Mexican Food

dbrar88 · 09-04-2007, 09:04 AM

Coming from Texas, most of our meals consist of mexican food. For those of you who have already had a fill, etc, what type of mexican food can you eat now.

I am scheduled for my first fill on the 14th, and so far I have managed to eat one cheese enchilada and I am full ( compared to before where I could eat a whole plate of fajitas ).

Just wondering what you can still eat --mexican food wise, as it is one of our main meals here in our household!

Tinkerbell77 · 09-04-2007, 11:24 PM

Well I have a hard time eating tortillas but if they are soft and mushy covered in a sauce I can get it down with small bites and lots of chewing. I can eat the fajitas in chicken if it is moist. I can get chips down like nachos, but not the best choice with all the cheese and sour cream. A lot of mexican places have other grilled chicken dishes besides fajitas, try to stick with those. I will be having my third fill in a week and a half and I am hoping to start feeling some restricition! I am getting fuller quicker, just not to my "sweet spot" yet. Good luck.

TerriBarri · 09-08-2007, 12:22 PM

Hi,

Im from Texas as well. North Houston to be a little more exact. I was banded in June and had mexican food for the first time last week. I had 2 tacos, a few chips, a couple bites of beans, no rice and 2 beers. The beer was first of course and sipped very slowly. Way less then before the band. It felt so good to eat and I did not feel bad about it either. Because I normally drink slimfast carb control, and salads with lean protein. :)

Denise · 09-08-2007, 12:50 PM

I am from Texas too..and as you know it is one of the major food groups ha ha in Texas!! I have been banded 6 months today and have Mexican Food probably twice a week. You will find that one enchilada will do you--but stay away from the rice. Also, gaucamole is awesome..and chips are no problem--but try to limit them--they go down REALLY easily even when I was at 2.6 in a 4 cc band.

Denise

Kaelin's G-Ma · 09-08-2007, 01:02 PM

I was wondering the same thing I go for my first fill on the 17th of September. My problem is I'm addicted to homemade chicken Taco salad, minus SC I use a little FF ranch.

isabelle290 · 09-13-2007, 11:11 PM

I am from Texas, too. I have honestly found Mexican food to be the easiest to eat. Even though I have lots of restriction right now, I can still each chips and green sauce, as long as I take small bites. I just order a cup of torilla soup instead of a meal. I can eat nachos pretty easily, too. I love Mexican food, and I am so happy it is easy to eat!

MistyDTX · 09-14-2007, 12:44 AM

I'm also a Texan and I am so happy to hear that most can eat Mexican food! I swear I would shrivel up and die if I couldn't! (OK, not really but I'd want to!) I know rice will be out for me, and straight tortillas. Does it make a difference if they are corn or flour? I would think corn might go down easier? Or is that just wishful thinking?

I am sure that once I am up to eating a regular meal the first one will be Mexican!

mandi78 · 09-14-2007, 10:11 AM

WOOHOO.....glad to hear mexican food is not out of my life for good. Just for about 2-3 months it sounds like. I live in Texas too and it is definitely one of my main food groups. LOL

Tinkerbell77 · 09-15-2007, 02:28 PM

I was actually able to eat Mexican food soon after I went back on to "normal" food. I jsut had to be carefula s to waht I ate. I did have a burrito at a mexican restaurant and can have tacos as the shell is like a chip and crunches up really small and goes down fine. I was able to eat lettuce until my second fill that is when it became a no no for me. I couldn't live without mexican food. It is my absolute favorite, it is just about making differnet choices. Now I can't sit there and eat tortillas, but I can have a few chips and salsa. It is really about trying a little bite of something waiting a few minutes and seeing how it goes down. It is a whole learning process. Good luck!