I've had top braces put on me for about a year now and they haven't been a problem... but not even 24 hours from making this post, I received the bottom braces finally, and let me tell you guys, these things freaking blow. They put some blue crap on my molers that is to help me chew, but they don't crush things very well. To make matters worse, my bottom teeth are constantly in pain, though I imagine that will go away after today or tomorrow.

I feel like I'm in a damn SAW movie or something with these things! Can't eat anything that is either to chewy, or to solid, so all I have had for food over the past 22 hours is Ice Cream and Gogurt. GOGURT IS FREAKING GOOD! OH MAN, I JUST.... I JUST WANT TO SHOVE ALL THE GOGURT INTO MY MOUTH. But it makes my ass burn later, so I can't eat this stuff all day every day.

That being said, what do you folks recommend I eat from experience? Do they have some kind of liquified meat out there? Just like... chopped into little liquidy bits? I don't care if the stuff is raw, I'M A MAN THAT NEEDS HIS MEAT! (Actually I'm just a 16 year old boy that can't grow facial hair to save his life.) Also, if you have any stories about braces you would like to share, please do. I'll need them to sleep through THE MAW OF HELL OPENING INSIDE MY MOUTH!

The first day I got braces I went out to eat and had some chicken wings, they wouldn't control me! But it's too late for you, you have already fallen victim to their evil.

TMI.

You'll be able to chew perfectly fine once you get used to them. If after several days you can't, I would contact your orthodontist and get advice from a professional.

Ug bottom braces... Every time i got them tightened it felt like they put a clamp on my whole freaking face... I'm glad I got them over with by the time I was in 4th grade. I feel you on that one. And I am very sorry.

Edit- As to what you should eat, make smoothies. Any kind of smoothie. I loved making fruit smoothies and then having bread with it.

Another thing my mom always made me was cheese toast. She toasted a piece of bread, then put two slices of cheese on it and put it in the microwave. The reason for the microwave afterwards is still unknown to me after toasting it, but it made it really soft, and full. Loved it. Unless you don't like cheese...

I'm so happy for being blessed with great teeth

Until I got shampoo in my eyes and broke one reaching down for a towel (hand-basin in the way) Q_Q

Was the shampoo the "No Tears!" kind?

Lol I hated braces, thankfully am free of them now lol. Yeah bottom was the worst, but when the pain eases you can eat normal foods. Remember to chop hard foods like apples into smaller pieces or your braces will pop off, and don't chew gum. Remember when brushing your teeth to brush in a circular motion around each bracket, my orthodontist used to flip on me because I never got the technique right and my gums would be swollen, making it harder for him to work

My 42 year old brother got some a few months ago he finally got used to them.

Had them in middle school god how I HATED them. They did top and bottom same time and they were extremely tight right at the start. I couldn't close my mouth or let my top row of teeth touch the bottom it was so sore and painful for the first week. I remember accidently biting down on a jolly rancher I had just had sitting on my tongue not chewing on it....oh the agony..

Hmmm....never needed them. I have naturaly straight teeth though they are not perfect. I suppose braces would make them a little bit better. I got this very very very tiny gap between my front teeth. Just enough to only be noticeable if you really look for it. How bad are braces?

I had them in 7 & 8th grade, tops and bottoms. When they first go on, and when they tighten them.... ohhh man. Game over, fool. I did love cutting my mouth/lips with them on purpose. It became addictive. I still miss them.

I'm so happy I never had to get braces. The only problems with my teeth are 4 of the bottom front teeth, where I did a faceplant of my bike when I was like 8. I lost half of one tooth and it knocked the rest out of place. They said it could be corrected with Invisiline (like a clear retainer), which I'll probably get later this year.

My dad was too cheap to get me braces to close the gaps on my teeth. Could have done it as an advlt but now I'm too cheap. Count yourself lucky your mouth doesn't look like this:

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/fash-mob/2011/02/07/new-girl-crush-ashley-smith/

Well, they're not as bad as her's but still...

Got bottom and top simultaneously, it was horrible at first, but now...