meat
Actually, I think her reply is very relevant. Many people are not aware that they can get in enough protein without eating meat... So for someone who continues to have trouble with meat, it mig be EXTREMELY relevant that there are vegetarians here who have been very successful.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
I didn't have any problem with ANY food in terms of getting sick, but being able to chew it up and not ahve it feel like a rock in my pouch was another matter. I never had any problem with chicken as long as it was moist (although lots of people DO) or red meat (although for the first year or so I ate only the most lean and tender cuts of beef... ground sirloin rather than regular ground beef, for example), but I still avoid pork roasts/chops, etc. because pork is SO hard to chew up properly (and if I do not chew meat up enough, it feels like a rock in my pouch and I sometimes seem to have trouble digesting it).
What you can tolerate will likely change as time passes. I had trouble with coffee and bacon up until 3+ years out, but now (4.5 years out) neither bothers me in small amounts. I still cannot handle apple skins or even 2 small bites of an onion ring, though.
Lora
What you can tolerate will likely change as time passes. I had trouble with coffee and bacon up until 3+ years out, but now (4.5 years out) neither bothers me in small amounts. I still cannot handle apple skins or even 2 small bites of an onion ring, though.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
I am 8 years post RNY and still have a problem with some meats. Chicken was the first meat I could eat but I wasn't able to physically eat beef or pork for about a year without being sick. Although I can eat them now with few problems, I guarantee you that if I get something stuck it'll be chicken!!!!
I still find lfe a bit dysfunctional with eating meat and there are definitely still good days and bad days. but lots of vets and newbies have no problems at all. I think it really is the luck of the draw!
Seafood and fish are my go-to proteins and I really enjoy them, so I don't find it too much of a problem!
I still find lfe a bit dysfunctional with eating meat and there are definitely still good days and bad days. but lots of vets and newbies have no problems at all. I think it really is the luck of the draw!
Seafood and fish are my go-to proteins and I really enjoy them, so I don't find it too much of a problem!
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I eat very little meat
I don't tolerate cooked fish at all post op, so it's raw fish or no fish to me
Shrimp is HEAVEN and my pouch does a happy dance alll day long.
Steak is the most easily tolerated meat for me
Chicken and pork are iffy and I often don't eat it because it might end up a no-go for me.
I don't like eggs but love quiche.. I'm eating a chicken, spinach, brocolli, leek, onion, and mushroom quiche right now
I still drink three or four protein shakes a day. I have other issues that make food protein a so-so thing in my life, since right now I have dental issues that preclude most of my favorite meats (like steak)
I eat very little meat
I don't tolerate cooked fish at all post op, so it's raw fish or no fish to me
Shrimp is HEAVEN and my pouch does a happy dance alll day long.
Steak is the most easily tolerated meat for me
Chicken and pork are iffy and I often don't eat it because it might end up a no-go for me.
I don't like eggs but love quiche.. I'm eating a chicken, spinach, brocolli, leek, onion, and mushroom quiche right now
I still drink three or four protein shakes a day. I have other issues that make food protein a so-so thing in my life, since right now I have dental issues that preclude most of my favorite meats (like steak)
~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!