Just wondering if anyone has any experience with popcorn. I am a long way from trying it but it is something I love.

Thinking it is going to be a no no.....

I don't have any problems eating popcorn. I have it a few times per year....usually at a movie theater.

Thank you catfish87!!!

I'm almost 3 mths out and I tried alittle of it the other night...it didn't hurt or anything...but was worried about eating too much...so I stuck to having just a few pieces. hope you at least try it to see if you can handle it or not. I know i get very fearful of certain foods myself after reading these posts. so at least try it...then you'll have your own answer-that is once you are at that stage!!! best wishes to ya!!

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with popcorn. I am a long way from trying it but it is something I love.

Thinking it is going to be a no no.....

You won't know what you can/cannot tolerate until you try it. Don't presume anything especially if you are recently banded. Having said that, while treats are not off limits, they are just that...treats...meant to be eaten occasionally so you don't feel deprived.

When I go out to dinner, I always order dessert. I only eat one or two forkfuls but I get that 'something sweet' in and it satisfies.

I eat popcorn a couple of times a week, without issue. I love it, and it takes care of my intermittent need for "eatertainment"

I've had a handful of popcorn a couple of times since being banded and haven't expierenced any issues, but like others have said this is something you should "Treat" yourself with and not make it a regular occurance. It's one of those sliders so my recommendation would be to decide how much you're going to eat, measure it out and throw the rest away.

For the first couple years postOp, I couldn't stand the thought of popcorn. Eventually I was able to try a little with no problem.

Now I can eat a cup or 2, and do so every few months. While one of my preOp favorites, like many such 'sports food' I just really don't have the desire for it very often.

I have popcorn several times a week. It is my favorite filler for that hungry feeling that you know is mostly mental. I like the white kernals because they are only 20 calories a cup if it is air popped. I usually just have a little salt or salt substitute on it, but every now and then I'll go crazy and spray "I can't believe its not butter" on it.

I also enjoy popcorn when I need that munch-down kind of fix. I chew it to a pulp and like the nosiness of the whole thing. We use an air-popper and high-quality organic kernels. The movie theater popcorn just melts in the mouth without the satisfying crunch I'm seeking and it seems like too "white" of a food for me.

love your crazy Bandista...I use can't believe it's not butter spray too...so now we can be crazy together...LOLRH

Discussed pop corn at my support group this AM in Seattle. I have a problem with it. It is a binge food if I am not careful. I pop regular pop corn about 3 tablespoons in a brown lunch bag in the microwave for about 2.4 seconds and it is nice and soft and melts before I get it all chewed. Have to careful how many times a week I do this. Could do it 7 evenings per week while I watch METV, a channel that shows old TV and movies. That Perry Mason, what a guy!