Any Foodies out there?

[OH Juli 15]

So how do you other Foodies deal with being banded and your interest in food?

You know what I mean by Foodies, right? You know you like the history and the science behind how food is what it is.

It is such an integral part of who I am. I'm not really having issues reconciling my Banded self with my Foodie self, but I was wondering what others might be doing.

For example-I'm in love with steel cut oats instead of instant oatmeal. I'll eat goat cheese on a salad in place of American cheese. I've rediscovered root vegetables....

Please share your thoughts:hungry:

OH Juli

[susansilver 0]

Yup. I want to hear this too! I am a self proclaimed foodie and still in the post op diet stages. I wonder how I will deal with food once I get my first fill. I also love to try new restaurants and ethnic cuisines and thinking about how well that might go!

[Bikinigoal 0]

I'm actually become even more of a foodie, and it's helped being banded in a weird way. Instead of quantity of food, I'm more into quality of food, so I'm eating better, nicer, fresher, more interesting food, just in small amounts. For example, I never had foie gras until this past weekend. It was a tiny amount and I shared it, but it was rich and satisfying. Or instead of a huge piece of cake (which won't really go down) , I will one piece of a nice quality chocolate. I don't think you have to give up liking food with the band, just realize you can't have it in excess.

[slikchik10 85]

I love food...the food Network is often on here at my house. I really like learning things from the chefs & cooks they have. I would agree that the quality of what I consume has improved over the past 2 yrs. (pre banding) and because of that, I'm able to make a lot of tasty changes in my meals. I'll always be a foodie...just no longer in quantity just quality! Fresh foods is the way to go. So fellow foodies....enjoy (less)!

[OH Juli 15]

That's what I was thinking too. I went to a nice Spainish restaurant today and I order off the appetizer menu, not the main menu. Wow. That was different, but totally cool.

Fewer calories, wonderful flavor and a cheaper bill. I think I like this banding thing!

[Superali72 0]

I also consider myself a foodie. I've only been out for dinner once so far, and went to a middle eastern restaurant. It was a good choice, because it was mostly Protein and veggies, fresh ingredients, etc. Delicious seasoning! I really enjoyed it. I have also thought about ordering off of the appetizer menu, but I went with a full meal and was able to eat 2 dinners and 2 lunches from it. Awesome!

[Wheetsin 714]

Seriously - what's a foodie? Here it's slang for food stamps. Are you looking for ways to go bandster on a budget?

[stacy16 0]

Thanks for this thread. You guys have put some interseting ideas in my head.

[OH Juli 15]

Foodie is a person who is into the origins of food. The science of food is interesting. The history of when we started using forks or how pervasive corn as an ingredient are a great conversation topics.

FoodTV was designed for us.

There are some values we hold in common like less processed is better...etc.

At anyrate, that's my definition.

[sherilynn 1]

Sounds VERY interesting, to me, anyway. Tell me more! Where to get more info?

[OH Juli 15]

Sherilynn-

You can start by going to foodtv.com or epicurious.com...there's some fun reading. Thesplendidtable.org is good too.

OH Juli

[Winegoddesstx 0]

I am also a foodie. Since the last reply on this thread was some time ago, I thought I'd try to refresh it and see how the other foodies are doing with the lap band. I am 4 days post-op and suffering through the franken-food liquid diet drinks. I'm praying that I will be able to eat normal whole & healthy foods in the future - just less of them.

I am in the wine business, so great food and wine is a large part of my life. Cooking and entertaining is also a big part of my personal social life. In the final days leading up to my surgery I had many doubts flickering through my mind about how I was going to handle the dietary restrictions. Needless to say, I overcame the doubts and went ahead with the surgery but I'd like to hear how other foodies are doing months after surgery.

Cheers!

[sldeems 0]

Actually, I got a kick out of watching Top Chef on Bravo because when they serve the dishes they create for judging, they are 'bandster sized' portions. I was watching the other night, and Max even commented on it... so quality over quantity can still be done being a 'foodie'...

[raedelicious 0]

I am a foodie, too...and I have to recommend the most fascinating book...Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. I read this book in 2002...every night I would come home from work and I couldn't wait to read more. Mark has written Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, too. It was an interesting read, also.

Edited April 6, 2008 by raedelicious

[KarenG. 0]

I will let you know how I deal with it!! I am going on a date tonight to a bukhran restaurant (uzbeki - jewish) and have no idea what I can eat!