concerned12

I'm trying to learn more about this, not for myself, but for someone else. I have a friend who has a band and was wondering if the food restriction this person has mentioned is accurate. This persons food must be; any deep fried food, bread caked in butter, crispy bacon, pancake saturated in butter, pasta drenched in sauce, ribs, cream based soup, meat drenched in sauce. No fruit, salad, broth based soup, vegetables, lean meat. This person swears that all food standard to a healthy diet clogs the hole and must be avoided. It's been maybe a year since this persons surgery. Does anyone have any insight? Is this true, must all healthy food be avoided? Must all food be fried or covered in butter/sauce so it can go down? I'm worried that this person is not embracing the lifestyle change needed to stay healthy.

Thanks for your response. I had a feeling our friend was lying to the family as well as the doctors, but didn't have enough information on the subject. To clarify, we've never really heard... "I can't eat healthy food". We just get a definate "I can't eat that" when any heathy food is offered. The interaction is more like - Sorry, I can't eat steamed vegetables, Sorry, I can't eat salad, No, I can't eat chicken, No, I can't eat fruit. No to almost anything healthy. What we do hear is - I do better with fried food, It has to have alot of butter, It has to have alot of sauce. It's good to know that my instincts were right. A heathly diet is at the core of all weight loss programs, regardless of the type of program. I'm sure this person is lying to the doctor. It's a shame. Still, thanks for your help.