Salads Anyone?

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I will be banded in 4 weeks. Are most of you able to eat salads and raw veggies, if chewed well? How many weeks post op should I wait before a salad could be attempted? Or are raw veggies and salads contraindicated?

I would hate to give up salads................

I understand some people have no problem with salad and some people can't do salad at all. I've been banded for almost 9 weeks and haven't tried it yet.

Good luck.

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DonnaB

Banded March 7, 2006
Dr. Roberto Rumbaut, Monterrey, Mexico
282/212/150 (-70)
5' 9"



Never explain yourself.

Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it.

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My dietician did bring that up and only said be sure to chew well once I introduced that into diet. I have eaten salad and have tolerated it well.

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Lety
Banded 3/07/2006
Dr.R.Rumbaut, Monterrey, MX
247/234/149/147
4/24/06 1st fill 1.6cc
6/18/06 2nd fill .5cc
7/17/06 3rd fill .3cc
8/16/06 4th fill .5cc
9/13/06 5th fill .5cc
11/6/06 6th fill .6cc
03/2/07 7th fill (saline removed, replaced with omnipack 3.00cc)
3/5/07 8th 1.1cc (due to insufficient rest)

I too would die if I could not have my salads. I love them. And I make so many types of salad. It is one of my hobbies to find new salads to make and put my own twist on it. If I could not eat baby spinach or lettuce after being banded i would just go into a deep depression. LOL

Just avoid stringy stuff. Things like celery (but you can remove the strings on that), asparagus (maybe chopped into tiny pieces??), etc. It just doesn't chew down well enough if it's stringy.

I love me some chopped salad!

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165 (the weight I remember most form jr. high)
140 (FINAL GOAL)

I had a salad yesterday (nearly 6 weeks post-op) and did fine but I'm wondering if that will change after a first fill.

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Elisabeth :)

Highest Wt 440 lbs, Banded on 3/30/06 (351 lbs)
Dr. Geiss, NY
5/25/06 1st (1.5 cc in an 11 cm VG Inamed Band)
6/21/06 2nd, (2.5 cc) 7/20/06 3rd, (2.0 cc)
9/07/06 4th, (0.3 cc) 10/18/06 5th, (0.3 cc)
12/7/06 6th, (0.5 cc) 1/4/07 7th, (1 cc)
2/13/07 8th (0.2 cc) 3/26/07 9th (0.3 cc)
5/7/07 10th (0.25 cc - total of 8.85 cc)

I find salad one of the easier foods to eat, not that I have major trouble with anything. But I dont need to be careful at all with it.

Salad and fruit - if those didnt go down, I would consider myself too tight.

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Jacqui