I know a lot of people have problems with certain foods either

a) they make you hurt really bad or sick or PB (example Bread, eggs, etc)

:bananadoggywow: they slip though the band and you over eat them so you have to "Forbid" them.

My discussion point here is what are you doing about these foods? What will you do in the future?

I'm asking out of curiousity because my mom makes homemade Easter Bread only once a year and it's sooooo special to the family. It's a recipe and technique that has been passed down from Portgual. It's been a tradition for my entire life and way before for the family.

I just love it and only wanted one piece... I threw it up. I feel so bad because my mom's being a bit 'sad' that no one is eating the bread and she should quit making it. I don't want her to quit making it and hope I can eat it next year. Maybe just a little.

Do you all have any "favorite" things you hope to be able to eat again?

No more steak, anything breaded, chicken, pasta, tuna :grouphug:

I can eat salads, beans, soups, grits, oatmeal, ice cream, yogurt etc...

I still have hamburgers but without bread and the fries. I have turned into a soup girl! If I go out to dinner with my family or friends, I tell them that the restaurant has to have soup or it's a NO! My mother never really realized what I can and can't get down until Easter Sunday and I wasn't eating the ribs, chicken or sausage...only the grilled veggies and beans were on my plate. C'est la Vie :phanvan .

bread. any bread. It hurts every time.

I'm glad to have this band, but sometimes I just want to sit down and eat and not worry about hurting or chewing so much.

We eat out alot and since I love Mexican food, I have learned that hamburger meat works out well in the entree and no beans or rice. Soup and salad always work well and broiled or grilled fish goes down well every time. I am just learning that I'm not getting cheated by ordering small to be small. I am so used to ordering a huge portion, it has taken months to adust to the portion that is right for me now. I love veggies and most go down fine if soft cooked. After many unpleasant trips to "the best restrooms in town", I am forced to accept the fact that I can no longer eat the way I used to, and that's what it's all about right? I do get jealous of my thin husband's eating habits sometimes. He sits every night and devours whole boxes of cupcakes, potato chips,etc., and suffers only from indigestion. Oh well, luck of the draw I guess. I inherited a very different type of metabolism. I love the possibilities the band offers and I intend to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity and step into a new life and off of the judgemental scale of failure. Take care and see ya!

I have to ban all the things I had to ban before, Cookies, chocolate, chips. They all go through easy peasy.

I can eat all healthy foods but I notice I'm ever so slightly tighter in the evening and often have to eat dinner very slowly or I block up and have discomfort.

And I have to ban entirely eating between lunch and dinnertime becuase I find I'm like a baby - if I spoil my appetite, I cant eat my dinner, and this is a problem because its generally a pretty nutritious meal containing lots of veges of which I eat few during the daytime.