Hi all, very happy to have found you, and to be preparing for my procedure. a couple of questions around rice - has anyone been told that rice is a problem and what does that mean to eating sushi!!!???

ella

Yes, rice is a common problem food. I can't eat just plain white rice, brown is iffy.

I can do sushi though, esp. nigiri(sp?). I think it's the proportion of rice to the fish that makes it work. Along with a little soy sauce.

Sushi is hit and miss for you. Typically I can get down one tuna roll but this week I tried another type of roll and PB'd it up. I would try it but eat it very slowly.

What about trying shashimi? It's like sushi, but without the rice.

Sushi is one of the things that really worried me; knowing or thinking I'd have to give it up all together. Knowing this, I 'tested' sushi made with 'soy paper' instead of with seaweed (which would be horrible going down). Also, just ask your sushi chef if they can make it with very little rice - if any at all! Trust me, the taste is still delicious!:hungry:

hi,

i can eat sushi with no problems as of yet...especially if the pieces are small. i just have to make myself dissolve it as much as possible before i swallow it. and, i have to eat slow. i can't go to a sushi restaurant when i'm starving!!

cutiern:D

I have been able to eat it just fine. I eat it slowly and use a lot of sodium free soy sauce.

thanks for the info - i am realizing as i read more of this site, that the answer is never yes or no, it's more of a 'think it through and find the way it will work for me'!

appreciate the feedback,

ella

This was one of my biggest worries too (what does that say about me???). Would I be able to eat sushi (and scuba dive was the other worry).

I have been banded almost 2 months and tried shashimi first -- that was a hit (phew!) Last week I tried a sushi roll and was able to eat 5 pieces and I was stuffed. I can say sushi is MUCH CHEAPER now that I am banded. From now on I will strategically pick the one roll I want most! I like it with soy paper too.

Just remember to eat slow, chew, chew, chew and enjoy.

I am so glad to hear it!!! I love me my sushi! Also asking them to roll it in a little less rice is a good idea! Audree