I know maybe the food forum is probably a better place to post this, but I'm post-op (Banded 1/18) so I like to stick here for a while.

I am nowhere near my goal weight, and I ask this for the future (Well future, e.g. 12 months from now or more)

Having said that, I'm a carb-o-holic.....or "was"

I realize that carbs are not really useful, but to me they sure are tasty. What is the consensus on eating some carbs in the future? I don't mean all the time, or even with every meal, but something like once a week have a nice piece of french bread....or some Pasta...or a piece of regular pizza....or something rice-heavy a.k.a. a small portion of a chipotle burrito?

I know the portion sizes will be small, and I know they are the 'bad' carbs (e.g. not whole wheat or brown rice). I know it won't help with weight loss, and I know it will hurt the Protein intake for that day... but I guess I'm curious if it is even possible (e.g. if those kinds of foods are impossible to eat because of getting stuck)?

Thanks!

I eat carbs.. I generally I'll have a piece of whole wheat toast with my eggs for Breakfast, or crackers w/ my chicken salad. I had a piece of pizza this weekend, and I had a taco from chipotle

but it depends on if your body can handle it, I have no trouble, some people can't tolerate rice or bread.

I just won't eat like a sandwich.. or a bagel something really bready.

Everybody is different on what their band will tolerate. I can eat anything I want. However, like you I'm a carbaholic and the more carbs we put in our system, the more we'll crave them. Sugar and wheat products are no longer on my menu. If I want carbs, I'll eat rice, Beans or potatoes...even starchy vegies like winter squash. I find that when I get the wheat out of my system, I just no longer want the crusty french bread (my downfall).

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i'm 3 years post-op and carbs are hard for me to digest. i can eat the crust from 1 piece of pizza but not the entire piece of pizza... its just too doughy. i can't digest any rice. potatoes and Pasta are hit or miss. it will be a learning process with your band because everyone is different. i've learned to accept that i can't eat a grilled cheese sandwich or a chicken sandwich with bread.

I ate very little carbs while loosing- no rice, breat, pasta or starchy veggies. Now that I am maintaining I eat the good carbs- whole wheat bread and pasta, brown rice. I have eaten "bad" carbs as well- but try to balance it out with good days. My band is very loose- I had a large unfill after having lots of trouble keeping food down. I don't think I could eat the amount I have, or the bread et... if I was tighter.

I eat only veggies and once in a while potatoes. I cant eat any kind of breads or even crackers they get so stuck. I try to avoid anything that is doughy or pasta or rice can not do. Its hard because sometimes I want them but the pain of it getting stuck is not worth wanting them soon the craving goes. I do eat beans but didnt start eating even them until about 9 months post op. It depends everyone is different.

It is absolutely possible. for me anyway. i have never had a problem eating carbs, except one unpleasant episode with an english muffin.

You are going to get different opinions on this subject. I don't limit my carbs but there are some I just cant eat anymore - real doughy bread, thick pizzas, sometimes rice etc.

I have absolutely no idea if I can eat rice, bread, pasta, etc because I haven't had any since I started my pre-op diet. I, too, am a carboholic and I figured since I was already used to not eating these things then I would just continue to not eat them...and, suprisingly, I don't miss them at all. That said, I have had some pretzels (one or two mini pretzels at a time) but for the most part I get my carbs from starchy veggies or quinoa. If you can tolerate them and they don't trigger you to over-indulge then I don't see why you can't have them...