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Is everyone pretty much back on regular food now? I was given 'permission' for regular food at 1 month post op. I can basically eat anything now. But I haven't. I am scared to try some things. I haven't had a salad yet. Or any raw vegetable for that matter. I am still sticking to stuff I know I can eat. Most days lunch is about a quarter cup chicken salad and a couple bites of fruit. I am enjoying all the food I am eating, I am not bored with it. But I feel like I am still too chicken to try some new things.

I did make a meatloaf the other night and it was SO GOOD! I made sure it was super moist and I ate about a half thin slice. And I did have an old nutrisystem entree (lasagna with meat sauce) and it went down fine. That was my favorite dinner so I saved a few! I only ate a quarter of it. I served myself half and then couldn't eat it all. That is about the most adventurous I have been.

How about everyone else??? Are you all much braver than I am?

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I was banded Jun 8 and started on solids about 3 weeks later. I slowly added in different solid foods, to see which I could handle. Up until my second fill, I was able to eat anything I tried (steak, calamari, shrimp, saladetc). Since the 2nd fill I have more restriction, and have to be more careful to remember to eat slowly & chew throroughly, as if I don't I will PB, even on items I didn't have a problem with before.

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Okay, so I really don't have much restriction right now, except for breads, so I can't speak to this toooo much, but I will say that salads are the EASIEST thing for me to eat, and I'm thinking maybe it's because of the Water content in the lettuce and tomatoes (I'm a serious Tomato lover).

Anyway, I do much better with salads that anything else. Just more incentive to eat my veggies, I guess. :biggrin:

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I have been scared a little too. I have stayed clear from red meat; kinda. I have had meatloaf, I tried a beef patty and vomited it all up. I only really ieat chicken and fish and lots of veg's. I want a hamburger so bad, but I know I can't eat the bun so I always just forget about it. We have Krystal's, (white castle I guess they have up north)down here in the South Love them so much !!!! but just hadn't had any. I have had salad and it was so good, but my tummy ached and cramped from it . so just not adventuring out much on the food chain. I worked in a oral surgeons office and we always get food brought to us,from referring docs. or patients. its so hard. but I'm almost 20 lbs down so far. 1 month out . I have a fill on the 9/9/09 I can't wait, my restriction is gone. I need it so bad.

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Is everyone pretty much back on regular food now? I was given 'permission' for regular food at 1 month post op. I can basically eat anything now. But I haven't. I am scared to try some things. I haven't had a salad yet. Or any raw vegetable for that matter. I am still sticking to stuff I know I can eat. Most days lunch is about a quarter cup chicken salad and a couple bites of fruit. I am enjoying all the food I am eating, I am not bored with it. But I feel like I am still too chicken to try some new things.

I did make a meatloaf the other night and it was SO GOOD! I made sure it was super moist and I ate about a half thin slice. And I did have an old nutrisystem entree (lasagna with meat sauce) and it went down fine. That was my favorite dinner so I saved a few! I only ate a quarter of it. I served myself half and then couldn't eat it all. That is about the most adventurous I have been.

How about everyone else??? Are you all much braver than I am?

I can eat anything. I also started out slowly, but if you chew it well and eat small bites, it's all good. Even after my first fill, I am still able to eat anything, however, I have noticed especially in the morning, I really have to do small bites and chew well and swallow slowly. Hey and that is the idea. I was sort of afraid of some of the veggies too, but then I wasn't getting enough Fiber and I don't want to supplement all that all the time, so I started eating more veggies and it's helped a lot. Protein, veggies, starch. Salad is a slider food for some people, but if you aren't eating a lot of dressing with it, I don't see anything wrong with that.

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I found a "bun" for hamburgers or sandwiches that I can actually tolerate. Orowheat makes it. Its called sandwich thins. They look like a hamburger bun but they are about 1/4 " thick. Its like 70 calories for the entire thing. I get the bread taste without feeling like its stuck. Another trick I have done for eating hamburgers is to use lettuce as a bun.

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