What were your eating habbits like before braces....

[Huggypillow]

I can actually thank my Ortho for helping me ditch the junk.

Before i got braces i had a very balanced intake of meat, vegies, fruits and dairy. I also did not discriminate against sugar.

I have theeeee biggest sweet tooth known to man, i actually consider myself to be an expert on all things chocolate.
Being a shift worker is not the easiest even at the best of times constantly snacking the entire time.

since having braces i have given up chips/crisps, lollies, ice cream, fast foods, soft drinks and i could keep going.

Now i may have softdrink 1-2 times a week, chocolate rarely quite frankly everything else is just too darn hard to chew and not friendly to braces.

I mean what about soggy fires is appealing.

So i have to live by the new menu of Squash, suck and swallow

I hope in the next coming days give up soup, eggs,oats and air which is all i have been able to eat for 3 days, and to add fuel to the fire my darling husband won a meat tray. i see it in the fridge but I cant have steak ( unless it's through a straw), he comforted me and said but I could eat the eggs

So how has braces bettered you health and diet?

[ashesgap]

Fillet mignion and tenderloin are very soft and easy to eat when cooked right. That's if you're wanting meat. Like you I've given up junk food, although I'll be buying my self a five pound bag of Haribo Twin Cherries for a debanding present, because I miss those so bad.

[bashiera]

I was a HUGE taffy/caramel/chocolate caramel person along with whole crispy fruits. I can barely chew noodles now, but it's getting better. Going out to eat tonight, hopefully things go well. But I miss caramels sooo much!

[klobird]

Well, there's one in every crowd. My eating habits were really good before being braced. I was at my lowest weight in years. When I got braced, I guess I just panicked and got every soft thing I could think of, regardless of whether or not it was healthy food... I never ate ice cream, puddings, cakes, etc before braces......hmmmmmm......yummmmmm........

So, since being braced I have gained about 10 pounds. I am just having to teach myself to settle down, and eat normally.
And I think I will get it back to normal pretty soon. I'm pretty tired of eating so much junk food--I actually really like my veggies!

[LoveOrtho]

Just like klobird, I had a VERY healthy diet before I got braces. But I ate gum like there was no tomorrow, and I had told myself that I wouldn't eat a single piece of gum with my braces on... And it's been 22 months, 3 weeks, and 6 days so I'm pretty proud of myself! After I get debraced, I think I'll go buy 10 packs of bubblegum as a reward.
In addition to that, all of my friends are just so nice and they offer me gum all the time. I just give them an evil look.

LoveOrtho

[Huggypillow]

i soo agree with everyone here, i love my meat and vegies I do miss eating them raw espically at the moment.

I loved jerky and miss it dearly, i am already planning my first meal of meat even though it's a year away, but nothing like forward planning.

i graduated to chunky soup today, very exciting.