Why bread!?

[dreamer69 0]

Hey guys, question here.

Well, I got banded 4/2 (yay go me!) lol

Well tomorrow I start eating mushee stuff and im very excited but I've been researching alot of post about what to eat, what not to eat, etc... I'm noticing that most or alot of people seem to all agree that bread is a big no no... why is that? why does bread get easily stuck for many? Are there some out there that have no problem eating bread?

I'm asking because I'm a huge bread eater (whole wheat or whole grain of course)... and I'm hoping I can still have bread lol...

Thanks

Chris

[lellow 1,713]

I can eat bread no problems. I can eat Pasta as well. The thing I sometimes have trouble with is rice. And pork.

Not that I can't eat those things, I can, I just have to go slow.

But bread? Sure, I can eat it! I don't eat much of it anymore though simply because when you can only eat 1/2 to 3/4 cup a meal, you want to make sure you don't fill up just on bread.

[dreamer69 0]

Well lets hope I wont have any problems lol

What I miss most is Rice, chicken and bread, oh yea and eggs hehe yum!

Thanks

[suepro 39]

bread doesn't go down well for me, even eaten very slowly it takes a long time to go down and is quite uncomfortable. I do eat carbs but I prefer to eat porridge oats and a little potato rather than bread.

[Brockbabe82 0]

I asked this same question and the answer I got was because bread, pastas, and rices absorb, and do not go through the band easily,causing a block up. I unfortunately can not eat all three, they just don't work, but hey losing weight tastes better then any type of food I cannot eat.

[AirMech74 0]

I'm able to eat rice with no problems, but I have not tried bread or noodles since getting banded in Feb (18). I've been curious though.

[Bethanyblondie 0]

I'm not banded yet, but my nutritionist says that even if you chew bread up in your mouth thoroughly, as it goes down your esophagus the contractions "squish" the bread back together into a little dough ball, then lands in your stomach as a ball of dough that will block your band opening. I'm sure if you eat super teeny bites at a time that could probably be avoided.

As for me, when I get banded, I'm going to try and avoid bread just because i know it's really not adding any nutrition into my tiny amount of food I can eat. It will truly become eating to live...not living to eat! Although...that's always easier said than done, huh?:smile:

[Jachut 487]

I can eat bread and sometimes do but forget about the four slices or so a day recommended for the general population. I will always argue that good wholegrain bread (not supermarket rubbish) is a worthwhile healthy food and I dont find personally that I have to avoid carbs to lose weight - but in the scheme of what a bandster can eat, filling up on bread would not make nutritional sense - other foods are far more nutritious and worthwhile.

[Oregondaisy 2,021]

bread gives most bansters problems. It gets stuck and is very uncomfortable. You should be able to eat it if you want it that bad, until you get a fill. If you keep your band loose, you should still be able to eat it, but a loose band is not usually the road to weight loss. A loose band gives very little restriction which seems to be what people are always looking for.

[LoraLei 0]

For me breads, pastas, all get stuck and or swell? or just make me PB. Grains are necessary, but come away knowing that life after LB will change. I am am/was a carb addict, my mind stomach connection is vastly improved....but those old demons that put me as a morbidly obese woman still lurk. Don't be ina rush to push the whole grain or otherwise bread into the new pouch. Anything that swells could distend the new pouch and bread does it to me. Try using corn tortillas as an alternative, pitas etc. When permissable try a test run, if it don't go down or feel right leave it alone. My clinic says to eat around your plate in this manner; Protein first, vegetables, then fruit & grain. Hope this helps. Best of luck!

[LoraLei 0]

Bread gives most bansters problems. It gets stuck and is very uncomfortable. You should be able to eat it if you want it that bad, until you get a fill. If you keep your band loose, you should still be able to eat it, but a loose band is not usually the road to weight loss. A loose band gives very little restriction which seems to be what people are always looking for.

NO to "band Cheating"

Edited April 30, 2009 by LoraLei
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[heschete 0]

bread has given me a lot of trouble since being banded. Until last week I was still trying to give it a chance but I had one bite of bread last week and it got stuck so Im giving up bread for now. Its just not worth it. I havent had any problem with Pasta or rice.

[mscassie674 0]

I dont have any issues with bread. However, as stated before my dietian also stated that the issue with bread is that it swells once moist and as it goes through and sepending on the amount of bread you ingested and the size of your band it may get stuck. I believe that you can have those things but in moderation and let your band talk to you and let you know what you can tolerate. Although I can eat bread I may take a bit or two once in awhile. You have to remember that the band is a tool and depending on how you use it will determine the success of the body you are building.