:hungry:I had a question - I wanted to see what types of foods bother all the different people out there...Please send a quick reply and let me know what foods bother you. I think this will help others in preventing the same experiences.

Thanks in advance!

The one thing I've had a problem with is Burger. I had it in Chili. I didn't PB I just had indigestion. I eat lost of chicken and fish...and I won't even go near any type of bread out of fear! I have experienced the "golf ball" sensation in my throat a few times, but stop eating at that point and usually walk.

Hi !

Thank you Sue11 for responding. I was wondering your "mocha" drink is it homemade or do you purchase it?

I am excited about going through with this procedure, but I am concerned how I am going to handle the desire to want food I can't or should not have. I am trying to "renew" my mind to want to eat healthy and exercise. I have all the reasons to want to change, it is my brain I am fighting with.:car:

new2tch

new2tch...

It's always a mind battle, but if you remove the tummy hunger from the battle it's so much easier to fight the head hunger. Jump in with both feet and make the decision it's going to work!

The Mocha drink I use is Champion Nutrition (I get it on ebay) and it's really easy & quick in the AM. I like to add sugar free syrups (favorites are English Toffee & Ameretto) to my drinks for a little variety.

I have to say that I can't drink anything cold either. People always look at me strangely when I am in a restaurant and I ask for water with no ice. In the morning, when I take all my medicines, I take it with hot water.

I've heard that many banders have to start with warm liquids in the AM, you wake up tight & loosen later in the day.

I've also heard many say ice water makes their stomach spasm and tighten down, I prefer room temp or slightly cool water too, not big on the ice.

OMG! Nearly everything gets stuck and gives me pain. I can't eat any solids in the morning at all. The worst offenders are as follows

any bread, dough, anything made with flour really sux for me

chicken breast

pork chops

steak ( except for an expensive cut like a filet)

mashed potatoes(even with gravy)

boiled eggs. The whites are the worst.

Hamburg (even the tiniest well chewed bite)

Pasta usually gets stuck, but sometimes works for me if cooked to mush, but then why bother when it's that mushy eewwwwee!

sushi rice sux, I'm in agony until I finally get it up (YUCK)!

As you can see, the holidays are pretty much of nothing for me.

Things that I can eat

the chickens dark meat

spare ribs if not dry

Soups

crackers

yogurt

lowfat tortilla chips with salsa

steamed rice

almost all veggies if cooked

crunchy things go down good most of the time

no sugar added fudge pops 45 calories, and a great treat when i'm craving chocolate.

Homemade baked hotwings

sausage(although I hardly ever eat it because it is fattening)

kielbasa(same as sausage though)

cooked cabbage

I don't know, I don't have a wide range of solids that I can eat, so I still drink my Protein shakes everyday and take my Calcium chews and Vitamins to make sure I'm getting what I need.

It seems that I'm a sucker for punishment though, because every now and again I try to eat the repeat offenders, and am always wishing I hadn't. When will I ever learn? I'm getting a little better though, I wait at least a month before I try it again LOL!

Well there you have it folks, the long list of delicious foods I have to plan my meals with (NOT)! lol

It sounds like you might be a little bit too tight. If you lose a little bit more weight, you will lose fat around your stomach and you should loosen up a little bit. There were foods I couldn't eat right after a fill for a few weeks, that I can eat fine now. We need our meat!

i cant eat steak or hamburg. i cant eat bread or crackers, no pizza. (good thing since it is my favorite) , i cant eat eggs.

Man, oh man, you guys are reallly scaring me into this....

What happens if these foods get stuck ?

Rose

It's been five weeks since surgery and I was wondering what I was looking forward to being able to eat besides soup/broth. After reading what everyone said gets stuck, I don't think there is anything I can eat. Are you ever able to pick up a sandwich at the deli and eat it. Or will I be eating soup forever?

All types of bread, rice, mashed potatoes, and anything with a skin like tomatoes, grapes such as that!

I cannot eat any kind of meat or fish which is suppose to be or source of protein. I have even had mashed potatoes come back up.

everything here. I have a pretty good restriction. I don't even want to eat anymore

All bread, rice, ice cream, ice, chicken breast, pasta except pasta with lots of alfredo sauce(bad!), fruit, scrambled eggs, soda, sushi(so sad), corn!

my favorite... broccoli... am I a freak or what???

No matter what I do with chicken, it sticks. I love chicken and miss it so much.

Fran