Can we eat normal someday

[Joyce 0]

I just had my surgery on the 28th of April and my family is always asking me will I be able to eat a hamburger or anything ever.You know I have never asked that question.So does anyone know?

Thanks

Joyce

4/28/04 banded

[kellymoos 4]

Everyone is different, as for me no, I can't eat bread.< /p>

[Alexandra 55]

Hi Joyce,

Of COURSE you will be able to eat a hamburger someday. You just may not want to, since an entire hamburger is more than a lot of bandsters can consume at one sitting.

There is nothing you won't be able to eat, if you go slowly and chew carefully. The only thing that will change is the quantity. You'll have a NEW normal, that's all!

[shellyj 5]

i can eat a hamburger with the bun. only about 1/4 to 1/2 of one though!

some people cant tolerate meat or bread. TO ME thats to tight! i LIKE to eat!

there are no foods i CANT eat. there are LOTS of food i chose to aviod now!

[Joyce 0]

Thanks for letting me know that.My problem was Pasta and mexican food.Has anyone had any problems from those?I just love this place.

Thanks

Joyce

4/28/04 banded

[shellyj 5]

i eat those too!

for mexican at a restaurant- i order the chicken salad but dont eat the YUMMY shell it comes in or the chips. (oh i will someday but for now i want to LOSE!!!)

at home i buy the low carb tortillas and make quesadillias or fajitas or tacos. i cant eat much but i do still eat the foods i love!

pasta- i buy the low carb Pasta and eat it once a week, maybe twice! no problems!

just get creative!

[Joyce 0]

That is great to know.My sister -in-law called my house last night to see if my husband and kids wanted some chicken spagetti. So that is what I dreamed about last night.So great to know.

Thanks

Joyce

[kellymoos 4]

So now I am wondering, some of ya'll can eat a sandwich? Or a hamburger? Maybe I am too tight, but wouldn't you think I would be losing more weight?

[donali 57]

On a more relaxed day, I can eat a "spicy chicken" sandwich - that's very moist chicken in a chili sauce with tomatoes and mozarella grilled between two thick slabs of jalapeno bread (specialty over-sized sandwich bread). Sometimes I skip the crusts. Sometimes I can only eat half. I've had maybe four since I've been banded over a year ago.

I can eat most of a Big Mac (don't tell anyone!!! :cool: ) I've had three since I was banded over a year ago.

If I'm careful and eat slowly and chew thoroughly and drink with meals (a BIG no-no!!!) I can have bread with my meals. Toast is easier. I can't fathom eating a hot dog bun, or regular hamburgers with Buns (don't know why the Big Mac went down - I guess I was motivated... lol Or maybe it was the child-sized chocolate shake.. :sick Look, I was on vacation!! lol)

Potatoes, fries - they seize me up. Mashed potatos and hash browns seem to be less of a problem. All in all, though, I rarely have these things. Really.

Why do I feel as though I just submitted to "True Confessions"? lol

I still feel as though I'm as tight as I want to be, although the last two weeks have seemed a little less restrictive, and I've been able to drink my ice Water more freely. But just when I think the band isn't there anymore, I do something stupid and get stuck. So, it's still there!

[~c~ 1]

I feel tight as well and the thought of a big mac seems good but i know it will be a waste of money and will be torture to throw away so what i did a few weeks ago when i brought the kids was i ordered one of those( what used to be tiny but now is huge for me) cheesebuger and asked them to put only lettuce,onion,pickles and big mac sauce and had myself a mini big mac!Tasted like the real thing and i wasn't frustrated when i could only eat 3/4 of it since it was only a buck!

Toast is fine as long as i eat slow and can only manage one piece.

Fries are NOT do-albe and send me into PB big time since this last fill but mashed potatoes work.

Unfortunatly my weakness is buttered popcorn and i can still eat quite a bit when i let myself!!:cool:

Chantal

[tangerine 44]

My restriction varies too greatly to give a definite answer on this question. Sunday night I was able to eat 5 buffalo wings and half a loaf of garlic bread (!) and yesterday I was done after a few bites of taco salad. There's NO way I could have even had a bite of bread yesterday.

I can eat a burger, but no bun. I don't even try fast food burgers anymore, they're nasty without the bun, so I stick with salads when I go fast food. Pasta for me is never a good idea. It doesn't chew down well and gets stuck every time. I can eat an open-faced sandwich if the bread is toasted and sliced thin. Most days, anyway. Then there are those days when a half a loaf of garlic bread goes right down. :cool:

I pull apart all of my food now. Especially sandwiches. Off comes the top, I eat a few bites of what's inside, eat a small bite of bread, eat some more insides, etc. So no, to someone watching me eat, I don't eat normally, and probably never will again. However, this doesn't bother me. Most people are amused by my food quirks, and I'm actually much more comfortable eating in front of people now that I pick at my food instead of inhaling it.

It's really not a bad thing, this band!