I am not banded yet, but I am curious as to what foods you CANNOT tolerate or aren't allowed to eat. What about pasta? Can you eat foods like spaghetti, lasagna, pizza, etc?

Pasta and bread are pretty tricky. Some people have no issues with them, some people always have issues with them, and then there's people like me who can't really tell on any given day what is going to give them trouble... Also on the list is fibrous veggies like celery and asparagus, eggs (whites are usually ok, yolks can give me trouble), cold cereal (I can't eat it fast enough for it not to go soggy... I usually have one cup with my cereal and another with my milk and I just pour in a little cereal at a time).

If you plan to lose weight very fast, none of the high starch things you listed (pasta, etc) are good choices. They keep your carb count high, your calorie count high, and keep your blood sugar bouncing. It's much easier on you to detox yourself from starchy carbs - you won't have nearly as much problem with cravings if you will do that and you won't feel deprived like you do probably do now when you are on a 'diet.' You'll be surprised how easy it is with a band (after you get good restriction, of course)....I never would have believed I could live without those evil carbs but it has made all the difference.

As far what you just 'can't' eat (as in 'wont' go down and stay down')....it is different with different people. And it's different from day to day with many people.