QOTD 5/31

What food do you miss the most or have had the most trouble avoiding ? Diet Soda !!! I have not had any since 8/29/07 ...I dream of diet soda .....I crave it ...and I know if I go back to it I am toast

You know, I haven't had any diet soda since shortly before my surgery date, too, but my SO still drinks it (I used to think he drank it only because I did!) I was addicted to Diet Pepsi beforehand; now, I'm shocked to find out that I don't really miss it, even with it being in the house. Plus, it's hard enough to drink ANYTHING -- at least not rapidly -- post-op; why make it doubly difficult with the carbonation? I'm even more surprised that I haven't gone back to it because I think that the "no diet sodas" bit is a complete crock. Usually, when I disbelieve something, I usually make a point of ignoring the rule! Which is what I did with coffee: I skipped coffee for the first 3 months post-op, and then decided to have a cup (NOT decaffeinated) in the AM. If I had more than 1 cup (OK, a mug) in the morning, it would be coming out of my ears, I'd be so full! Sometimes I think think some of the rules we're given (like "no diet sodas" -- NOT all -- most of them make sense!) serve a function only in that they are "objective correlatives" of post-op WLS success. In other words, if you have enough discipline to follow this rule, you probably have as much discipline to follow the important ones, too! /Steve

I stick to most of the rules, but after a few months, I think we all have to figure out which ones really apply. The no coffee rule was the first one I ditched.

Fat-laden meats. Polish sausage, roast pork butt, grilled beef ribs.

I am only 10 weeks out, but the thing I miss the most? #1: Grapefruit, the ruby red ones. I used to peel them like an orange and have one every night. #2: Cape Cod potato chips. #3: Lately I'm getting cravings for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Hey Rich... I have Grapefruit...I have to be care..one is it runs right through me...2....SISTER,..if you get some of that membrane stuck...boy howdy...yak city I just threw away a big bag of CC Chips...now they are too salty....I thought I would enjoy them... and KFC..it just hurts my tummy....My mouth wants it.... have a good one

Popeye's has plain chicken strips without breading that are cooked on the grill, but not fried in oil. They are pretty decent and I don't even like white meat of chicken. The beans there are OK for us too. Connie

Rice is hard. Some types of noodles as well. Everything else I can tolerate small amounts of.

Rice is hard. Some types of noodles as well. Everything else I can tolerate small amounts of.

QOTD 5/31 What food do you miss the most or have had the most trouble avoiding ? Sometimes I miss eating large volumes of food. We used to go to this GREAT Asian (Chines, Korean, and Japanese) buffet. At 15 bucks a head its just not worth it!!! Ice cream ~ Ben 'n Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Janet's homemade mac 'n cheese Steak ~ cannot tolerate beef anymore BUT, it's all good, 'cuz I'm HEALTHY now!!! Sharyn nurse2b