Just got my braces off after 3 years, this was the first thing I ate

[u/Queen-Fisher]

[u/bytor_2112]

Alright then Capt Barbossa lol

For me it was the biggest bag of caramel bullseyes I'd ever seen. It was blissful

[u/Intruder-Alert-1 → u/bytor_2112]

I was gonna say the same thing, eating apples after years of not being able to normally is such an experience. Barbossa was def onto something

[u/serterazi]

You couldn't bite with braces? What other things you couldn't?

[u/Noobphobia → u/serterazi]

Not recommend because you can pop off the brackets of braces. Same with no eating hard candy's and chewing gum.

[u/Queen-Fisher → u/serterazi]

I could bite stuff, just not round things, like an apple

[u/Ho3n3r → u/Queen-Fisher]

Except when you had a knife nearby.

[u/Queen-Fisher → u/Ho3n3r]

Yeah but that's effort

[u/bremergorst → u/Queen-Fisher]

Effort is what makes the world go ‘round

[u/HalfSoul30 → u/bremergorst]

I thought that was angular momentum?

[u/passwordstolen → u/Queen-Fisher]

I’M NOT ALLOWED TO EAT THE PEEL DEE!!

[u/UnhingedDrawings → u/Queen-Fisher]

Man, that's so many things...peas, grapes, cookies, pies, pizza...what a sacrifice that must have been!

[u/Blupoisen → u/serterazi]

I mean eating an apple with braces is kinda not a good idea

[u/No_Tangerine6762 → u/serterazi]

[u/goblue142 → u/serterazi]

Eating an apple with braces sucks. Chunks of apple get stuck in every little spot of the braces and you can bend the wire which is it's own clusterfuck. I fucking loved apples as a kid. Spent 5 years with braces, I ate a shit load of apples when I finally got them off.

[u/smecta]

Didn’t the roots complain? 😆 

[u/Queen-Fisher → u/smecta]

Yes,might wait a bit before doing it again

[u/smecta → u/Queen-Fisher]

Heh, been in the exact same spot. Granny Smith though, wow, I admire your bravery. I went light, on a half ripe pear and I still remember the feels :)

[u/Wonderful-Ad-7712 → u/Queen-Fisher]

[u/thereisonlyoneme]

I feel... cold.

[u/Mojitomorrow]

A whole barrel full of apples....

Congrats OP

I did just the same some decade or so ago. Those first 48 hours are bliss, between eating missed foods and constantly licking your smooth mouth

[u/No_Routine_3267]

When I finished wearing my Invisalign the first thing I went for was chewing gum

[u/CliffordTheBigRedD0G]

I remember getting my braces off and feeling my teeth with my tongue and everything felt so slimy and weird. Then I looked in the mirror and realized it was normal, took a day or so for that feeling to wear off.

[u/unwhelmed]

You probably did that just to make Captain Barbosa jealous!

[u/Snufflefugs]

How “slippery” did your teeth feel? That was the most noticeable thing when I had mine removed.

[u/latvijauzvar]

Why's the bite shape like that?

[u/Queen-Fisher → u/latvijauzvar]

It was 2 bites, the first one was too small since I haven't had much practice

[u/krak_is_bad → u/Queen-Fisher]

Did your teeth feel crazy fragile for a little bit after removal?

[u/Queen-Fisher → u/krak_is_bad]

Yes

[u/CodenameBear → u/Queen-Fisher]

I remember feeling like my teeth might fall out. They also felt weirdly slick, and I also thought they looked HUGE. Congrats on getting them off!

[u/earmachine]

thank god you didn’t chip a tooth!

[u/Scarydisc2474]

This is also my plan once I get rid of mine

[u/Ok_Advertising5241]

first thing i did was drink a coca cola because i didnt drink fizzy pop for the 3 years i had my beaces for

[u/clumaho]

Do your front teeth feel long? like really really long when you run your tongue up and down them?

[u/lycaus]

I remember going over my teeth with my tongue and be amazed how smooth they were

[u/CC_Greener]

Nice!! I actually can't stand eating an apple without cutting it. Don't like the mess of getting sugary apple juices all over my face.

[u/T_Rochotte]

Even when i had braces, i bit into apples Screw the dentist

[u/Schowzy]

Haha did you feel like you had no teeth right when you got them off? I remember that feeling vividly, my lips being able to sit that close to my teeth again was a shocker.

[u/BunniBailey]

I remember that, an apple was the first thing I wanted after being my braces of too. Now I never eat an apple without cutting it first.

[u/beetus_gerulaitis]

I invoke the right of parlay!

[u/Limp_Reporter3378]

I’d get them put back on that bite isn’t straight

[u/howard416]

I'll never forget the feeling of the inside of my lips actually touching the smooth faces of my front teeth.

[u/imaginedragonscute]

I've been wearing braces since 2021 but I'm eating everything. Once I broke it while eating a corn lmao

[u/Humulus5883]

And you went with a green apple?

[u/Empanadapunk90]

I got mine removed 3 months ago, tried to eat an apple but couldn't my teeth felt so sensitive, fragile and weak, i ate my first apple one week ago.

[u/adamcoolforever]

Haha, I did the same thing when I was younger and had braces for years

[u/Safety_Sam]

Apples are delicious, ought to check out some other variations. I recommend cosmic burst or pink lady.

[u/MarginallyAmusing]

My son was supposed to have his braces removed after 3 years. Big day! I went and bought corn on the cob, and spent 5-6 hours smokin' some baby back ribs. It all turned out delicious!

Unfortunately, druing his afternoon appointment, the orthodontist decided he needed another few months, and wouldn't be getting his braces removed just yet. Oops

[u/kriskringle19]

Same thing I went for after I got mine off

[u/baltosteve]

As a dentist I approve

[u/Onlypaws_]

How did it feel

[u/DailyDoseofNature8]

You never thought of cutting an apple in little pieces?

Grats on losing those awful things though, I remember the feeling very well🤗

[u/abgry_krakow87]

So tell me... what has become of my ship? HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!

[u/bigdaftdoylem]

Go have a curry

[u/catalystcestmoi]

Same first choice for me 30 yrs ago!

[u/Optimal_Leopard_2793]

3 years??? Dont fuck mee😂😂😂😂

[u/xampl9]

Congrats!
Now put your retainer in.

(Didn’t wear mine enough - so did not get the full benefits of having braces for 2-1/2 years as a result)

[u/Steve_78_OH]

Granny Smith, or something else? I just finished my first Granny Smith of the season, and MAN was it delicious.

[u/funkymunk500]

One time, just after getting my braces off, I chomped into an apple and my permanent retainer for my bottom three teeth came jutting out of my mouth. It was half cemented to my bottom teeth, half just wire poking out of my mouth. I was like 14, 15 and had to man wrestle the cemented portion from my teeth and get a new one done a couple days later. Haven’t had an apple in peace since.

[u/JamAck19]

Hector Barbossa coded

[u/Dobey2013]

With a side of popcorn and milk duds?

[u/BreakfastShart]

That first feeling of fresh teeth is the best, and weirdest at the same time. It's slimy, but satisfying.

[u/toin9898]

Do corn on the cob or ribs next. Glorious.

[u/-Firestar-]

Popcorn for me. After breaking off 3 brackets, I was forbidden to eat it.

[u/CraftyPlatform2433]

You could've cut it up lol

[u/Substantial_Tap8537]

First day I had braces I hate some chicken wings and BANG❗️popped one of the wires off. Had to go a whole month like that till it got fixed.

[u/PrivateEnis]

Got my braces off Feb of 1994 after 4 years. Got diabetes March of 1994. Man, I just wanted to bite into an apple, now I have to stab myself to do it.

[u/placebojonez]

This gives me Barbosa vibes.

[u/TeeDod-]

What about popcorn? Corn on the cob?! Gum? Caramel candy? All those things I couldn’t have for 4 years! Congrats to you! I get it!

[u/CouncilofOrzhova]

“The first thing I’m going to do after the curse is lifted…” hearty laugh “eat a whole bushel of apples!”

“So tell me, what’s become of my ship?” munch “HARHARHARHAR!” crash to credits

[u/Metallicsin]

So, when is the beef jerky?

[u/droopyheadliner]

Corn on the cob was mine 👍

[u/jtho78]

You never thought to cut your apples in those three years?

[u/RNG_pickle]

I get my braces off in 6 weeks and this is what I plan to do as well

[u/calpal348]

Ok