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Mine have changed since the pre-op diet of yoghurt & milk ergh i was just chucking it down my throat... Post op all i wanted was a nice cup of tea. Then my small smoothie was allowed and (every) teaspoon full was sampled by my senses and i really appreciated what i was eating.

Today i tried some of the yoghurt i'd been cringing at having to eat, it was really tasty... Bring on the other foods...

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I try to appreciate it more now too. I try so hard to take small bites - make it last - chew chew chew.... I didn't realize before how much I could eat without any awarenes..

If anything I can't do that now - even with no fill I get the hiccups or pain if I don't go slow! And going slow really makes my senses notice the food, taste, smell much more.

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I really relate with this. The first mushie I had after the liquid phase of the post op diet was cottage cheese. Oh my gosh, it was SO freaking good! LOL

Something odd for me was my change in tastes. I used to be a coffee addict. At least 6-8 Cups a day.. all day. After surgery? Can't stand the taste of it. Can't stand yogurt or green olives either and I really loved olives. I miss my coffee, and keep trying sips of my husband's but YUCK. It's so foreign tasting to me now.

Almost 9 week out now and I'm really struggling to remember to eat slowly, chew till it's goo, and enjoy the tastes. I have to sit with no distractions in order to fully achieve this. It's not easy. And without concentrating on it, it's very easy to go past that point of "Band fullness" before you realize it. Not good.

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I'm with you guys...Prior to lap band surgery, I never would have eaten salad like I do now....Ever. Now some greens, a slice of deli roast beef broken up, a small little toss of lowfat shredded cheeses and lowfat blue cheese dsg with some crunchy noodles on top..to die for!!!! I've eaten tuna in my salad too.that was a "no way" thing for me too!!!

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Once I went onto mushies, after the deprivation of liquids, everything taste SOOOOOO goooooood. That hasnt lasted, its just back to being regular food to me. But now I've been eating healthier, and I've seen the results, the bad foods have really lost their hold on me. I've lost interest. I was sitting at a table in my friend's back yard with a big group yesterday, the table was laden with dips, chips, biscuits, cakes, and I would have hoed in thinking it was a once off previously. But I looked at it and thought "nah, its only food, not worth it" and just had a cuppa and one piece of the cake my best friend stayed up till 1 am for (waiting for it to cook). That was my lunch. It is honestly so unlike me to be unmoved by food like that, I was amazed.

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