Hi all! I'm Hails :-)

Am seriously considering a band but have heard a lot of negative stuff from people who have one about things they just cannot eat anymore as it makes them vomit without fail, toast and steak are 2 examples. Now I can live without toast, but I must admit I am a little put off by the thought of never being able to have a bite of steak again! One of my favourite special dinners is a nice piece of eye fillet steak! I am well aware that if I was banded it would be a tiny portion, but I'm ok with that. So my question is, who has trouble with what foods?

Thank you!!

You may not have any trouble with any food..There again you may not like steak after surgery....I had the sleeve and a year + out I can't eat beef or pork...but I love chicken ( brown meat and fish now more then ever before ) lamb too.

Is it really that bad if it turns out you can't handle steak for what you will get in return? A healthier you...I think it would be worth the cost for sure...But that is me

i can eat steak. rib eye is my favorite. i am allowed one red meat a week as part of my diet plan and i make it steak. i am almost to the green zone and i was able to eat about 2 oz of my steak. on my steak night i also enjoy a baked potato. it was only half of a small potato not a football size potato but it is what makes me happy on this one night of the week. see even though you won't be able to chow down 8 oz steak your band just won't allow you. you just can't eat that much. you will be to full. your brain gets that signal that says no more. you individually will be on a road to finding what you can eat and what you can't. everyone is different. good luck.

I eat steak. Sirloin is difficult to eat but tenderloin goes down easy.

I too mourned my steak & ribs before surgery... For nothing, really, because I've been able to still enjoy them. My most recent fill was Tuesday, so I'm still on soft foods and don't know yet if I'll be able to have steak again, but I think I will.

How do you like your steak? I've always liked it medium-rare to medium.... It's the easiest to swallow now with the band anyway.

Edited January 10, 201412 yr by HotButterFly

I still eat steak! YUM! I can pretty much eat anything without any issues, as long as I take my time, and remember to chew. haha

Edited January 10, 201412 yr by MandaMom23

Thank you for your replies :-) its good to hear that some people can in fact tolerate it :-) if I'm going to have a piece of steak I like a nice soft eye fillet done medium so maybe I will be lucky and still be able to have a bite or two here and there. Although honestly the more I think about it I think it would still be worth it even if I can't have steak after, but that would be a bonus :-)

I've been braising a lot for the falling apart meats with rich broth and veggies. Just did a standing rib roast in the Le Creuset -- amazing.