Do any of you eat pizza or hot dogs now that you are back on a regular diet? If not, then how do you satisfy that craving without messing up your band?

pizza is a once in a while treat for me. It's not that I don't love eating it, it's a choice I've made. As good as a hot slice of pizza is, it's so much better to walk into a place like Old Navy and know that even though the clothes are too young for me, I can still try them on if I want to. Shopping these days is much better than eating. I will need a new fall/winter wardrobe as the clothes I wore last winter no longer fit and I can't wait to start buying stuff!

I eat the cheese off of a slice of pizza and give the bread to hubby to eat. It tastes the same. I also eat hot dogs all the time no bun. I just stay away from the bread products but go in for the cheese and meat whenever.

I am gluten intolerant so I eat the topping. Good idea to put it on salad

Pizza has always been one of my favorite foods. Since being banded, I just eat the pizza toppings and leave the crust. Honestly, the crust was always just a vehicle to get the toppings to my mouth anyway as I've never been crazy about crust so I'm perfectly happy with just eating the toppings. As for hot dogs, I rarely eat them but, when I do, I just eat the hot dog and chili with a fork and omit the bun.

I watch Pizza commercials on TV and have to ask...WHY?

How do yall even eat pizza. The bread gets stuck as well as cheese

I never was a pizza lover. Two of the dances I attend once a month serve pizza at 11:00. I get it and give it away or if I am hungry, I eat the toping

It took me 19 months to have pizza. Had one of those small microwave ones. Over 500 calories so ate it all day. Well, that's over thank God!

I eat pizza 2 - 3 times a month, usually when I'm out with friends. Before WLS I would eat 2/3 of the entire pie, but now I eat at most 2 slices. To eat pizza, I have to take my time to really chew so nothing gets stuck in my tiny stoma. But, I can eat all kinds of pizza (pepperoni, veggi, meat lovers, etc.)

For hot dogs, again, I have to take my time to really chew so nothing gets stuck in my tiny stoma.

How long did you guys wait to 'treat' yourself to a slice of pizza or glass of wine after band placement?

I have yet to have the bread on s piece of pizza. I was banded in January. It literally takes me two hours of very small bites and intervals to chew a piece of whole grain toast. Instead I eat the cheese and toppings off the pizza and leave the bread. I think I was about five months out when I did this. Everybody responds differently to things though but the toppings taste just like the pizza minus the processed flour and carbs. Wine I had sooner. I don't drink much but never do I feel guilty when I do. We aren't supposed to stop living just modify our lifestyle to healthier choices!

My recovery from surgery was very fast, so I think it might have been only a month after surgery when I had pizza. I'm not much of a wine drinker, but I think I was drinking beer at about the same time.

I should emphasize the difference in the quantities of pizza I consumed before and after surgery: before surgery I would eat 3/4 of a large pizza, after surgery I only can handle about 2 slices.

I'm still enjoying the same amount of beer :-)

I don't eat pizza (crust and melted cheese would never get through my band). But if I am wanting a pizzalike experience, I can make something similar with a cauliflower crust, pizza sauce, sauteed zuchini, olive slices and some parmesan cheese on top. One slice is my meal, and I bring and reheat the leftover slices for lunch during the week. (Heats up well in the microwave).

At first I could eat because I didn't have any fluid in my band but it wasn't right away after surgery it was like a month after, then I got my first fill & found out really quick that my band does not like anything starchy, I even tried to eat a sandwich thinking it would be a healthy option, but NOPE & in the summer I wanted a slurpee so bad & I don't even think of those any more because I drank a small one WITHOUT a straw & it felt like I had a rollercoaster in my body , so I no longer & haven't had that stuff, I can take the toppings off the pizza but I rarely do that, because that is like having a treat & I can only do a little & I have to eat that REALLY slow& take REALLY small bites & chew well.

Wow I was banded in March and I can't remember the last time I ate pizza. I think I tried it after banding but I don't remember. I used to wipe out half or more of a thin crust party size pizza by myself, or two giant pieces of Chicago stuffed pizza without blinking an eye. At LEAST once every two weeks. I needed the volume. Apparently that was the draw because I don't crave it or even desire to try it now. I vaguely remember tasting pizza in Italy back in May, but that might have been the only time.