Yes, I used to have braces!
1. It hurts when you first get them on, but the pain lessens as you have them for longer!!
2. At first, you can only eat soft foods because it might hurt otherwise. As you get used to them, you can eat more foods (but still not really hard foods or other foods bad for braces)!
3. You can't eat any sticky food that might get stuck, or food like popcorn. Also no food that is really hard because it may break your braces. The orthodontist will probably give you a paper or something similar with foods not to eat!
4. Get a color that you like! Don't get white because it may make your teeth look yellow though! The colors that I think look the nicest on teeth are green, purple, and blue!
5. At first clear bands for braces may look cool, but yes, they will get dirty and turn yellowish eventually!
6. Lastly, I had my braces for roughly 2 years! I had them from the beginning of 7th grade till the end of 8th!
I hope this helps some! Good luck with your braces!