Im kinda knew.. so dont know if this has been done before, but i know alot or all of us choke or simply cannot get certain foods down.. Just wondering how much they differ from person to person.. heres mine

bread.. but thats a given

rice... which sucks! i <3 rice

any raw veggies

grapes and apples

now.. on a bad day, nothing stays in, but those are the always no-no:hungry:

I can't eat rice of any description, at least not more than a tiny bit swimming in a lot of liquid.

Anyone tried Prime Rib with alot of au jus? My husband, son and Mom are going out for Thanksgiving. I have alot of trouble with chicken so I imagine it will be the same with Turkey. I want to try the Prime Rib since it's pretty good at the restaurant we're going to. I want to be able to eat if front of my Mom w/o having problems. She is already not a very good band supporter.

Potatoes of any kind, unless they're artificial mashed potatoes. My band will not allow potatoes to pass, which is not a bad thing unless it's in soup and oops there goes a potato. I don't eat bread so that may be an issue too. I tried cake and that doesn't go down, but the filling of a lemon meringue pie will cruise through.

Fast food french fries are THE WORST

I can't eat

bread

crackers

chips

hamburgers

pasta

oh hell, it would be easier to say what I can eat than what I can't, LOL.

Never eaten duck... dont think i ever would.. is it similiar to chicken? is there white and dark meat?

Duck is delicious, especially when well prepared. It is soft and almost melts in your mouth....yummy!

I was banded on October 12th and have not had a fill yet. I can eat almost anything, except for dryer things: breads, dry chicken, but the worst thing that does not go down....LUNCHMEAT! I cannot eat even the thin shaved ham! It always gets stuck. We went to eat Chinese food the other night and I had Pad Thai and that got stuck too. I had to excuse myself and go to the restroom to vomit it up...i can eat pasta, but it has to have a sauce that goes down good. The pad thai noodles were dry and not very gummy!

oo i do well with lunchmeat, i normally have a couple slices of turkey with cheese cubes for lunch, maybe the kind your getting has a skin on it?

also maybe try it shredded, instead of shaved

PORK, bread, pasta are out for me!! Too scared to try rice.

Meats go better with sauce of some kind!!

You know, if you are having trouble with chicken you could try boiling it to a "shredded consistency". That would be easier to eat, yes?

Kat.

RICE is probably my personal death promise. Only time I miss it going to Chinese restuarants, which doesn't happen much anymore seeing as my wife has finally figured out she's alergic to MSG.

Bread I just generally stay away from (a small bite now and then, but it does not bode well for me). I miss my occasional piece of Med-Rare steak, but not enough to cause me pain :-)

Pasta I stay way from, doesn't get stuck, but just feel too full too fast and would rather fill that space with better foods.

I need to ammend my list since recently I have PBing every week. So far, here are the things which have made me PB:

eggs

Thick-cut or "kettle cooked" potato chips

Nuts

French fries

Any kind of fast food

Collard greens

Flax seeds

Hot dogs

Most of these have made me PB more than once, so they are now on my "no no" list. After just one time I will try a food again, but once it happens again with a specific food, that food is forever banned.

My list of no-no's:

Potato's of any kind:F/F's, baked, creamed, sweet potato's, chips, tots

Chicken in any consistency (except deviled chicken...like deviled ham)

Breads ...no wraps either

Rice

Milk

Green Leafy Vegetables

Onion...cooked or raw

* I'm amazed at some things I can eat and other similar things that I cannot! Example....can't do the softest and juicest chicken, but I can eat a few of Chili's Babyback Ribs! Go figure!!

Dreamer

Can't do lunchmeat, chicken unless its really moist and eggs. Eggs are the worst for me. Give me a good beef filet anytime!

:hungry: I can eat almost anything as of now, except biscuits, and I really love them, last time i ate a Biscuit it didnt want to go down, and almost i panicked, Thank Goodness it went down, :clap2: . I have ate steak but have to be careful, white chicken, I have to be careful on, I now eat kfc chicken legs there great ! pork chops are pretty good, if cooked trender. and my all time favorite is a Frappachinno !! :biggrin1:

Virginia, I am trying to bite my tongue, but it's not working!

I don't think anyone wants to become the food police, I sure don't, but the main reason most of us are here is for support and information. So, I hope you'll take this message in that vein.

As I know you've probably heard a zillion times, the lap-band is a tool. If we want to lose weight, we have to work with it. KFC chicken, unless you're removing all the skin, isn't a good choice. Instead, how about picking up a rotisserie chicken? Around here they are about $3.75, which is comparable to lunch at KFC.

But even worse is Frappuccino. Those things can have 300-500 calories each! Instead, if you really want something cold and thick, maybe try one of the smoothie places. When I was still on liquids and was stuck out without lunch one time, I went to Smoothie King and got a 20 oz. chocolate Slim and Trim with Splenda instead of Turbindo, for about 170 calories. It was really delicious, and I could only drink about half of it.

Good luck with your lap-band journey!

Tami

The only way I can eat chicken is to soak it overnight in slightly salted water. It is very moist and tender when I take the time to do it.