Yes, welcome to mash!
I can feel the happiness eminating from your post and totally relate, the liquid stage is tough! but hey, youre through it for now so happy days
Enjoy your newly found freedom, you will be amazed at the choice of foodstuffs you can mash, my dietician said " anything you can mash with the back of a fork" and like yours also said not to worry too much re cals.
Im just ahead of you and onto reintroducing solid foods and textures and i'm pleased to tell you few, if any probs so far, and following my first fill am feeling full after eating crunchy foods like ryvitas and salad, 4 and i'm done!
Onward and downward Minn and so pleased you are feeling so good
Portion sizes with a band are important and not just because there is or isn't restriction. Eating too much can cause longer term issues, in terms of stretching the pouch above the band, causing issues in terms of potential slippage.
Providers work to different guidelines - my own for example advises that a meal should be 4-6 tablespoons of food, regardless of where you are post op and where restriction is. When you have less restriction, that portion size isn't easy as you obviously will feel hungry sooner, however, it is important that you do limit the portion size because in the longer term you don't want to cause issues with the band.
Welcome to mash Val
Portion sizes with a band are important and not just because there is or isn't restriction. Eating too much can cause longer term issues, in terms of stretching the pouch above the band, causing issues in terms of potential slippage.
Providers work to different guidelines - my own for example advises that a meal should be 4-6 tablespoons of food, regardless of where you are post op and where restriction is. When you have less restriction, that portion size isn't easy as you obviously will feel hungry sooner, however, it is important that you do limit the portion size because in the longer term you don't want to cause issues with the band.
Welcome to mash Val
As I said to Minn, it's not a large portion of food, and indeed her provider has told her that the portion size was fine.
I did not say portion size generally is not an issue, which you are suggesting.
My provider said the same as Val's, and didn't give restrictions on how many tablespoons of food you should have. I was told it is the consistency which is important.
Your provider says chewing gum is OK, mine doesn't.
Honestly TK, you seem to try and correct everything I say, but in fact Val's provider backed me up.
Val, I'm glad you're enjoying mushies!! I loved my omelettes
As I said to Minn, it's not a large portion of food, and indeed her provider has told her that the portion size was fine.
I did not say portion size generally is not an issue, which you are suggesting.
My provider said the same as Val's, and didn't give restrictions on how many tablespoons of food you should have. I was told it is the consistency which is important.
Your provider says chewing gum is OK, mine doesn't.
Honestly TK, you seem to try and correct everything I say, but in fact Val's provider backed me up.
Val, I'm glad you're enjoying mushies!! I loved my omelettes
Thank you for support and advise...So how is you weight loss going now and are you feeling well too ?
Thanks for your kind comments too Val,every bit helps hey xx and going ok again now, couldnt resist weighing myself this week and was pleased and amazed to lose 5lbs! Thats the 3lb i put on last week gone, So keep heart that any you may put on will go again
The best bit so far post fill #1 is losing that hungry all the time feeling. Im sure it will come back before next fill but enjoying this honeymoon period and trying to make the most of it.
Enjoy your meal tonight! Im having chilli & rice [while i still can before band gets tightened lol]
