So.. I have a few personal friends that I talk to on a regular basis who've had the lap band done. After speaking with them about what are things they can or can't eat they each said totally different things. For instance, one person said she could eat rice and the other person said there was no way in heck she could eat anything with rice. One eats bread and the other cannot eat bread. One drinks cokes (she shakes them up to get rid of the carbonation as much as possible) and the other one says it didn't work for her.

I'm curious, what are the things you can absolutely not eat. And, I'm not talking about what your doctor told you to not eat, because my friends doctor told her to not eat bread and she eats it and is fine and has lost over 100 pounds so far...

So, what is your individual no no list.. Even if you see that somebody else has posted it, please post it.

Also, I did a search for a thread like this and couldn't find one, so I apologize if there is an older thread similiar and my "search" abilities suck. Please still post your answers below.

Thanks!!

i agree this is a great thread. I saw a couple people mention that they had trouble with grits..... my doc says i can have oatmeal....which i just never had a taste for....but i could handle grits.....im wondering if anyone had good results with grits.....i know they would have to be prepared very thin....

I just got back from the little store that sells a ton of high protein shakes/soups/jellos/drinks, etc... I came home with a bunch of stuff to try. It's a shame they don't sell "sample" packs or something. I did get a variety box that has a pudding, shake, juice drink, and 2 soups in it. So, that's good. I'm very excited. I also went by my surgeon's office and paid my program fee and got my book for class before my surgery. I'm going to read it this weekend!

Wow, this is a great list so far. And I know what you mean about the tortilla's.. ooh man, that sucks! I like Pita bread.... I would die if I couldn't have pita bread, but, I'd have to get over it..

Cottage cheese?? wow, wouldn't expect that one...

And tuna? I figured most tuna is already pretty shredded... totally sucks...

I have pita bread from the arabic stores all the time... I eat about a half piece of a small one and have no trouble, but they are much thinner than the ones from the regular grocery stores. (They have a lot of stores in Richardson). Tuna makes me barf, donuts, french fries, soft breads. I can eat crunchy tacos, but flour tortillas are a no-go. I pretty much have to do liquid breakfasts because if I eat solids too early I throw up. I'm probably going down to Mexico for a slight unfill next weekend though.... maybe I'm too tight.

My list of no-no's includes spaghetti noodles(other shapes are ok), any kind of potato except mashed or baked, (like frenchfries, chips, hashbrowns), buns for a hamburger or sandwich, and scrambled eggs. You wouldn't think french fries would be troublesome, but I slime every time I eat one. Just one!!

Scrambled eggs seem to give a lot of people trouble. I don't get why. I do have to eat them slowly and eat very tiny bites of them but I don't pb on them. I am not a fan of eggs but don't know what else to order when people want to go to breakfast. Not many people know I am banded, so luckily, breakfast is not one of those meals I eat out very often, unlike lunch or dinner.

do you think that if you eat beans they swell afterwards? I ate baked beans about 1/2 cup at lunch and the rest of the day anything I ate or drank seemed to come back up

Kim

I don't have trouble with beans if I eat them slowly. I have always had eggbeaters for breakfast, but no more. I now have Kashi cereal with as little milk as I can. About a 1/2 cup cereal and a small cup of peaches, no sugar added.

jazie

This is such an interesting post!! Strangely, I can eat ANYTHING except cereal and scrambled eggs. Go figure!

These are some of my no-no's:

1.bacon

2.some lunchmeat

3.lettuce

4.some pasta

5.untoasted bread/bagel's

6.once a blueberry muffin almost killed me! LOL!

Mine also change daily & with my fill's,I know it;s time for a fill when I start having "to much fun" with my eating!!

Edited March 8, 200917 yr by lacasst

dry, tough, chewy or overcooked meat. It KILLS me. If it's tender or has a sauce, I'm fine. Doughy white bread. Yuck. If it's toasted or whole grain I'm fine. Every once in a while I have a problem with strawberries.... wierd I know...carbonation of any kind..... I had three sips of champagne on New Years Eve and thought I was going to die. Never again. I burped like a fog horn for three hours. I've been able to eat popcorn up until this past weekend. I guess I ate to much coz it swelled up in my pouch and hurt like hell. Not worth the pain. So far that's it. If I take my time and limit the amount, I can usually eat just about anything.

Lets see, since my third fill...

rice

bread

french fries

lettuce

pretzel bites..oh the pain

spaghetti

Im crying just writing this list.All my favorites oh well its worth it!

Anything SPICY!! I use to eat raw Thai pepper whole w/ every meal. I do miss spicy food. One bite and my band tighten right away and I'm in pain for the rest of the day. I can no longer eat rice (i'm asian!) or bread of any kind but I can eat any type of cakes and chips made.

A soft taco made me puke, but I think I was eating to fast and falling into old habits of eating fast and a lot when I was stressed. Because I have eaten one from the same place before and after, I think it was a chewing thing. Carrots and grapes hurt me. A very small amount of chocolate satisfies me now. Glad to know about tuna, was going to bring some to keep at work.

I don’t know what slimming and PB are would some one please enlighten me.