WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY??

Let's help each other out and list what we eat in a day. Maybe this will give us ideas on different things to try. Yesterday was: Oatmeal for Breakfast Carnation Instant Breakfast for lunch Protein Bar for supper 2 Cheese Sticks and 15 wheat thins for snack. Not as much as I usually do but I had had the foamies for 2 days so I was a little leary. Darlene

early morning~Achiev One brkfst~ egg white, 1/2 turkey sausage snack~ cottage cheese lunch~tuna dinner~ 1/2salmon filet, summer squash snack~EAS protein drink

Hi Darlene OK here's my eating from yesterday. Breakfast - Oatmeal Lunch - chicken noodle soup Supper - v. small portion of rice with Green thai chicken curry (only about 2 tablespoons in total had as a treat as I'm so bored with everything else! went down great) Snack - small portion of yoghurt Oh how I miss those wheat thin crackers. I used to eat them all teh time when I lived in TX. I bought a can of protein powder today so will add protein shakes to my diet tomorrow. Hopefully up my protein intake.

Hi all. Here's what I have in a "normal" day * South Beach Diet protein bar for breakfast * turkey lunch meat, just a couple pieces * 100 calorie packs of crackers for snack * small salad with fat free dressing

What is "the foamies"??? I keep seeing this and have no idea what it is--thanks so much!!!

The foamies are a very naturally occurring thing. Ok, natural, considering your stomach has been altered Your stomach is broken up into three basic sections. At the top you have cells that produce a LOT of mucus and small amounts of acids. At the bottom you have the reverse. Normally the mucus that is produced when you eat, oozes down into the more acid-producing layers of your stomach. However, now that you have that area stapled/stitched off, the mucus cannot ooze down, but is still produced to aid digestion. In the beginning while your body is 'relearning' digestion with the new plumbing arrangement, the mucus can build up, coming back up the esophagus wall. Later on that usually only happens if something aggravates your pouch causing it to produce more mucus. So, if you eat something harsh (and 'harsh' will depend on YOUR pouch - if it accepts something as harsh or not) or something gets stuck in the stoma, then you produce excessive amounts of mucus and have the 'foamies'. Early out, I found eating and/or drinking hotter foods and beverages in the morning helped considerably to wash away a lot of the mucus that builds up over-night. Also I usually had a cup of hot tea before a meal to clear away mucus so I could eat without back up foamies. Later on, I just accepted that it happened sometimes - and was more careful with those foods that I found brought it on. Nowadays, I rarely get a case of the foamies, and usually it's because I've overeaten or something's wedged in the stoma - and the foaming stops once the food passes or comes back up. Thank goodness it's a very rare occurrence for me....but I've heard of some who always have to be watchful of that. I have had little trouble with beef and lots with chicken. Others have the reverse. Some have issues with spicy foods and others - the reverse. It's gonna depend on your guts. HTH, Toots

Thanks SOOOOOO much!!!

Thanks Toots...I was wondering this as well. We can always rely on you to give us the correct answers we are looking for, rather than 'tall tales' we may have picked up on the way!!!! By the way, I love your new profile pic - before & after

breakfast: 1oz turkey lunch: 1 oz cliff bar dinner: 1/3 pickled beet, 1/4 oz lettuce, 1/2 baby radish, 1 oz steak (radish made it ALL come back up) dinner 2.0: 1 oz steak