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Experimental Eating Post Lap-Band

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I haven't gotten my first fill yet, that happens next week. However, I have been experimenting with different solid foods to see how/if they stay down, how my stomach/body feels after eating and if my tastes have changed at all.

 

....What I have to report...

 

FIrst off, happy to say I have not thrown-up anything!

 

Spicy food - love it! But I have noticed my taste buds tolerate it slightly less than used to, not heartburn like you might expect but for some reason just tastes more intense.

 

I have noticed eating solids I am able to eat less than I used to even without having my fill yet.

 

This morning I made 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices of turkey bacon and one piece of light Italian Toast w/ 1/2 tbs of light country crock margarine. Comes to calories of 250. I ate a little too fast, and about 1/2 way through my plate had intense chest pain as if the food was about to explode out of my chest. I sat up very straight took a breather, let my food digest (took about 5 minutes approximately) and I was able to finish my plate but eating at a much slower pace and making sure to chew my food very fine. Take-away from this...chew slow and take your time. Even though my eggs got cold they still tasted good. Maybe next time I will stick to 1 egg, 1 pc. of turkey bacon.

 

I had a similar experience of chest pain trying to eat a home-made egg white breakfast sandwich. These are delicious and low in calories however, I was walking around the kitchen trying to eat my sandwich, pack my lunch and water my garden at the same time, I was chewing well and pacing between bites, but still had intense chest pain, had to sit down, sit up straight, and wait for it to pass. Take-away here...don't multi-task while eating, sit down, don't be up and moving around.

 

Recipe for my homemade egg white omelet sandwich...

...In a small round glass dish, mix...

1/2 cup liquid egg whites

1 tbs. chopped frozen onion

1 tbs. chopped frozen green pepper

1 turkey sausage patty diced

(note: you can add any mix of veggies, herbs or meat to this)

Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder

drop of water (half a teaspoon)

 

...put the glass dish w/ mixture in the microwave on high for 2 minutes...

 

...meanwhile, pop 2 pcs. of light Italian bread (healthy life brand) 70 calories for 2 pcs, in the toaster...

 

...spread 1 wedge of laughing cow light cheese (35 calories) on the toast...

 

...When your eggs are ready, you will have a egg omelet patty to put between your 2 pcs of cheesy toast...

 

And there you have it...one very tasty egg white breakfast sandwich = 230 calories

 

I also experienced the chest pain eating dinner the other night, consisted of chopped chicken, lamb and beef (mediterranean restaurant) and rice with a side of pita bread. Again, I think had I eaten slower and chewed my meat more, I would have saved myself the pain.

 

Eating slow and chewing is very important, as we've all heard from the pre-surgery info given out, but when you experience the effects of eating too fast and not chewing enough - its a whole new experience, almost like aversion therapy. So I'm taking it as a good life lesson learned and I'm adjusting so that when I do get a fill, it isn't worse than I feel now.



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The chest pain is a sign that some foods don't want to go down so well, so be cautious and extremely mindful when eating them.

I have found as my band was tightened that eggs tended to disagree with me, although I can eat them sometimes- something with the consistency doesn't allow me to chew as well as I need to so that they go down properly.

I also found that breads can be iffy. If the bread is toasted or thin, it works better, but super soft breads or thick breads end up gumming together in my pouch and cause unnecessary pains.

Another tip I was told from my nutritionist was to time meals for 20 minutes and when the 20 minutes is up, stop eating.

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I appreciate the feedback! I have eaten bread and eggs with no problem at all, the only common deominator I found is in how fast I eat and how much I chew. I love eggs so I eat them on a daily basis and have only had the pain 2 times with eggs.

I like the 20 minute rule! I will try that!

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