What started out as pure eagerness and blinded love has turned into pure love/hate. The braces have taken a lot of fun out eating in general, but then I took my niece out to lunch and the hate cometh!
She wanted chips and queso dip. I tried to get her to consider other appetizers but she wanted it. The chips came thin, salted, and crispy. I thought I could eat them since they were so thin. There they were in a bowl looking at me. So I tried to eat one by breaking it into little pieces. It was getting the job done but then it started to cause some pain. I started getting frustrated and just quit all together. I mean, who eats a chip by breaking it into small pieces? Sometimes I feel like a toddler trying to eat.
Then came her burger. I was so jealous. Everyone says I can eat those things but tearing food into small pieces and placing it in the back of my mouth (the pain free zone) is just not the same. I haven't been able to use my front teeth to bite down on anything because they are too painful. That's where most of the crowding is. So I had to watch her chomp into her hamburger while I knifed and forked my penne pasta. Sigh...
Let me remind myself. It's only a year, it's only a year, it's only a year.....
It'll get better. Then you'll get an adjustment. Then it'll get better! :)
ReplyDeleteI can eat most things without issue right now, but I still cut a lot of things up into smaller bites.
If I order a burger or a sandwich, I usually toss out the top bun, and cut it up, because bread is really the worst thing I've tried to eat with my braces.
LOL! I had the same experience at a Mexican restaurant, looking at those chips and salsa, and unable to stuff them into my mouth like I normally would. It's hard! ;-)
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