doc told me no bread or rice. now i'm past the point of not being able to eat bread or rice. the question is: has anyone had a problem with eating a hamburger? i know i couldn't eat the whole thing, but would the bun be a problem??

It's really up to you... maybe you'll be able to, maybe not. I don't bother ordering 'em in restaurants anymore, cause I can't eat much of them, and they're no good to take home for leftovers. But at home I make them some times, and it doesn't matter if I have to throw out half.

I have found that I can't eat a hamburger with the bun. It's too bulky no matter how small of a bite I take or how much I chew it still gets stuck and hurts. I don't have a problem with the meat by itself though. I try not to eat stuff like that very often. I also CANNOT eat french fries at all, not even one! And I love fries! I have tried more than a few times to have them but it's not worth the uncomfortable feeling that accompanies them.

yeah...i agree with the fries comment. i ate 1/4 of one last night and got owned by it. i ate 3 small bites of my black bean burger before i realized that the fry blocked me....i had to burp it up.

i'm only 3 weeks out and sometimes it takes a while to learn what will work and what won't.

i'm getting better at it.

yeah...i agree with the fries comment. i ate 1/4 of one last night and got owned by it.

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I am NOT laughing AT you but THAT was a hoot! "owned by it" never heard it put that was but I sure as heck understood it! :biggrin2:

I no longer even try to eat bread. I could up til my thrid fill but no more. It just doesn't work for me any more.

Each person is different, and each day is different. Some days I can eat a little bread and other days I can't take one bite. It's just a matter of trying it and see if you can or can't. Just because you can't eat something this week doesn't mean you can't next week. Don't be afraid to experiment with different foods but make sure you chew everything really well.

I like that, well put . Up until my third fill I could eat bread, not anymore.

In my early days before I had much fill, I could eat part of a burger. The bun wasn't a problem for me. Mostly what I found is that burgers at places like McDonalds are pretty gross when you have to chew them so much. A home-grilled burger or one at a nice burger place like Red Robin is better, but these days I just go for a few bites of the meat.

Like someone else said, I rarely order a burger anymore because they don't make good leftovers and it's a waste to only be able to eat a couple bites. I just have a bite of DH's if I really want it, and order something more band friendly - or at least leftover-friendly.

I agree that whle a hamburger once in a while is nice it takes me a good hour to eat a medium size hamburger. Nothing worse than a cold hamburger.

I did know someone who would put a cheeseburger and milk in a blender but I could never bring myself to try it.

sometimes I can, sometimes I can't. My band is funny like that ...some foods are a always yes.....some are a damn new always NO......and some like hamburgers are occasional.....If it is an occasional day i can usually eat about a 1/4 of the burger....and then strangely out of the blue like every 3 months I will be able to eat the whole thing - and these are real burgers. Mind you it takes me an hour, but I enjoy every cholesterol full bite. It is a rare treat...i NEVER have fries though

I ate a cheeseburger at a picnic that I went to because there was nothing else that I wanted. It took forever for me to eat it and it was not really worth the work. I had been craving one and one was enough. I do longer have the desire for another one. If you are going to eat one with the bread I would recommend toasting the bun first.

I had my first hamburger from McDonalds 1 week post op. Never will I do that again!

A few months later I had one at home. Not going to do that anymore, either.

Recently I tried WhiteCastle burgers...you know how they are so small.

Nope!

Don't know what it is...but I slime up burgers.

I eat bread, rice, pasta, and occasionally a burger with bun and fries. Never got any problem of being stuck or something like that (had 9 fills already). Of course I try avoinding all of those as much as possible, but occasionaly they won't harm me. I guess everyone is different and somedays we feel more restricted than others.

niki

I can do burgers. I can't do those huge buns though. They get stuck, so I take off the bun, and lo and behold it seems it's the meat I really enjoy anyway!

I can eat a burger, ONLY if I remove the top bun and any excess bread.

Now Fries I can still eat...but not tator tots. lol fickle band isnt she.