Well, tomorrow is the first official day of my "mechanical soft" diet, which technically means anything that can be mashed with a fork.  I've been cheating a little on my pureed diet, increasing mashable foods over the past week, because, well, let's face it: Baby food is not meant for adults.  I've been taking it slow, and I've been really very careful to thoroughly chew my food so my stomach doesn't get too much of a workout though.  And I've been sticking with soft foods, nothing too fibrous or tough like beef or celery.

I'm able to take my pills down now without crushing them, the exception being my metformin, which I still split.  My blood sugar is doing really good.  In fact, it's going too low (hypoglycemic) every day now, which leads me to think I need to cut back on my glyburide (a drug that stimulates insulin production).  I'll meet with my  family doctor sometime in the next few weeks to put together a game plan on my meds.

As far as eating goes, I really am feeling full on a relatively small portion of food (less than my wife eats, but more than my kids), and I haven't found any foods yet that give me trouble so long as I chew it thoroughly and take my time.  When I get my first fill and get some more restriction from my band, I should be able to take even smaller portions.

Assuming nothing noteworthy happens, I don't expect to blog about this anymore for a couple weeks when I transition back to a "normal" diet.