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Has anyone had either good or bad experiences with popcorn? I am flirting with the idea of trying to have popcorn sometime in the next few weeks, but I am nervous!

I would love to hear your story!

THANKS!:thumbup:

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I can eat popcorn fine. I honestly can eat any food fine, or at least any I've tried! I'm at my sweet spot, too.

I guess it just depends. I can even eat white bread untoasted (I know because I tried! LOL) Some things I have to take more care with than others, but nothing is on the "never" list.

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Its fine for me but I can end up eating too much without thinking. I think that is the nature of popcorn... :thumbup:

I just got the 100 calorie minibags to try that.

But I do realize that popcorm is not a real good food choice because it is all carbs and little substance...

Best of luck to you.

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So funny, I'm sharing some with my husband right now. It's the first time I've had it since being banded, but I'm taking it slow and chewing well. No problems thus far.

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Actually, while popcorn is all carbs, it's a whole grain.

I've tried it (probably too soon) and didn't have any issues. I ate it real slowly, piece by piece and stopped when I had enough.

The bad news is I got butter/topping on it (at a movie theater). I "justified" it by figuring it was easier to eat because it was wet. ;-)

Seriously, I was really careful with it and didn't have a problem. Veggies, now that's another story!

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It probably should not be eaten early on, but it should be no problem after a couple months. I know many people eat popcorn without a problem.

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I am glad everyone had good experiences with popcorn but my experience with it was quite the opposite. I am out of town visiting my mother and we were playing cards and she popped a bag of Natural popcorn and put it in a bowl for everyone. I ate just a few bites and boy did I regret it. I didn't have any problems with it going down but it made me feel lousy almost immediately. I got the sweats and an instant headache.

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I am glad everyone had good experiences with popcorn but my experience with it was quite the opposite. I am out of town visiting my mother and we were playing cards and she popped a bag of Natural popcorn and put it in a bowl for everyone. I ate just a few bites and boy did I regret it. I didn't have any problems with it going down but it made me feel lousy almost immediately. I got the sweats and an instant headache.

You're not the only one. I would rather stuff myself with a giant yeast roll than swallow one kernel of popcorn *LOL* The 3 times I tried it (yes, I know I'm stupid) within a couple hours I was in the bathroom with the most excruciating stomach pains. Never again.

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I can also eat popcorn but if you can't and still want the taste try Quaker Mini Delights Popcorn flavor. It's not the same but close enough to make me happy. If I do a mini bag of popcorn, I want to do two! These snack bags of rice cakes work well for me.

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