Tortilla chips, pizza, bread, crackers.....

I would love to try some pizza but in my case I really feel it would be a slippery slope back to my old habits. I DID have a junk food problem BIG TIME! My breakfast used to consist of a bag of puffy Cheetos, a Nestles Crunch and a Sunkist followed of course by a Marlboro. Disgusting to say the least!

I am determined to never go back to that person again. I know right now is my "window of weightloss opportunity" and need to take full advantage of it.

Hopefully someday I can broaden my food choices but for now I know I have to say no-no to things that just taste great but offer no real nutritional value.

There are some good, high protein snacks that you can try - I got some soy & flax "tortilla" chips at Trader Joe's that are really good dipped in salsa and it doesn't take many (I think the portion size is 7) to be enough.  Chips and salsa is my favorite snack, and this fills the bill.

I eat a few Low Fat Wheat Thins occasionally with cheese.  I had my first "bread" today - half of a toasted light English muffin (100 calories per) - and I ate about half of the half with some tuna on it for lunch. 

Will not eat pizza, but the low-carb tortillas are great to use as a pizza base and you can pile your own stuff on it.  Still can't eat all of it by any means, but it gives you that "idea" of pizza. 

My books says we can have toast, rice and pasta. I have only had toast and a few crackers.
i say to each his/her own.  This is a journey to be taken at your own pace.  I personally couldn't have this surgery in good faith knowing that those things are out of the question. I don't eat them daily, but if I want a piece of toast with peanut butter, I do.  If that mean that I don't get to 120lbs then so be it.  I wasn't trying to get there anyway.  I want to be healthy and for me, healthy includes a wide variety of foods. 
Each plan is different, each surgeon is different.  If your surgeon's plan says no, then don't have it.  I would never look down on what someone eats( not to say that you have done this) because everyone is different.  My trigger foods may not be your trigger foods.  Everyone has a choice to make for themselves.  Well that just my opinion.

Your opinion is EXACTLY my opinion. Thank you so much for posting it!

Like I said in my original post, this post was in no way a put down to anyone. I was just so very curious when I was reading through posts at what some people were eating. It was my impression that we (RNY'ers) will eventually be able to eat a small quantity of almost anything but not until we are much further out. Most people are fortunate to have a NUT to bounce things off, I don't .

I do appreciate everyone replying, it is so strange how one surgery can have so many different rules!

Oh, nikkemo, I would appreciate it if you could give me the names of some of the books you find most helpful. I only have the one my surgeon gave me but would love to find more!

Happy Friday everyone!

I understand what yur intention was which is why I put my disclaimer in.  It wasn't you but a lot of people on here do that.  Its my one pet peeve.  I think we all have to take responsibility over what we eat and drink. 
During my 6 months of classes preparing for bariatric surgery, we had to learn about our trigger foods, eating protein, taking our vitamins and learning about good carbs vs bad carbs, and alot about what to do when you are bored, stressed or tried.  Those were the books I was talking about.  But I really like Weightloss Surgery for Dummies.  They have good food ideas and recipes.
Also i take my cues from my family.  Both my mom and my cousin had this surgery. Mom mom is 2 yrs out and my cousin is 8 yrs out.  I watch what they eat.  To me they are both really successful.  Neither of them have gained any weight back.  Both eat some carbs.
I eat some carbs(yes even the horrible bad ones, just not a lot).  My trigger foods are soda, alcohol, ice cream and flaming hot fritos.  I have a bad habit of drinking all my calories so I watch what I drink.  Not so much what I eat because a lot of times, I'm too lazy to chew that much.

I like the book "Before & After" by Susan Maria Leach.  Lots of good info in an easy read.  And 100+ recipes at the back.

My Support group recently suggested a book called "Mindless Eating" I think.  It's more of a mental why we eat book.  I want to look for that at the library next time I go.

Oh, and about food.  I tried toast, made me sick.  I won't try rice, pasta or bread.  But I do eat the triscuit triangles (thin crisps?) and I got some baked tostitos scoops that I have sometimes.  Now for me, I usually only eat about 3-4 chips when I do have them, so I figure baked & whole wheat can't be that bad for me in small portions.

Good luck!

Here's a great pizza:  Start with a low carb, whole wheat tortilla.  Add a small amount of pizza sauce from a jar (or make your own).  Add shredded low-far mozzarella (or slice up a string cheese in a pinch).  If you like, add some slices of Hormel turkey peppersoni.  Microwave or oven heat to melt cheese.  This is a great lunch for me.

That said, I have indulged in a slice of pizza when in a social setting.  As a previous poster said, one-half to one slice is plenty.