WLS Vets - How do you "work" your tool?

Piggy backing off the “I’m eating a donut" thread on the Main Board. 

 

Over the years I’ve learned to manipulate my pouch.  I’ve paid attention to how my body responded to certain things and used it to make things easier for me.  

DISCLAIMER:  This might not come across as being “proper" pouch behavior but it works for me.

 

Example:  When I ate Arby’s curly fries for lunch I knew that they would make me terribly gassy and I didn’t want my office mate to suffer for the rest of the day.  I PURPOSELY drank water while I ate because I wanted them to flush through my system quickly.  By the time I drove back to my office building the bubble guts had already started.  I made a quick trip to the restroom and the gas situation was averted.

 

Example:  I know that drinking cold water fills me up fast.  It’s like my pouch goes on lock down.  If I drift up a couple of pounds I drink lots of icy cold water all day and it squelches my ability/desire to eat anything except the smallest portions of food.  Next day I’m right back where I’m supposed to be.

 

 For those of you who have been out for a while, what tricks have you used? 

 

 

 

Damn.  I'm working it right now with this cake and ice cream..........

i ate chili for lunch - I know warm, soft foods will stretch it a bit - so the cake wouldn't fill me up too quick and I can eat almost a whole normal piece - I put the ice cream with it to help pack it in......

  And I drink water after 10 min to do the flush thingee like you said......

With alchohol - I eat something greasy so that I don't overabsorb in a small amount of time - that way I can keep going.....



and umm - mayo and ketchup help just about anything slide down.........

With alchohol - I eat something greasy so that I don't overabsorb in a small amount of time - that way I can keep going.....




My pouch doesn't like a lot of greasy food.  I'd wind up pissy drunk and crapping my pants. 

Where are the rest of the vets???

I'm here taking notes for the holiday season 2010 .  The OH event included a segment on the physical reasons we learn to eat around the pouch.  This is a far more useful slant on the subject. 

Common vets, share your secrets with us newbies, lol.    

i trick my pouch by grazing on good stuff...could eat a whole meatloaf in the course of a day...

im usually good with eating when i go grocery shopping...havnt been in a couple weeks cause im on a boycott, but i think that schitt is backfiring on a sista...

Thanks for keeping it real...some people on the boards come across like they NEVER EVER EVER ate some 'junk'.  Maybe they are trying to not influence new people like me in a negative way, but I like to hear the WHOLE truth about people's wls jouneys

i try not to trick myself...my pouch is a different story...

I used to be able to do all the above, but for some reason after all these years, (6 years) I am having some kind of pouch backlash!  I am back to splitting happy meals and becoming best friends with soup!

Beer however, is a different story!  If I go to Hooters and have a couple of wings, I can slowly sip a small glass of beer and not get too tipsy.

I'm not much of a drinker-but I will enjoy a ****tail or two (maybe 3!) or wine when I go out-the alcohol for some reson makes my band all loosy-goosy and I can eat a damn good meal out at some of my favorite restaurants.

Coffee or tea warms things up and is a good primer before eating anything.  Or when I'm cracking down on myself cold water before eating forces me to eat less.

I don't have to worry about dumping but I am confused why I can eat ice cream like a champ, but cold water or ice in my drinks clamps my band down tight.