Now that you are chewing your food more thoroughally...

[minimeme 1]

Do you find that you no longer like the taste of certain foods? And are there other foods you find you like better?

Just curious, I will post some of my thoughts later.

[crzytchr 3]

Yeah, some foods don't taste as good when you have to chew it alot. Wait until you decide to eat popcorn...not good when chewed well, better when you could inhale it.

[minimeme 1]

I had a steak for the first time yesterday. OMG, it really tasted good. Now, mind you, it WAS a good steak. It came with 4 scallops. I couldnt eat them. By the time I had chewed my first bite enough to swallow, I didnt want any more.

[btrieger 21]

I had a steak for the first time yesterday. OMG, it really tasted good. Now, mind you, it WAS a good steak. It came with 4 scallops. I couldnt eat them. By the time I had chewed my first bite enough to swallow, I didnt want any more.

I could live without ever eating a steak but don't you dare tell me that the band ruins scallops. Those succulent, sweet, expensive mollusks are in my top 10, perhaps 5 foods.

I bought a pound of sea scallops last night and ate all of them. Once banded, I am hoping to at least enjoy a half pound of them on occasion.

[msampson 0]

It will be a year on January 21, 2010 so far so good. I am just now starting to experience some side effects: like this burning on the right side of my stomach just below my rib cage. It comes and goes and I believe it may just be some inflamation from pbing and drinking Water to fast.

Let me know if anyone has experienced this? thanks:sleep:

[minimeme 1]

I could live without ever eating a steak but don't you dare tell me that the band ruins scallops. Those succulent, sweet, expensive mollusks are in my top 10, perhaps 5 foods.

I bought a pound of sea scallops last night and ate all of them. Once banded, I am hoping to at least enjoy a half pound of them on occasion.

Next time you make some scallops, try chewing 30 times per bite. Wasnt a good thing for me.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

OnNe thing I've noticed: I'm a texture person and something with the right texture (smooth/creamy) could sucker me into eating way too much pre-band. But now, creamy doesn't ring my chimes??? But when I eat my whole grain carbs, they have to be crunchy... Kelloggs Special K Crackers are my fave at the moment. I religiously count out 17 crackers (equals 90 calories and 1 serving of whole grain carb). For a while, it was a cracker called Crunch Masters, which has a lot of seeds in them but I got over those when I opened the second bag and I got a strong whiff and realized they smelled like the bird seed I feed my parakeets, LOL.

[BetsyB 9]

For me, it's not really related to chewing--but yes, there are things that don't ring my bells any more.

[hallelujah.girl 1]

Yes, i know exactly what you are talking about. I will put a bite of food in my mouth, and of course it is good the first few chews (I would have normally swallowed at this point) but then I keep chewing and it's like YUK! I think meat is the worst for me especially when I'm chewing and run into gristle....double yuk. I think it's because I chew all the flavoring out and am just stuck with the meat...I shutter just thinking about it.