Question:
I can eat anything, can you?
I'm 19 months post op... down 120lbs. Still want to lose another 30. My question is to those of you that are far along like me, can you eat anything? I can. I have no problem eating anything and I eat normally (don't have to chew and chew and chew). Is this normal? I do have to watch really rich sweets or I will dump. But I can eat anything else... all meat.. etc. without any trouble at all. I can also gulp my drinks. Other than not being able to hold as much food in my tummy, I eat like I did before surgery (as far as not having to chew chew chew). Just wondering...thanks for the input. — Kay W. (posted on October 23, 2003)
October 23, 2003
Yep thats me from perhaps 9 months or a year out. Can eat anything, and
dont have to chew to mush. I feel so good! I am nearly 2.5 years out.
Honestly it would be hard to know they did anything but make me shrink. Do
have to ake vitamins, and eel great.
— bob-haller
October 23, 2003
Ooops take vitamins and feel great.
— bob-haller
October 23, 2003
Me, too!! I think it is called being normal, don't you just love it?
— [Deactivated Member]
October 23, 2003
15 months out and yup can eat just about anything same as pre-op, just less
of it...but notice my appetite has increased a LOT. Have to be very
careful! :>(
— [Deactivated Member]
October 23, 2003
Hi Kay..I'm nearly a year out..and Yup sounds just like me. I hear everyone
talk about how this (ex.chicken) or that goes down real rough..There has
NEVER been anything I can't eat..I chew down tough jerky like its going out
of style. I also need to watch things to sweet or fatty, I don't dump. But
they make me feel like Yuckkkkkkkkkk ! In some ways, this is a good thing.
But I REALLY wanted more restrictions. I am learning the word MODERATION-
(still a hard word for me) Best wishes Kim
— WABBIT F.
October 23, 2003
I'm almost a year out and can eat just about like before (except, of
course, volumn). I don't have to chew like crazy. I eat faster than I
probably should, but, on the other hand, my pouch does get full faster, and
I stop. I don't dump, either.
— koogy
October 23, 2003
Okay, now I don't feel so bad! I am only six and a half months out and can
eat just about anything. I have to watch sugar as I will mildly dump (never
have had a full-blown dump). I eat all meats, veggies etc and find I eat
fairly fast and don't really chew too well (not any differently than
pre-op). I get full pretty quickly. Every now and then I do throw up when
I've eaten too fast or not chewed something well enough. And I am only 22
pounds to goal! Barb 4/07/03 235/152/130
— Barbara C.
October 23, 2003
Yep, I can, too (and sugar doesn't make me dump, either). I find I really
have to rely on the eating habits I learned in those early months to get me
to eat a little slower, or not to overeat. The surgery alone doesn't
dictate my eating habits anymore; it hasn't for quite awhile. It takes
twenty minutes now for me to realize my pouch is full (just like with a
normal stomach), so I gotta gauge meal size with my eyes and not my
appetite, or I'm prone to "overdoing" it. Still, I can't eat
nearly as much as I did as a pre-op, and eat 5-6 small meals a day instead
of three bigger ones, and stick with those protein shakes. I'm so glad I
didn't adopt the philosophy that I could eat anything I wanted (just less
of it), because low and behold, it's true (LOL!), so working on those
eating habits in those early post-op months has made later post-op life
much better for me than it would have been if I hadn't been so strict in
the beginning. Counting protein and carb grams isn't just about losing
weight, it's about arming ourselves for the day when we can eat everything
again (and most of us can). <P>Congrats on your loss and good luck
getting to goal!
— Suzy C.
October 23, 2003
Another vote for yeppers. That's why I tell early posties to use their
window to really learn how to eat properly and exercise! After a rebound
weight of 15 lbs or so, I'm now working diligently with a gym/trainer on
nutrition and exercise...
— KimBo36
October 23, 2003
Over two years out and I can eat anything except for too much sugar, and
chicken legs (don't know why, but they always get stuck and I end up
throwing up when I attempt to eat my next meal).
— mom2jtx3
October 23, 2003
I'M AT 6 MOS. AND CAN DO THIS... I LOVE IT!!! MAKES ME FEEL
"NORMAL"!!! BUT, makes me have to watch it and still lose about
20. But, to be honest, I didn't do this surgery not to enjoy eating
either.
GAIL -93
— Bama Beach Girl
October 23, 2003
I am 10 months out, I dont eat sugar--everything sugar free, drink pop or
alcohol. I dont eat the same things I used too. I eat alot more protein
and less carbs, but I do eat what I feel like eating--like today a roast
beef sandwich. I dont eat alot of fried foods but will have an occassional
french fry, fried mushroom, piece of fried fish. I live in fear of finding
out that sugar wouldnt make me dump ---I would be a sugar junkee again real
fast, so I hope I never check it out.
My blood work came out perfect yesterday --I wish I lost faster but am
happy with 117 lbs.
— debmi
October 23, 2003
At 20 months post-op, yes, I can eat anything I want to, chew normally,
gulp water. I, too, will feel a little ill if I overdo it on too much
sugar or fatty foods, but it has to either be rich or alot of grams of
sugar. I also eat much better than pre-op, alot more protein, alot less
carbs (pasta, potatoes and rice)with meals, infrequent fried foods. The
others are right, learning good eating habits early on is key to success.
As is regular exercise, vitamins, and periodic lab work. I think this is
the norm for the majority of us. Some do continue to have eating issues
this far out, but I don't believe that is true of the majority.
— Cindy R.
October 23, 2003
Well I am one year and about five months out and I can not eat pasta and
bread does not stay down either. If I don't chew the you know what out of
meat then it gets stuck and I have to throw it up. I am unable to eat any
tough meat not matter how much I chew it. I'm kinda glad I still have these
issues because it reminds me to watch what I eat.
— Les K.
October 23, 2003
I am only 5 months post-op and have been eating "normally" from
the beginning. I'd say maybe the first month or so I chewed pretty
well...was afraid not to...but I accidentally swallowed something I had
just put in my mouth and I waited for something horrible to happen and it
never did lol. So, I chew pretty much the same as pre-op now. At 6 days
post (on labor day) I ate grilled chicken, broccoli w/cheese and baked
potato. Only a few bites of course, but it went down well and I have never
thrown up or dumped from sugar. I do try to stay away from sweets because
I'm afraid I'll start eating them on a regular basis.
— Jeralyn Merideth
October 23, 2003
I do dump if I eat sugar of any kind, but otherwise than that I can eat
whatever I want and I am just over a year out. I had a reminder last week
by eating a little too much tartar sauce. I wouldn't change it if I could,
it just keeps me in line. I try to eat foods that are good healthy food and
skip the junk but those cashews are my weakness!! Open RNY 9/12/02 down
125+ lbs- at or maybe a little below Goal!!
— Sharon1964
October 24, 2003
I am 6 1/2 months and for several months now I have been able to tolerate
everything I have tried. The only sugar I have tried would be sweet
pickles, relish and some ceral bars...nothing I consider a normal amount of
sugar, so I don't know if I dump. But I have had rice, bagel, pasta all
meats, fresh veggies, pizza, 3-4 fries, etc. I had heard some people
couldn't handle salad and that worried me because I have always loved
salad. After hearing that I was doing good with tolerating food, my sister
asked if it was possible to do "too good", meaning be able to eat
anything resulting in gaining weight...I told her yes that could happen
that's why I learned to change eating habits and exercise regularly.
— Sarahlicious
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