Question:
Can anyone else eat a TON of beef jerky?

I will be a year out on 3/13... lost 104lbs so far. Not a fast looser, I know. I can eat and tolerate ANYTHING. I have only experienced dumping 2 times. Anyway, I have recently become hooked on beef jerky! the problem is, I can eat ALOT of it! Of course, that is by nibbling on it all the time! Is it bad for us? I know it is high in protein... that is why I eat it. I try to limit myself to a package a day (which is around 400 cal!) Does this sound OK to be eating to you?    — Kay W. (posted on February 7, 2003)

February 7, 2003
Hi,I too can eat alot of beef jerky.I've never had a problem with dumping either.I don't think it's bad to eat the beef jerky,but be careful about the sodium.It can cause you to retain fluids.I did hear where a person had to go to the hospital because beef jerky got wadded up in her tummy and she had to have it pushed through by having a endoscope.
   — Lora B.

February 8, 2003
Hi....I eat a ton of beef jerky as well. I love the stuff. I make my own and have it sliced a little thinner than what you get at the store because I too had heard about someone having to be scoped because it wadded up in their pouch. It does seem like I am eating all day but I think that is just because it takes forever to chew it to mush!! LOL.
   — Shirley F.