Not trying to be a kill joy here, but your stomach is still healing after surgery and although you feel fine it has not healed yet - so that is why they put you on a liquid or very mushy light diet. And you need to be a little careful of dense protein right now too......

I was on mushy food fairly soon after surgery and found it tough - because everything I liquidized tasted like dog food to me (not that I have eaten dog food lol) so I tried to chew it until it was pulp and as mushy as it could be before I swallowed it...

The first couple of weeks is rough but it does get better..and of course it will get even better once they fill your band but that is not usually for a few weeks after surgery to make sure your stomach is healed.....

Right now you need to do what YOUR surgeon or nutritionist said to do because each surgeon seems to have his own set of rules

It does get easier I promise!

Jackie

lol sounds like you have this well planned.    Keep in touch.   Reminder for all of us is good.  

You will do great!

I hear you .    Just be careful when testing dense items ..... My bander friend had a harder time with heaver meats....  moistening with gravies or broths helps too.  

I did not care for mushies /pureed and I just chewed chewed and chewed my food.   Just be careful.  

Week one before seeing the doctor I took fine silvers of cheese and melted in my mouth.

Good luck and keep in touch    Congratulations on being on the way to the loosers bench!

Anyone from the VA message board been to a NAWLS Retreat?  I am signed up and so looking forward to the time away and with others that have experienced some of what POST OP WLS is all about....Are you one of those that has been to this retreat?

Barb

Good morning beautiful!  Glad you got some good walks in and got things done this weekend.  Sorry you have woke up late.  Just blame it on the time change...lol!  Weekend was great for us.  Picked up my friends son (8 weeks old) on Friday afternoon for the whole weekend then finished getting packed for the beach.  Got a call from my cousin and ended up picking up my 16 month ols neice for the weekend, too.  So we all went to the beach along with my guy and his two sons...had a fantastic time!  Hotel was ocean front, rooms were great, indoor pool was fantastic, the weather held off for us so we walked a lot (even walked to dinner and shopping Saturday night) and we were able to take the kiddos into the sand and down to the water, too.  All the babies behaved exceptionally well and we had a relaxing time.  Came home late yesterday afternoon and faced some bad weatheron the way home.  Saw lots of accidents and had to drive really slow but thankfully we made it safely.  On the books for today is unpacking, laundry, grocery shopping and house cleaning...nothing fantastic or special but it all needs doing!  Oh, and a trip to Ben Franklin for school project supplies, too. 

am-cuppas, protein and vits in
b-yogurt
s-protein drink
l-tuna fish sandwich
s-protein drink
d-not sure...we'll see what looks good at the store

Have a wonderful Monday!