I thought after lap band surgery there was ABSOLUTELY NO bread allowed? Just not white bread? So wheat and whole grain is allowed??? Any info will help

Hi there, not sure if you are on a particular protocol -- does Dr. Simpson have his patients follow a post-op diet? Regarding bread, I don't eat it because it is carbohydrate and I'm looking for Protein -- and also because bread can get gummy there is more potential for it to get stuck. I also don't eat rice or Pasta. Very occasionally I have a tiny bit of gluten-free pasta but that is rare and I am very careful. These are things I would have thought I'd miss but actually I don't miss them at all. After getting banded, tastes often change. Best wishes to you!

I've found that breads in general get stuck. It's *not* a happy feeling. Since I want to avoid that, I've stopped eating bread. I do, however, add ground flax and chia seeds to my breakfast protein shakes so that I can still get my fiber in.

I believe most doctors prefer we not consume processed flours as a daily routine but most should be OK with an occasional sandwich or piece of toast? My nut advised having half a bagel with some cream cheese on it.

The band life shouldn't mean we can't eat certain foods, it just means we should make better decisions. I can eat anything but I choose to eat breads maybe 1-2 times a week and I limit this to Oroweat flatbreads for the most part. Occasionally I'll have a tortilla but again, not every day.

The idea is to eat less food and eat healthier food than we did before. You'll lose slower this way but for many of us it's a compromise I have to make to avoid binging on other less healthy foods.

So, in my opinion, there are not banned foods, not even white bread or flour tortillas. Your doctor may have different ideas on this but as long as you lose weight, no one will care.imo

Question: does anyone eat barley and if so how does it go down? I haven't tried I am too afraid and I am ten months out and 50 down. I want some beef barley soup but don't want any stuck episodes. Thanks on advance for the info!

I'm 2 months post op I have lost 10lbs but I still get very hungry going for my second fill October 23rd wish me luck

Question: does anyone eat barley and if so how does it go down? I haven't tried I am too afraid and I am ten months out and 50 down. I want some beef barley soup but don't want any stuck episodes. Thanks on advance for the info!

I've been eating Progresso Beef Barley soup for over 2 years and it's never caused a stuck episode. In fact, most all foods that are surrounded by some kind of sauce, gravy or salsa rarely ever causes a problem.

Thanks for replying! I had some soup for lunch today but ate the barley sparingly to be safe and so far so good.

Thanks for replying! I had some soup for lunch today but ate the barley sparingly to be safe and so far so good.

I'm sure some people don't care for the texture of barley, but I love it's chewy goodness.

My band does not lie rods I try every once in a while I will take a tiny bite of some kind of starchy food but if it feels like it doesn't want to stay down so I don't eat any more and wheat bread has to be real toasted for me to even try, so I usually don't eat it, don't get e wrong I miss my sandwiches, tortillas , since I was a meat and potato's girl but since being banded there are jut some foods that my band says no way.

I don't eat bread. I don't even know if I could. But I know that if I figured out I could eat bread, I'd eat it, so I don't eat bread, and tell myself (and anyone who asks why I don't eat a sandwich, pizza, toast, Pasta dish, rice on the side, etc.) that with my band, I can't eat it. Which, while physically is perhaps untrue, mentally it is true.

Better never to start then to have wean myself off again.

There is no rule that says you can or cannot eat certain things like breads.....it is between you and your band.

You have to learn to listen to your band. (actually Dr.;s do have rules, but that's another story you'll learn with experience)

I cannot eat breads...not because I was told not to, but because it is too risky to do so. In the bread/flour family you can add pizza, donuts, cakes/cookies....not to mention rice...

Other people with the band can eat these items everyday with no problems

Some people need to crush their meds/pills..I do not.

Some people cannot drink carbonated beverages...I can

Some people have no problems with red meats...I gave it up over 3 years ago.

Some people can drink Water with meals...I cannot, (and better not) sometimes up to 1/2 hr afterwards.

The differences between what people can and cannot do is vast...bottom line...are you happy and successful with your weight loss? That's all that matters.....

I don't eat bread anymore and I really don't miss it. Pasta and rice too. I can get them down, but I'd prefer not to get stuck, and that healthy fear keeps me away from them.

I really can't wait to experience the stuck feeling so I will stop eating things I shouldn't eat don't judge me please I'm fat because I love eating I just have to learn but it's not an easy process...

I really can't wait to experience the stuck feeling so I will stop eating things I shouldn't eat don't judge me please I'm fat because I love eating I just have to learn but it's not an easy process...

Getting stuck is no fun but it's a time to Celebrate the fact that your band is working.imo

I'm one of those that can eat pretty much anything I want to eat. However, I haven't tried bread in MONTHS. I ate it toasted, on occasion, during the first few months after being banded. And then my surgeon told me to stop eating breads, crackers, etc. He did tell me at that time that I would be able to eat those things once I reached my goal. And he recently ok'd me to start adding some crackers and the occasional piece of toast back into my diet. I can eat crackers fine but I have yet to try the bread. My surgeon doesn't allow any of that stuff when you're trying to lose weight but says it's ok in moderation IF you can tolerate once you meet your goal.