Foods you can't eat after gastric bypass surgery
1. pasta
2. biscuits
3. fruits - even canned kind
4. skinned vegetables like squash, zucchini, cucumbers and fresh tomatoes
5. drinking while eating anything, including cereal in milk.
but as meats go, I've had no problem other than being too tight in the first bite.
I am CHOCOLATE nervous~ I can eat it; CERTAIN chocolate bothers me; but, I keep eating it. NOT like before surgery - JUST - I don't think I will EVER not eat it! I am very conscious about proteins first and eating healthy; vitamins, etc..........but -- I have to have chocolate in some form, almost every day. Most trail mixes. I find the CHEAP stuff isn't worth my time though.
Also; I don't know if anyone else feels this way; but, I find I'm not sure when I'm full. ??? Sounds weird; but; It seems like I can eat more than what I'm reading """ a few bites """ I'm losing. But, I'm losing slowly. That's ok with me too. Even if it takes me over two years to get at my goal weight; I'm ok with that. THANKFULLY - I've reached the NO MORE HAIR FALLING OUT stage. YAY me ~
GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!! :) Stay positive and healthy!
Izzee
Thanks Jill for posting that blurb. As someone who has not yet had surgery and is seriously exploring her options and learning about life after WLS (and deciding whether or not I can committ to it), If ound this helpful. Not having had surgery yet, it's really hard NOT to focus on what I won't be able to have and how life will be different. I find myself thinking about it all the time. Plus the uncertainty of whether or not I will be able to tolerate anything 100% is scary too because it's trial an error. It sounds like it was was trial and error for all of you!
What I found important and inspiring about this post was that the overall message in the article was not to focus on the negative but the positive! So one of us can have steak and the other can't. Well, I bet you all feel like a million bucks after you've dropped some weight that was killing you! In that - you are all the same. And outsiders view of course, but nonetheless...
As a pre-opper, I am trying desperately to focus on the positive outcomes that having this surgery will have for me. It's hard to focus on the the future and on something that is not REAL for me right now. It's unfortunately easier for me to focus on how I can have certain things NOW but I won't later. It's going to take a lot of work, both mentally and physically, for me to strive for something I've never felt before, as I've never been thin and truly healthy.
Thanks for the inspitration (in article form). Also thanks to you all for posting your experiences! This site has been so helpful for in in my learning process!
Laura
I am three days post-op. My only regret about having the surgery is that I didn't have it sooner. I haven't the slightest worry about what I won't be able to eat. I am certain it will be small in comparison to what I couldn't do in the past. I say past because I already see myself in the future as a new person. I actually am still trying to get 64 oz of fluids down. It only shows me how I'd allowed myself to guzzle food and drink without even thinking about it. I now have a brand new, exciting, beautiful outlook on life. My doctor insist that I walk, and I actually am enjoying it. Walking was something I had definitely gotten away from. The air and sunshine feel better now! Jump in! You'll love it!!
Laura,
I can not express to you the difference has been in my life in just 6 months post-operatively. I understand completely about being concerned about what you can or can not eat etc., I still struggle - because - food addiction wasn't cured by surgery. Yes, trial and error was a big learning curve - but - trust me, a few times feeling ILL and/or wanting to vomit, or the pain that food caused you - you learn real fast about what you want to put into your body going forward. This is my new positive. I couldn't walk but, 1 block without struggling to breathe, and the weight on my legs was like walking in quick sand - I had to FORCE myself to walk again; NO - it was not easy at first! I just wanted to sit down and do nothing, cuz, after all, I couldn't EAT !! My love, my lover, my friend - FOOD - was not nice to me anymore. But, the more I started concentrating on what to eat; protein; vitamins, trying different things at first; before I knew it 25 lbs was off of me. I could walk alittle more. I had alittle more willpower. Little by little - everyday was easier and easier. YEP, I still had those days of thinking I could eat a BigMac = tried and failed. There are days were my old habits sneak in, but, I get right back on track and I've never been able to eat more than 1/4 or a half of something bad. So, the quantity is way different than 1 -2 BigMacs in one sitting.
I totally understand the mental struggles. Am I hungry? Nope. Am I head hungry, feelings hungry, YEP. But, I reward myself w/something good. A nice piece of Godiva! Or Bacon. Depending on the time of day. :)
Good luck to you and whatever you decide! I am very thankful for my life now; and I can walk w/out gasping for breathe; I don't get heartburn, ever; and mostly - I hope to be able to wear a pair of jeans soon without having elastic in them.
Cheers to being positive about looking into living a longer, healthier life~
Very well written. Thank you for pointing out how the positives so "out weigh" the negatives. So what if I am not gonna have a thick slice if bread from the oven. I can run up the stairs now instead of one at a time and out of breath. What I have given up God has blessed me with so many blessings to not miss the few.
