What is eating normal???

[NikkiD 0]

My doc said after 4 weeks I should be able to resume eating "normal" foods again? While I know pre band normal is a far cry from post band I am wondering exactly what normal is considered to be?? Will I be able to sit down and have an actual dinner? Overtime will I be able to indulge in a slice of pepperoni pizza? Or will my dinners consist of bites of mushy type foods? At this point scrambled are eggs are looking as good as a ribeye to me lol. Two more days and I can have them! I know my future holds eating healthy foods at small portions but can us bandsters ever indulge and have fettucine alfredo again?

[Wheetsin 714]

Normal refers to the actual foods, not the portions. So "eating normal" basically means yu're no longer on the graduated post-op diet. When my surgeon provided "eating normal" what he really meant was - foods at your discretion, as tolerated.

In other words, welcome to bandster trial-and-error. :rolleyes2:

What you're able to indulge in depends 100% on what you find you can tolerate.

[VegasGrace 1]

I agree with Weetsin, normal means what you can tolerate. No more mushie or liquids only.

But that doesn't mean if you find candy is tolerated to eat tons of it! :rolleyes2:

20 pounds lost? Way to go!

[ugagirl 0]

I am still in the dark on that one! Listen to your body and the cues it gives you.

[MerryHearted 20]

can us bandsters ever indulge and have fettucine alfredo again?

You probably won't have any problems with fettucine or most other Pasta until you are filled. I don't, even now, but I avoid it because it's not particularly conducive to weight loss.

Watch out for those eggs! They might go down fine, but a lot of bandsters have trouble with scrambled eggs. A little salsa helps, I've found. :tongue_smilie:

[peaches9 3]

pizza? SOmetimes I can eat it (thin crispy crust type) but the doughy thick kind.... um NOPE...

But even then the thin style I can only eat 2 pieces... anymore than that and I'd be in terible pain... so the BAND is doing its JOB!!!

Pasta, I eat more meat sauce now and much less of the Pasta, I only cook the WHOLE WHEAT kind and only eat 3/4 cup of it... Chew really well, but sometimes it even gets a bit stuck.. depends on the day.

But, I had a steak tonight (4oz) on the BBQ and some Ceasar salad 3/4 cup. It was to die for and nothing got stuck, I chew well now and eat slowly... I usually finish after my DH... and I eat a bout 1/3 of what he eats... but then he is still woofing down his food LOL:confused_smile:

[NikkiD 0]

I agree with Weetsin, normal means what you can tolerate. No more mushie or liquids only.

But that doesn't mean if you find candy is tolerated to eat tons of it! :tongue_smilie:

20 pounds lost? Way to go!

Thanks! Only 9 of it has been post band. That is a place to start thought.

Thanks for all the input..i'm excited to see where I can go with the help of this band.