Ok I have posted before that I am struggling. I am 8 days post op and I ate some beans & fried potatoes today!! I am so scared I messed something up!! I am not in pain & didn't feel uncomfortable at all. I am ready to stick with full liquids till next friday I just hope I didn't mess anything up!

I understand where you are at! The liquids stage can be so hard!!! When I have messed up, I've had to ask myself why I decided to cheat in the first place--was I feeling left out of a group activity? Was I bored? Ect... figuring that out helped me come up with alternatives to cheating.

Also, remember the liquids stage, as bad as it sucks, is only a temporary thing. Just do the best you can, and remember that your stomach really needs to heal right now.

Be proud of yourself for this decision, and just get back on track tomorrow! You are doing great!

Beans are not the easiest Protein to digest, but at least they are mushy.

Try to get back on track, and stick with the liquid diet for how long your doc has told you. Remember, this is a temporary stage.

If you absolutely need a taste of something, take a teeny bite, chew it and spit it out! (But don't make this a habit). (This is not a good idea if you are tempted to swallow).

We just need to give our stomach some healing time before we make it digest anything.

I think all of us have or have wanted to cheat at one time or another. But, while you are healing, it is so very important to do what your surgeon tells you and follow the eating guidelines to the letter. It avoids complications now and throughout your journey. This isn't easy and you have some difficult times ahead so now is the time to make the decision to follow the guidelines and do what is right for your new band. Good Luck!

Try to remember WHY you had the band in the first place. You also need to figure out WHY you cheated. Is food so important to you that you are willing to wreak this whole process from the very beginning? There are a lot of questions you should be asking yourself and then you can take action on what to do about it all. It's a hard journey...but one you can do if you work at it. I know you want too....so get busy and don't let food get in your way.

I doubt you've done any damage, especially if you're feeling okay. My surgeon said that the liquid stage was predominantly for healing, but it's not a matter of life and death. If you slip up, just pick yourself up again.

But, remember - you can cheat on the band, even when it's been tightened. The question is - do you really want to? It's a physical device and while it helps, it doesn't magically make you not hungry. You still have to adopt some of the same principles you did prior to the band - including the dreaded self control :w00t:

Don't panic, though - I cheated while on the liquid stage with the tiniest amount of vegetable puree and as luck would have it, it got stuck for hours (what followed wasn't pretty) but I'm fine and it's a lesson learned. food is so not worth that sort of pain :wink2: