Hello,

I haven't been on this forum for some time. I was banded just under 5 years ago. I have lost about 85Lbs and have taken on exercise like a mad man. Currently, I am training for my first marathon and tomorrow (9/1/14) I am running my first half marathon. I do have some difficulties with food however. I have not seen my surgeon for about a 18 months (and I know I need to go see him). Most the time over the last 3 years it was adding or subtracting 1cc in my band on variables. I have had more food intolerances than anyone I have seen and usually think of it as a blessing rather than a curse (if I was able to eat anything in any amount....I would eat anything in any amount.) In the past I have been adjusted down in order to get enough Protein in (had a problem eating any animal protein for a while.) On of my most common issues of the last 5 years has been getting vegetables in. While this was an issue before, it is more important than ever with my marathon training. My carb needs are LARGE but, I can only eat EXTREMELY limited amounts of vegetables and even then I have issues. I am considering baby food or just steaming vegetables until they look inedible. Before I go to extremes, I wanted to hear from others that may have had these issues.

Input is appreciated

Thanks

ERic

Congratulations n your half marathon. That is amazing. Have you tried wheat grass juice or perhaps making sauce out of puréed veggies. I use puréed soups to cook my chicken n a crockpot it adds flavour and acts like food lube.

Why can't you eat vegetables? It's only supposed to be about 1/3 of your food intake and amounts to about 15% of your calorie intake. Are you wanting to consume vegetables or high carb roots like potatoes, carrots, rice?