Changing Taste Buds Anyone?

[Feel2Young2B40 0]

Hi! I've noticed lately my ability to taste food is almost gone. Like everything is bland and doesn't have any taste.

I don't have a cold or sinus problem so my ability to smell is not impaired. I do notice when I smell food it doesn't instantly make me "hungry" like it did pre-banding. Pre-banding I would eat for numerous reasons - if I was in the right place at the right time, head hunger, stressed, anxious, etc and now it's only when I'm hungry.

So I wonder, has my brain finally caught up with my band after almost a year? Is my fill level finally what it should be after 5 fills on the big band? Have I lost some of the "drive" or desire to feed the food monster? Has anyone else experienced this? Hopes this makes sense....

[porclndoll 0]

Ya know what, my taste buds havent changed much l... but the way I look at food has changed and the way other people look while they are eatting really turns me off. Like I cant watch my mom eat dinner because of her portions. I know I could NEVER eat like that again, but just knowing I did and knowing portion sizes now I can't watch other people eat! Very werid~ I think that my mind and my band are in synch sometimes, at least in this area they are.

[Jill_S 1]

There are some things that do not taste good to me anymore. I used to LOVE white chocolate raspberry fat free yogurt but just the smell of it makes me gag now. There are other things, too.

It's not everything - just a few select items. None of which I'll miss much in the long run.

[lyndalafe 1]

Not at this point, but can't wait until it happens! Especially when chocolate doesn't take good.....and right now I luv that Choc/Rasberry yogurt!

[Marimaru 7]

I like more flavor now. Not that everything is bland, but I like spicy things spicier, etc. *shrug*