The Feed Bag

Karen - I'm with ya - burgers are NOT my friends!!!  I can do loose ground beef, but not compacted into burgers or meatloaf, but I can do meatballs.  Likewise with salmon, I can do it loose, but not in a salmon cake.  There seems to be no rhyme or reason, but after I was asked for the 3rd time at dinner yesterday, "You okay?" I knew I had to say buh-bye to burgers!!! Baby your pouch, it may be tender for a day or so.  Really ****** me off that junk (cheese doodles) goes down SO much easier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tia

Have asked this question before (i'm sure) but don't remember if it was on ths forum or another.  Anyway, i had a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy on March 21, 2008 which mean i'm approximately 9 weeks out from surgery.  Don't know if it has to do with amount of time since surgery or type of surbery but:  HOW DO ALL OF YOU POSSIBLLY EAT SO MUCH FOOD AT ONE SITTING?  I can get down about 1.5 - 2 oz. of chicken, fish, chooped meat (stewed in sauce to make it moist).   I can eat 4 oz. of cottage cheese (very slowly) and 6 oz. of yogurt (also very slowly) and that's it.   All of these are, of course, individually...not all together...*L*.  Tried Kashi Go Lean the other day and after two spoonsful knew i couldn't do it. I use whey protein in soup or 4oz. of slim milk to suppliment my protein and always eat protein first ****assionally, i can eat 3 cherry tomatoes with my fish or chicken).  So, question remains:  HOW DO YOU DO IT?  Is it the type of surgery or the time since surgery?

Hi Susan -- It's the time after surgery.  After all, I'm almost 3 years post-op.  The cereal is probably too "pebbly" at this point for you.  It sounds like you're doing fine, and as long as your surgeon's happy, I wouldn't worry about it.  It will all fall into place.

Hang in there,

 

Tia

Hi Susan, When I first had surgery I could barely eat much or even drink my fluid requirements. I am now 15 months post op. I realized I could eat more at almost 9 months post op and after turning 1 year post op I alwmost did flips just being able to drink in an entire day about 70 oz water. I could never get to more than 30 or 32 oz in one day.    Everything starts to heal and you can eat and drink more that is why we need to always stay focused on what we put in our mouths. Sounds like you are doing great!

I don't know what happened to my post I sent it through and it is lost in cyber space. ughhh Ok so here it goes.... B- 8 oz coffee, non dairy creamer & splenda      1 breakfast taquito (bacon egg & cheese) S- 1 safeway chocolate chip cookie later about an hour later 1 navel orange L-  1 grilled hamburger with ketchup.  I got rid about 1/3 of the bun S- 2 Safeway CC cookies (cookies are totally sinful and yummy) and 3 dorito chips about an ounce of almonds D- in a span 2 1/2 hours 1 small bbq chicken drumstick, 1 large bbq rib, 2 oz of pulled pork, 2 tablespoons of potatoe salad, 2 tablespoons of baked beans Night time I had 1 scoop of ice cream with about 4 oz of cherry coke zero **** cream float) No I didn't need it and I had it anyway.   I felt stuffed! In the middle of that I did have a glass of arbor mist yummy pineapple, mango something.  I had all my vitamins and I only had about 32 oz of water. Ok kill me now!   LOL

All of it sounds good, but of course, I had to zero right in on the Arbor Mist!!!  Exotic Fruits?  Tropical Fruits?  No matter - I love 'em all, but my personal fave is Blackberry Merlot!!!  SWOON!!! Tia

I am going to enter my food at sparkpeople.com  or fitday to really see how I did.  I was afraid to know. lol   I love blackberry merlot too! girl I have to stay away from that since I can become a lush fairly quickly.  I need to nurse the baby she was not happy with the bottle and cried!  lol

Thanks to all *****plied to my question.  And, am sorry i attached it to someone's else post.  Just didn't think of starting my own when i saw the list of food that others were eating.  Please forgive my bad manners.

Susan - No worries!!! In OH lingo, that's called "hijacking" a post, and it's perfectly acceptable.  We try to be one big happy here!!!  Speaking of which.......WHY haven't we seen SemperSci posting, hmmm??? Tia

Alright, here is a my food intake for Memorial Day. It's a DS'ers point of view though so keep that in mind.  I do usually get in 100- 110 grams of protein though I don't eat like this every day. Breakfast banana scream shake - 34 Beef Jerkey - 9 2nd breakfast  Sandwich with low carb bread and ham - 15 Lunch baconator  - yeah, I ate all of this without bread, just the burger, cheese and bacon.  It took me over an hour - 54 Dinner  Pot roast 4 oz - 30 1/2 of a top of a biscuit with gobs of butter on it 3-4 baby carrots some cooked onion a couple bites of potatoes 2 SF peppermint pattys later on 142 +  protein About 100 oz water and all my vitamins. And I lost a pound. Teri