Hey Ladies:

Since I have not been banded yet, I am interested to know if there are any foods that people are struggling with? :wub:

I have seen in other forums, people asking about eating pizza, not being able to eat scranbled eggs, but they can eat deviled eggs(which I would think those would be to fatten) and drinking alcohol (luckily I don't drink).

Can you eat salads? or do they fill you up too fast? I have given up carbonated beverages already. What Proteins can you eat?

Well everyone is different so I would at least try a very small bite of something and chew it well and wait a few minutes to see if it agrees. Personally I haven't had any trouble with foods, but I am careful not to eat white bread because it swells in your stomach and fills the pouch. Salads are good, with fat free dressing of course and lush greens, you just have to chew well as with any other food. But I would have grilled chicken with the salad as a source of Protein. Good protein sources are extra lean beef, turkey, fish, and chicken. Make sure it's grilled or baked for best nutrition, low sodium, and 4-6oz portion. My nutritionist says the ideal portion is the size of a deck of cards. But it might take a few fills before that is satisfying!

It was hard for me to give up my Coke, but I gave it up 1 week before I started my 2week pre-op diet and I can honestly say now I don't miss them except my memories of them. I did have caffeine headaches for a few days, but that went away fast. Also it's hard not to, but you should only take a few sips of a beverage while you eat if at all. The liquid could flush the food from your upper stomach which will make you hungry faster. That's the hardest for me.

LaMonica:

Thanks again for the information. I'll store it for my later use. What about tea and coffee? :thumbdown:

As previously stated I think every doc is different. My Doc has me on Mushies for 2 weeks and I think (going on old timers memory) I will be doing just protien for awhile after that no veggies. Which is cool with me I'm a big meat eater. The coffee tea thing...after surgery they brought in some decaf tea with my delicious meal. so I would say for my Doc decaf tea is cool but coffee they wanted me to wait a couple of weeks even then decaf only.