Giving up Food

[lalaredd 0]

Which foods as a banister will I have to give up forever? And which foods should I avoid?

[Lana24 10]

Hi there is a thread already on food

[newhope4me 0]

If you can't find the thread, I will answer you...

actually it varies, depending on the person. in the paperwork i received from my dr. it said things i will never again be able to eat were: popcorn, asparagus, bread. well, i had asparagus the other day, not the tougher portion of it, but the top.

some have said they can't eat steak, others can. you just have to be careful, and chew, chew, chew. eat slowly. i have learned (the hard way, as i guess we all do at some point) not to eat too quickly. small bites always. if you want to try something, have a tiny bite and chew! only you will know what you cannot eat.

[Jachut 487]

You'll find many opinions on this.

I've given up NOTHING, absolutely nothing. I eat all foods in moderation. The proportion has changed, I'd choose to eat a Mars Bar for lunch way less often than I used to but I still do it on occasion. I can eat bread, I can eat most things.

Things I no longer enjoy because they can make me stuck or unfomfortable are stodgy foods like pizza and unfortunately I have a lot of trouble with fresh fruit - I can eat it but only at home, peeled and sliced up. No more grabbing an apple for my handbag for a morning snack!

But the things that you dont tolerate well you naturally tend to lose your taste for anyway, you dont miss them.

[proudmaryrn 0]

Hi! I was banded on 3/5/08. You will have to give up carbonated beverages! I was a Pepsi person & this was a hard thing. Another thing I have found I cannot tolerate is any kind of white bread/rolls, etc. I can eat toasted wheat/whole grain breads. I can eat tortilla chips, oddly enough without problem. I have had a lot of problems with meats, unless they can be mashed up & still have problems, shrimp has been terrible. It is hard to eat fresh vegetables like cauliflower, carrots. They get stuck for me, no matter how long I chew them. It has been a new way of life for me. A lot of the stuff you loved before you had it, you can't eat anymore. In other ways, I feel so much better. I have lost 30 lbs. so far. Haven't lost as fast as I had hoped. I want to see it keep dropping off, instead it is lose a lb, one day, then the next, see it back. I have a lot more to go, so trying to keep optimistic. Good luck. proudmary