food question

I have not had my RNY yet but was just thinking of some foods that I may be able to eat down the road..I'm a picky eater so my menu is not that big.
Will I be able or is it allowed to eat things like: ( I know everyone is different)
potato salad
chicken salad
soups
green beans
mashed potato's
corn
rice
ice cream
salads

I am 7 (almost) months out and I do not eat

rice
ice cream
potato salad
corn

mainly because of the carbs - I don't think they would make me sick or dump, though

Some people make their own ice cream with protein and the home ice cream machines, I'm just not a big ice cream fan - I would actually rather have a thick, icy protein shake anyday

I do eat salads with plenty of protein added and very little dressing added
a tbsp or so of mashed potatoes now and then
soups when no better choice is available (especially at restaurants)
my own chicken and tuna salad made with eggs, small amount of mayo and splenda pickle relish
a spoonful or so of green beans only after my protein is in (I add vinegar and splenda and a little oil to my beans - yummo)

The main thing is not to go back to the same habits as before the surgery - it would be so easy to eat the way we did before and losing will be difficult if we eat like we did before, only less.  I am assuming it will also be hard to maintain if we eat like before - this surgery is not only about reducing the size of our stomach - it's also about creating an entire new lifestyle and way of eating and living.

Good luck with your surgery.
It's the best thing I've ever done for myself - only wish I had done it several years earlier.  No regrets from this girl.

Thanks...this board has helped me sooo much & Im just posting questions as I think of them...
I was thinking of some choices for when I am OUT to dinner with friends..we live in the city so there are more resturants..I know I will have to plan ahead..

I don't find eating out that big of a deal - I live in Cary, so we have please galore between Cary and Raleigh.

You can always find a salad, a soup, grilled chicken, some type of beef (just be sure to take little  bits and chew, chew, chew), seafood (not fried), bbq (not the best choice but will not hurt you for a meal once in a while), meatloaf, mexican food.  Jus****ch the cream soups - even though they are delicious they are filled with carbs and fats.  I have 1/2 a cup sometimes if there's nothing else I like or feel like having.  (The cream of broccoli at Ruby Tuesdays is good  and well as their mini burgers minus the bread}. 

I sometimes get a burger and take it off the bun and eat it like a steak.  I get a chef salad and eat mostly meat and some veggies out - and usually take leftovers home for another meal.  Breakfast can be a sausage patty or link, ham, eggs, etc.  You can get a taco or burrito and take the insides out, just be "legally creative".  Cracker Barrell has wonderful grilled chicken tenderloins and you can get the kids size meal.  They also have great salads that you could share with someone else. 

Just be sure not to try to eat out too soon - make sure you are healed and are eating at the proper stages your doc and nut suggest.  Going to a restaurant when you can only have clear or full liquids and pureed foods could be terrible.  Smelling all the good smells and watching everyone at your table eat foods you used to love and you not being able to participate in any way could be too discouraging.  At least that's my opinion.

I am still into protein, protein, protein, so I don't do any breads, rice, pasta or hardly any fruit right now.  I may add a little splenda sweetened pineapple or mandrin oranges to a salad but I make sure I get in my protein first.

I am almost 7 months out and I have officially lost 76 pounds, and about 85 from my personal highest weight.  I want to lose about 35 more, but I am so happy right now!!!

I'm 16 months post op and to be honest I 'can' eat just about anything, including what you have on your list, but also, in all honesty, most of what's on your list is too high in carbs and fat to be a 'regular' part of your diet.

Remember that for RNY patients, most programs prescribe at least 2 ounces of lean protien, followed by at least 2 ounces of complex carbs, so potato salad, mashed potatoes, corn, rice and ice cream generally won't fit the bill.

I wasn't allowed salad for several months, but now that I am, I enjoy them with plenty of lean protien added and just a bit of salad dressing; usually on the side. You can have a chef's salad and make at least 4 or more meals out of it.

I often have shrimp ****tail when I'm out, but be careful of the ****tail sauce, it can be laden with sugar.

Grilled chicken or meats such as pot roast or pulled pork or great as long as they aren't smothered or floating in gravy.

Soups that aren't cream-based or full of pasta, potatoes or rice can be a good choice when you are out, as can chili. As a matter of a fact, today I had a bowl of bean soup for lunch.

Chicken and tuna salad that are made at home with a little bit of fatfree mayo might be okay, but be very careful of those served at restaurants because they are loaded with fat. The same would be true of potatoe salad, but that's even more problematic because it's also filled with simple carbs, so it packs a double-whammie.

Ice cream might be an issue. If you have done so already, checkout theworldaccordingtoeggface for protien-based 'ice cream' that might satisfy the desire without undermining your efforts.

If you look at my profile and check in my July postings to my blog, I think you will find what I was eating early on ... as it continues, you find more information as my diet was broadened.

I have to say that now, I can eat pretty much anything I want. But I also must say that I really think about the choices that I'm making when I make a meal or order one because I worked hard to get all of that excess weight off and I'm not interested in ever 'finding' it again. So, with that in mind, I always try to have things that I'll enjoy because who wants to eat stuff they don't like, but I try to select things that will help me acheive my longer terms goals at the same time as satisfying my short term desires to indulge.

It great that you are thinking about this now. I urge you to continue to do so and to start looking for ways to broaden the scope of foods that you enjoy that will also allow you to enjoy the lifestyle you want to have.

All the best,

Barb