids for a day and see if it gets better. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Allison

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allison.. i know i have read that if you dont tolerate something in one stage .. back track to the previous... so yea.. i think i would try liquids for a day...and then go back to mushies...and if the pain is not going away... give your surgeon a call

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Thanks for all of the suggestions. I start mushies on Monday, and I can't wait. I was not sure if I was going to make it on these liquids. I am going to take all of the things you guys are eating in consideration.

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I am suppose to start mushies tomorrow. Woohoo...I made myself a chicken salad and I am sooo ready to eat it tomorrow..

My doctor has me on a no carb schedule so for you guys that get to eat mash potatoes...luck you....

Just read a post for the low carb yogurt....I am so going to look for it here...I cant wait because I love yogurt...Thanks and good luck to all!

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