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[diva 0]

Hi all,

Just a quick poll of the banded for enquiring minds. :hungry:

Could be fun, could be informative.

Ok you are banded, you're losing weight, doing the best you can have you eaten or can you eat (in the proper amounts of course) without pb-ing:

Pasta with sauce?

Lasagna?

Mac n cheese?

Grits?

oatmeal?

Cucumbers?

Bananas?

Grilled cheese sandwich?

Oysters as in fresh?

Sushi?

Rice?

Shrimp as in cocktail?

Celery?

French fries?

Fake crab meat?

Corn on the cob?

Chili with Beans?

Enchilada?

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen?

Thank you for answering!

["Just" Paul 1]

Pasta with sauce? Yep. once a week, for Sunday dinner (I'm Italian... it'a a tradition)

Lasagna? Just had it last night. Yummy.

Mac n cheese? Yep, with some nice baked fish.

Grits? Don't like em. Had cream of wheat though, same consistency.

Oatmeal? Every weekday AM. It is my Breakfast I have at my desk every workday. Weekends I usually do eggs.

Cucumbers? Don't like em.

Bananas? Don't like em.

Grilled cheese sandwich? I don't do bread unless it is toasted... a lot, so I could do this, but haven't tried.

Oysters as in fresh? Yep. Raw. Had to chew a lot. Not that great when you have to chew them so much, they get bitter.

Sushi? Don't like it. Cook my fish, dammit!

Rice? Occasionallly. Chew it up good.

Shrimp as in cocktail? Yep. Like the oysters, you really have to chew a lot. Had my first PB on a piece of shrimp. Careful.

Celery? Not good. Gets stuck. I avoid it.

French fries? Yep. went down fine, especially when covered in gravy.

Fake crab meat? Nope, haven't tried it yet.

Corn on the cob? Haven't tried it yet either.

Chili with Beans? Monday... yummy, and goes down good.

Enchilada? mmmmmm.... Good stuff, no probs.

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen? Had a momosa last weekend. Made me burp... loud!

[JanetC 2]

Pasta with sauce? Oh yeah

Lasagna? Yep, cheese only ... and with meat

Mac n cheese? Yep

Grits? Nah, but I didn't eat them often pre-banding either. :uwelcome:

Oatmeal? Haven't yet (not my norm)

Cucumbers? Yes

Bananas? OH YEAH

Grilled cheese sandwich? Yep, love 'em

Oysters as in fresh? Ewww!

Sushi? Nope, I had "beef on stick" -- I hate fish, lol.

Rice? Yes

Shrimp as in cocktail? Yep (shrimp <> fish, lol)

Celery? Only in Soup... it's REALLY hard to chew to goo

French fries? Yes (*blush*)

Fake crab meat? Lobster bites from Long John Silvers count?

Corn on the cob? Haven't tried this one... corn is supposed to be a no-no (too much Fiber / skin)

Chili with Beans? OH YEAH

Enchilada? Yep

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen? I'm not a champagne drinker, but I had "flat" diet coke that wasn't all that flat. I had heart burn from it & burped a TON. Technically it could stretch the pouch, or so I've been told. My doc wasn't too worried about it, he just asked that we let it go flat first. But the new coke doesn't seem to GO flat! I cracked the 3 liter & waited a week, lol. Still had some fizz. Weird.

I currently have 1.2 cc in a 4cc band. With more restriction I may lose some foods... but so far anything goes, as long as I chew it well & wait 30-60 seconds between bites.

[diva 0]

Oh Big Paul I love you!

I should be banded by July. I am also Italian, I know if I can't tolerate it I will obviously have to give up Pasta. But it is so much a part of all my holidays, my family.

I keep reading that some people can and some people can't. I had originally thought it was absolutely never, ever ever. But from reading I see that it might be possible.

In addition to coming out of surgery alive, I hope I can still have a small bit of pasta in my life!!!!

Whooo Hooo

Thanks Big Guy

[Wheetsin 714]

Pasta with sauce? Yes.

Lasagna? Yes.

Mac n cheese? Haven't tried.

Grits? Never had them.

Oatmeal? Haven't tried.

Cucumbers? Haven't tried.

Bananas? Yes, but I can feel them going down.

Grilled cheese sandwich? Haven't tried.

Oysters as in fresh? Haven't tried.

Sushi? meat only, haven't tried rice.

Rice? See above.

Shrimp as in cocktail? Shrimp yes, cocktail shrimp haven't tried (can't stand cocktail sauce)

Celery? Haven't tried.

French fries? Have eaten one.

Fake crab meat? Don't eat fake crab. Real crab, yes.

Corn on the cob? Haven't tried.

Chili with Beans? Haven't tried.

Enchilada? Insides only.

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen? No champagne tastes like pee.

[diva 0]

After I finished my love to Big Paul, I see Janet answered too.

Oh Thank you so much Janet-

I wonder why banders seem to be able to eat Beans (like refried or in chili) but not corn? I actually can live without both but it seems like the fiber/hull outside of the bean is real similiar to corn.

Just food musing.

Thanks again JanetC!!!

[diva 0]

Thats it-gotta go to work-thank you everyone (Wheetsin!) for taking the time to answer this silliness with the not so hidden agenda! Check you out after work. I really love this group.

["Just" Paul 1]

Try the Dreamfields Pasta... tastes great, and low carb too.

Yummy!

[Sunta 5]

Yes to everything except I PB'd on sushi (I ate it with the rice which is what I think the problem was). I have 1cc in a 4cc 10cm band.

Champage? Well when I helped my friend move we polished off three bottles between four people! It was amazingly delicious and nothing happened, not even extra gas. I have also had a Coke Zero but have since been really cutting back on carbonation since no one knows what effect it can have on the band. My doctor's office told me it's ok to have, but since the jury is really out, I'm trying to limit it. That being said, you can rest assured I will be drinking champage in the future.

[lljpaisley 0]

Pasta with sauce? thin Pasta

Lasagna? yep, had it yesterday

Mac n cheese? not even before surgery

Grits? not before

Oatmeal? not before

Cucumbers? yes, sometimes i cut off the skin and take out the seeds

Bananas? yes but chew very well

Grilled cheese sandwich? oh i wish, but i can't do bread

Oysters as in fresh? yuck

Sushi? yuck again

Rice? oh one of my very favorite foods but no, it gets stuck

Shrimp as in cocktail? yuck

Celery? only cooked

French fries? of course, mcdonalds go down better than wendys because they are cooked more

Fake crab meat? nope

Corn on the cob? before i got my fill

Chili with Beans? no

Enchilada? no, but i have had tacos and chimichangas

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen? i would imagine too many bubbles!

I was told that i wouldn't be able to have Peanut Butter but i eat that daily

[S@ssen@ch 745]

Pasta with sauce? Yup. Love it. I find that as long as the Pasta is "well done", it's not a problem and that Barilla Plus even has Protein...mm mm good

Lasagna? Yup, see above

Mac n cheese? Yup, even the stuff in the "blue box"

Grits? Haven't tried them. What can I say.......I live in Ohio, we don't do grits.

oatmeal? Yup, I eat it pretty regularly for Breakfast.........it helps keep ME "REGULAR"

Cucumbers? Yup, I don't always eat the skins. Makes me nervous.

Bananas? Yup, all the time. Love 'em

Grilled cheese sandwich? Yup....even the ones in the restraunts with thicker bread and cheese.

Oysters as in fresh? Haven't tried. Don't like 'em.

Sushi? Not a sushi eater. I live a sheltered life. Probably couldn't pronounce most of them anyway.

Rice? Yup.........all kinds, white, brown, steamed and fried.....mexican rice here I come!

Shrimp as in cocktail? Yup...mm mm good AND lots of Protein

Celery? Yup, BUT I don't eat them in the stalk form like I used to. I cut them in chunks-I'm afraid of the stringy things getting stuck

French fries? Yup, but I try not to make a habit of ANY fried food

Fake crab meat? "FAKE" crab meat? I've eaten crab cakes and crab out of the shell. Is "fake" crab meat in crab cakes?

Corn on the cob? Yup. Love it. But, I chew it REALLY well. Any corn I chew really well.

Chili with Beans? Yup. I love chili. I love Soup, especially Soup with Beans, I see it as little drops of protein goodness without having to chew all that darn meat.

Enchilada? YUP! Hubby's Mexican-American, so I make 'em and we LOVE 'em. I don't eat them often............lots of fat calories............

[Tricia K. 0]

Pasta with sauce? Yes

Lasagna? Yes

Mac n cheese? Yes

Grits? No, didn't eat before being banded.

Oatmeal? Yes

Cucumbers? Yes

Bananas? Yes

Grilled cheese sandwich? Yes, but not so much now that I have good restriction.

Oysters as in fresh? No, but I've had them charbroiled from Drago's in Metairie, LA...yummy!! www.dragosrestaurant.com

Sushi? Yes

Rice? Yes

Shrimp as in cocktail? Yes

Celery? No

French fries? Yes

Fake crab meat? Yes

Corn on the cob? No

Chili with Beans? Yes

Enchilada? Not yet, but I'm sure I could eat some.

[I'llsucceed 1]

I have eaten & had zero problems with everything you have listed. In fact am having sushi tonight!!! But I do not do oysters- I usually would have them rockerfeller but am way to afraid of not being able to chew them well enough.

Also celery is best when cut up very very small & used in something like tuna fish or w/low fat blue cheese! Yum I am getting hungry.

The champagne I steer clear of but do have a n occasional diet soda after it has sat out awile & drank very very slowly.

[shellyj. 0]

Pasta with sauce? yes

Lasagna? yes

Mac n cheese? yes

Grits? no (dont like)

atmeal? yes

Cucumbers? no (dont like)

bananas? yes

rilled cheese sandwich? yes

Oysters as in fresh? no (dont like)

Sushi? no (dont like)

Rice? yes

Shrimp as in cocktail? not cocktail

Celery? yes

French fries? yes

Fake crab meat? yes

Corn on the cob? yes

Chili with Beans? yes

Enchilada? yes

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen?

dont care for champagne.

[fiveholts714 0]

I've never PB'd, but I have had things get stuck pretty bad so I an answering based on that.

Pasta with sauce? tiny tiny bits. More sauce than pasta

Lasagna? tiny bits. Now that I've had a fill I'm not sure

Mac n cheese? tiny bits

Grits? ick

Oatmeal? cream of wheat

Cucumbers? no

Bananas? one bite

Grilled cheese sandwich? no

Oysters as in fresh? ick

Sushi? before I had my first fill I had a dinner of sushi. Now I couldn't

Rice? no

Shrimp as in cocktail? yes

Celery? no

French fries? 1-2

Fake crab meat? yes

Corn on the cob? no

Chili with Beans? are you crazy?

Enchilada? I had a cheese enchilda before my fill. Now I can only eat the innards

Have you ever slipped up and had champagne? What happened? What could happen? Nope, but I almost did!