It's been 4 and 1/2 monthes since I was banded. This is what I think I have figured out about me::thumbup: Because I have pudding or a yogurt for breakfast, lunch usually doesn't work very well for me because of 1. I don't feel that I have the time to leisurly eat for longer than 30 minutes(Break is 30 min.)I think I am rushing and not chewing enough or taking small enough bites, and/or 2. Because it is the first chewing meal of the day, my stoma is not ready to except food. Some days I can eat with no problems while others there's a problem. If I get too full, I slime, like big time. Were talking saliva flooding the mouth and having to spit 8+ times for the next 30 min-1 hour. It sucks!! Throwing up is a rarity, but it does happen. Ususally it's over seemingly mudane things. Sometimes if it's too fatty or fried it's a problem. Example I had 1 fried chicken leg, and then proceeded to feel miserable and in pain and threw it up in the kitchen sink. The next day had a piece of cold chicken, pulled the fried and the skin off and it was fine.( I make it point to have the same thing that made me sick again to help determine if it was my habits when consumed or just something I cant eat anymore.) Hamburger that I could eat right after my surgery, now I have a problem with, although I can eat steak with no problem. It's quirky. My work had Fazoli's come in to set up a sellable lunch for us, I got spaghetti and meat sauce, 2 bites in nope, not happining. Felt like it was stuck in my throat. But the day before I had a chili cheese dog and not a problem(couldn't eat it all-for those that are wondering) I guess it's just figuring out what works for you, not everybody is going to be the same. I hope this helps some of you out there with the same kinda problems that I have and I feel better because I got to vent. Have a good weekend eveybody, Susan:thumbup:

you'll learn things you can't have in time. It's smart to try it again, I think. For me I can't really do any more than 2 or 3 small bites of bread or pasta. I can't eat carrots or steak, but other than that, everything is fair game! I used to have a 30 minute lunch too and found it difficult to eat during it. I would eat a tuna kit and I found that it went down just fine. Not only that, but it didn't take extra time to get from the fridge and heat up because I keep it in my desk and it's served cold. That way I had a FULL 30 minutes. Now I have a longer lunch, which is good, but I generally find I eat in about 30-40 minutes.

I tend to eat the same things over and over. Just about every day for lunch I have teriyaki chicken from Trader Joe's. (It's frozen and I let the chicken marinate, and nuke for like a minute.) I haven't had problems eating it at all. I also like having chicken or tuna salad w/ pita chips.

I have just started to have coffee and some crystal light or something for breakfast (separately) and then I have a snack around 10:00, like, a piece of fruit. I eat lunch at 12:30 and it's fine. I have an hour though. Maybe you should have a smaller lunch and a breakfast w/ more Protein like cottage cheese. When I eat breakfast, I never eat a breakfast type food! I always have chicken or tuna salad, or sometimes turkey meatballs. It has to be soft. 30 minutes should be enough time to eat lunch, even if you chew, chew, chew. In fact, longer than that isn't good.