I haven't had a piece of bread in 2 months (since my pre-op diet), and I was craving some. I was out to Breakfast, and ordered some eggs, and a fluffy, warm biscuit came with my breakfast. Hmmmm..I wonder if I could try a few bites? I've been so good with my eating.

I took a little bit of margarine, spread it on the hot biscuit, and slowly took a bite. Yay..no problem. Took 2 - 3 more bites..still OK. Took a 4th bite...OH NO! Massive tightening in the chest! I felt like a just swallowed a lead ball, and it was in my chest and swelling. I waited a few minutes, and it just wasn't moving through. I took a few sips of Water, and I think that made it worse. I then got the loudest, most painful case of hiccups EVER! I had to ask for a take-out box for my breakfast, quickly pay, and rush to my car. The hiccups lasted 10 minutes, and must have helped the bread go through, b/c 15 minutes later or so, I was feeling much better.

Guess I won't be trying any kind of bread again in the near future! Ouch!:drool:

bread is what I miss the most ...i had similar incident and I no longer try more than two bites...it mostly satisfys the craving but with out the intense chest pain. lol

I can with care, and I do, daily! Bread and heavy grains (wholemeal Pasta, brown rice etc) are for me the best foods to make my band work like it should. They are the foods that fill me quickly and sit for a long time, keeping me satisfied. Protein foods dont really work like that to me. If I ate half a chicken breast for lunch, I'd be looking for more food within the hour.

So I base my diet on wholegrains with a slightly lesser emphasis on protein. It gives me lots of energy to run.

I really puzzle over this. So many people say bread is what made them fat and I cant argue with that, so many people lose better on lower carb diets. What is it about my body that enables me to eat a carb based diet and still lose and maintain? I wonder does it have anything to do with the fact that I never got morbidly obese, I had to work quite hard to get to a BMI of 35 and it took a lot of years, lol, (dirty job but someone has to do it right?) and never exhibited any of those symptoms of Syndrome X - like high cholesterol, weight around the middle, menstrual disorders etc?

Edited March 28, 200818 yr by Jachut

I thought that I was able to eat anything until I had my second fill. I ate a piece of a hamburger bun and it got stuck. I drank water since I was out and that was the only thing that I had and it made it worse. I began to slime (my first time) and my chest hurt for hours after. It was horrible!!