I was banded on Aug 17 and am on my last week of mushies and purees. Next week I graduate to soft foods, and the following week anything goes.

BUT, I've been cheating slightly, to no detriment, except for Wednesday. Wednesday I "splurged" on a Thai dish -- salmon and veggies (not too spicy). I was craving veggies. I didn't eat a large portion (only 1/4 - 1/3 of the dish).

Boy did I pay for it today. Very uncomfortable.

Which leads me to a question -- how have you been able to get vegetables in during mushies and soft food? I feel like all I'm eating is Protein, dairy, and more protein.

Also, I'm not really feeling restriction except for the stitches. I've had no issues drinking Water, finishing Protein shakes (except for taste) and other issues I was warned about.

Is this just because I haven't had a fill yet (scheduled for 10/6).

Thanks for any advice!

I drank liquids for the 1st week and soft food for the 2nd week, then regular food.....

I actually focussed more on vegies than Protein and ate a lot of protein plant foods - chick peas, lentils etc.

reason being, we're not told to focus on protein here in Australia like you guys are and tend to consider our fresh fruit and vegies at least as important, and generally more so than the protein, which we all seem to get enough of anyway.

and going a bit low on protein and such for a few weeks while you're recovering is not going to hurt you anyway. Not with the way most Americans and Australians have eaten, our bodies have plenty of stores for a rainy day.

I was banded on Aug 17 and am on my last week of mushies and purees. Next week I graduate to soft foods, and the following week anything goes.

BUT, I've been cheating slightly, to no detriment, except for Wednesday. Wednesday I "splurged" on a Thai dish -- salmon and veggies (not too spicy). I was craving veggies. I didn't eat a large portion (only 1/4 - 1/3 of the dish).

Boy did I pay for it today. Very uncomfortable.

Which leads me to a question -- how have you been able to get vegetables in during mushies and soft food? I feel like all I'm eating is Protein, dairy, and more protein.

Also, I'm not really feeling restriction except for the stitches. I've had no issues drinking Water, finishing protein shakes (except for taste) and other issues I was warned about.

Is this just because I haven't had a fill yet (scheduled for 10/6).

Thanks for any advice!

You will be hungry until you get a fill. You shouldn't have hurt anything by eating vegetables as they are mostly water, but as you said it bothered your stomach so perhaps you were not ready for what you had. You can always puree your veggies. Unfortunately the body cannot store protein so we have to replenish it daily and they emphasize it because our calorie intake is low and it's difficult to get in the amt we need. But all those grams do not have to come from animal sources. There are great alternatives! I added Peanut Butter to my chocolate Protein drinks to make them taste a bit better.

Hello,

According to my Nut's instructions: I can have

- low sodium Vegetable juice such as V8 - IN THE FULL liquid DIET 3-14 days after the surgery.

- in the next mushi phase: soft-cooked Carrots, squash, green Beans, broccoli, cauliflower - all other vegetables should be pureed.

No veggies in your liquid stage. Due to your stomach healing and accepting your new band. Then, in mushie stage, eat things like refried beans and if you want an approved veggie, blend it or smash it up good. Cauliflower mashed with a little chesse is really good. Kind of taste like mashed potatoes. You will feel hunger until your first fill more than likely. It is a very difficult time just before that as you are pretty much healed and your body has accepted the band and you begin to feel the hunger pains set in.

My nutritionist said I could have my V-8 Vegetable blend Soups in the puree phase. They come in several flavors and are well blended. Each box contains 2 servings and each serving is 2 servings of daily vegetables. They are actually quite delicious. Butternut squash is my favorite. I ate them on my pre-op diet and can't wait until I can have them again next week!

Good luck!

I was banded on Aug 17 and am on my last week of mushies and purees. Next week I graduate to soft foods, and the following week anything goes.

BUT, I've been cheating slightly, to no detriment, except for Wednesday. Wednesday I "splurged" on a Thai dish -- salmon and veggies (not too spicy). I was craving veggies. I didn't eat a large portion (only 1/4 - 1/3 of the dish).

Boy did I pay for it today. Very uncomfortable.

Which leads me to a question -- how have you been able to get vegetables in during mushies and soft food? I feel like all I'm eating is Protein, dairy, and more protein.

Also, I'm not really feeling restriction except for the stitches. I've had no issues drinking Water, finishing protein shakes (except for taste) and other issues I was warned about.

Is this just because I haven't had a fill yet (scheduled for 10/6).

Thanks for any advice!

Hey Joshesgirl,

I was only banded yesterday but in the full liquid and mushies stage i'm going to be pureeing/liquidizing all sorts of stuff in a blender. I have a Magic Bullet blender so i think its gonna work out fine. Gonna dump some veggie Soup in there and blend up a storm :thumbup: