When did you start eating?

It will be 6 weeks tom. since I had my surgery. I was curious to know when anyone else started eating bread, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms cooked, pizza crust, and anything like that. I am afraid to try different things so I thought I would ask some of you who are past this stage. Thanks, Darlene

My surgeon released me to eat "all foods as tolerated" at 8 weeks. You should definitely ask your surgeon or nutritionist before you begin introducing new foods to your diet.

Hi! I had 'all restrictions lifted" at six weeks. But I don't tolerate breads and pastas at all. And for me, and everyone is different, I have a hard time getting all of my protien in as it is. There's really isn't room for breads and pizza crust. I love cherrie tomatoes though...they go down great for me. I've been able to do salads since just after my six weeks. And I haven't found a cooked veggie that dissagrees with me. I try to make sure (and don't always do so well) to get my carbs for vitamin rich sources (fruit, spinach, brocolli, cauliflower, etc). I'll have the occasional brown rice (but more than a teaspoon bugs my stomach...probably because it expands too much). Hope it all goes well for you...remember...protien first! Take care, Rachel

I can't do bread or pizza crust either, but I do buy the lein cuisine pizza and cook them with fresh vegies on top and scrap off the top and eat it it sounds gross but tastes yummy and has protien and gets rid of my craving for pizza and I think the cheese is lower fat than regular pizza. Dianne

I started eating tomatoes, tomatoe sauce at about 5 weeks. Mushrooms did not go down well till about 3 months. I don't eat bread, pizza crust, pasta and rice even now, after I hit goal I will eat it in moderation if my pouch permits.