First craving... Chicken fried rice from the buffet next door! I work in a tanning salon and on my four hour shift I sit and smell amazing Chinese food! Although I am worried about eating rice, I know it expands in your stomach. I am 11 days banded, down 11 pounds and eating soft foods and soup very well. Do y'all think I can eat some rice? Anyone have problems with rice?

Rice isn't exactly a soft food so I'd wait until you're back on solids. Plus, 11 days banded isn't very long. I'd give yourself more time to adjust.

Just FYI, Chinese fried rice is usually loaded in fat and MSG. If you are going to have it, be sure to track it in your daily calories or you'll way too easily go over your daily allowance.

As far as rice itself, I eat brown rice all the time without a problem.

Thank you missy!

Also, not that you cannot ever give into a craving, but being strong will get easier each time you are able to not give into the craving. It's empowering when you can pass something by knowing you were stronger than the temptation. You can do this. It really does get easier as time passes.

Dani

It is too soon to try things.

Stick to the diet dr gave you. I can not eat rice but some people can. Eventually you can try it but not yet.

Good Luck

Wendy