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Tell me I'm not crazy, please. Someone rewired my tastebuds!

I used to hate chicken salad!

I once turned my nose up at steamed or canned veggies!

I pigged on hot or cold cereals!

I lived on red meat!

I made my list this morning of what needed to go in my food diary for yesterday and made the above shocking discoveries. I ate a chicken salad sandwhich for lunch, a salmon quiche and soft canned veggies, and...my mother nearly fainted...turned down sweets.

Has anyone else discovered their tastes in food have changed?

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It's the fried stuff that doesn't appeal to me anymore. We went to a parish fish fry last night and I ordered the lightly breaded platter - ate 1 1/2 of three small pieces and a few smal bites of coleslaw and maybe two ounces of white wine. Gave the fries and hushpuppies to my 13 y.o. son and one of our dining companions finished the fish. I was satisfied and stayed that way the rest of the night.

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I used to like M&Ms well I tried half of one (without peanuts) because I heard about a change in taste and wanted to see if this was true and OMG! it was like someone shoved a teaspoon of sugar in my mouth. I spit it out real fast and washed my mouth.

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Yes, this has been a wonderful and unexpected effect of the band. I was thinking about it just yesterday as I grocery shopped. I am much more drawn to healthy foods, much less drawn to junk. I look at sweets and think 'nah, don't want it' . Yogurt and Soups are some of my favorite meals now, when I never would have chosen them before (I'm not too tight, I can eat anything, I'm not choosing them because they're soft). My grocery cart looked SO different than it used to, because what I now want to eat is so different, and in a great way.

I had a friend ask me the other day if I 'hated not being able to eat'. I had to explain that I CAN eat anything I want, but the wanting has really changed. I feel like I now eat like a thin person; I don't think about food all the time, I never feel desperate for food, I don't eat when I'm not hungry just because some food is in front of me that I like, etc etc. Gosh I love this band.

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Two big ones for me: no soda and no sweets. Before getting banded, I literally used to have a diet pepsi with me day and night. Now, I can watch others drink them and I really have no desire.

I haven't had any sweets either. Now, that's not to say I won't in the future but at this point in my journey, I'm abstaining. And it's quite alright with me :crying:

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I'm way more sensitive to the salt in prepared foods. I just tried a little bit of rotisserie chicken on a saltine and it was so salty I felt like gagging. Canned Soups (unless they're low sodium) are way too salty too. I'm actually preparing my own food now so I can control what seasoning I use.

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I wish my "rewiring" was for things I should avoid! Unfortunately for me, since my surgery I can no longer stand the taste of milk!! Strangest thing. I used to love a nice glass of cold milk and now I can even taste the "ickiness" as the little ones in my family call it in pudding I am so sensitive to it!

Strange!

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I used to LOVE steak. Now, even if it is cooked perfectly, I just don't like the taste of it anymore. I also find myself eating more fish. VERY weird for me. I haven't wanted french fries or any other type of fast food. And I don't drown everything in mayo anymore. More than just a dab tastes nasty and greasy to me now. Also, I have become OBSESSED with drinking crystal light lemonade. I haven't had heartburn once since my surgery and I LOVE being able to drink lemonade again without having to worry about sitting up all night in reflux hell.

Everyone seems to be doing great!! Congrats to you all!

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(snip) Also, I have become OBSESSED with drinking crystal light lemonade. I haven't had heartburn once since my surgery and I LOVE being able to drink lemonade again without having to worry about sitting up all night in reflux hell.

Everyone seems to be doing great!! Congrats to you all!

OMG, I hadn't even noticed! I had a diet lemonade yesterday while out shopping and no reflux! OMG!! (Throwing confetti in the air)

Lena

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