Pizza

[MestizaBander 43]

I do have 1 slice of pizza and can eat with no problem. I also eat hot dogs with half the bun from time to time. However I am 6 months out and I don't keep my band tight.

[gowalking 10,790]

pizza is a once in a while treat for me. It's not that I don't love eating it, it's a choice I've made. As good as a hot slice of pizza is, it's so much better to walk into a place like Old Navy and know that even though the clothes are too young for me, I can still try them on if I want to. Shopping these days is much better than eating. I will need a new fall/winter wardrobe as the clothes I wore last winter no longer fit and I can't wait to start buying stuff!

[lasal 70]

I eat the cheese off of a slice of pizza and give the bread to hubby to eat. It tastes the same. I also eat hot dogs all the time no bun. I just stay away from the bread products but go in for the cheese and meat whenever.

[MarieMarie 346]

I am gluten intolerant so I eat the topping. Good idea to put it on salad

[Corridor72 518]

pizza has always been one of my favorite foods. Since being banded, I just eat the pizza toppings and leave the crust. Honestly, the crust was always just a vehicle to get the toppings to my mouth anyway as I've never been crazy about crust so I'm perfectly happy with just eating the toppings. As for hot dogs, I rarely eat them but, when I do, I just eat the hot dog and chili with a fork and omit the bun.

[B-52 7,113]

I watch pizza commercials on TV and have to ask...WHY?

[lovebug_0766 38]

How do yall even eat pizza. The bread gets stuck as well as cheese

[MarieMarie 346]

I never was a pizza lover. Two of the dances I attend once a month serve pizza at 11:00. I get it and give it away or if I am hungry, I eat the toping

[LeeB1946 261]

It took me 19 months to have pizza. Had one of those small microwave ones. Over 500 calories so ate it all day. Well, that's over thank God!

[CarlsbadDS 2]

I eat pizza 2 - 3 times a month, usually when I'm out with friends. Before WLS I would eat 2/3 of the entire pie, but now I eat at most 2 slices. To eat pizza, I have to take my time to really chew so nothing gets stuck in my tiny stoma. But, I can eat all kinds of pizza (pepperoni, veggi, meat lovers, etc.)

For hot dogs, again, I have to take my time to really chew so nothing gets stuck in my tiny stoma.

[Jojo9126@gmail.com 2]

How long did you guys wait to 'treat' yourself to a slice of pizza or glass of wine after band placement?

[lasal 70]

I have yet to have the bread on s piece of pizza. I was banded in January. It literally takes me two hours of very small bites and intervals to chew a piece of whole grain toast. Instead I eat the cheese and toppings off the pizza and leave the bread. I think I was about five months out when I did this. Everybody responds differently to things though but the toppings taste just like the pizza minus the processed flour and carbs. Wine I had sooner. I don't drink much but never do I feel guilty when I do. We aren't supposed to stop living just modify our lifestyle to healthier choices!

[CarlsbadDS 2]

My recovery from surgery was very fast, so I think it might have been only a month after surgery when I had pizza. I'm not much of a wine drinker, but I think I was drinking beer at about the same time.

I should emphasize the difference in the quantities of pizza I consumed before and after surgery: before surgery I would eat 3/4 of a large pizza, after surgery I only can handle about 2 slices.

I'm still enjoying the same amount of beer :-)

[parisshel 1,892]

I don't eat pizza (crust and melted cheese would never get through my band). But if I am wanting a pizzalike experience, I can make something similar with a cauliflower crust, pizza sauce, sauteed zuchini, olive slices and some parmesan cheese on top. One slice is my meal, and I bring and reheat the leftover slices for lunch during the week. (Heats up well in the microwave).

[Debbie3sons 1,936]

At first I could eat because I didn't have any Fluid in my band but it wasn't right away after surgery it was like a month after, then I got my first fill & found out really quick that my band does not like anything starchy, I even tried to eat a sandwich thinking it would be a healthy option, but NOPE & in the summer I wanted a slurpee so bad & I don't even think of those any more because I drank a small one WITHOUT a straw & it felt like I had a rollercoaster in my body , so I no longer & haven't had that stuff, I can take the toppings off the pizza but I rarely do that, because that is like having a treat & I can only do a little & I have to eat that REALLY slow& take REALLY small bites & chew well.