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I want to know will I still lose weight if I....

My doctor has put me on my final diet. I'm 7 weeks post op. He said I can have beef, chicken, pork, fish, salads, and fresh fruits. I cooked a ribeye steak yesterday with some onions and it stayed down very well, I've even tried some french fries in the oven only ate about 7, and I had a corn dog in the oven, only ate half of it, but it all stayed down, this wasnt all in one day, but I'm so shocked that its staying down. Am I doin something wrong, here, will I continue to lose weight, by eating foods such as these. Also, I was wondering about breads, can I have ANY bread whether it be toast, or baked rolls. Thanksgving is coming up, and I do want to at least TASTE some thangs. Please inform!    — noweapon (posted on November 4, 2003)

November 4, 2003
You didn't say if you ate the whole ribeye. If you had r n y, awhole steak is too much, especially at 7 weeks out. The ff and corndogs are a very bad choice. I have had both only once each when nothing else would stay down but there is too much fat and too many carbs. I am 9 months out and i am allowed to eat whole wheat bread or toast only occasionaly.
   — Delores S.

November 4, 2003
Just because it stays down or does not hurt does NOT make it a good choice. If you want to lose all of your weight then be smart and take advantage of these first 6 months and get as much weight off as possible. We lose the bulk of our weight during the first 6 months. Corn dogs and french fries will not help your efforts and neither will bread. Try to stay away from that stuff for as long as you can. I see many people saying that they eat all of these things and lose but then I see the same people complaining about plateaus and slow loss. Connect the dots. The answer to "Will I continue to lose if I eat these things?" is yes for a while but not for long and not as much as you could if you avoided them and opted for much healthier choices. I am sorry if I sound harsh but you don't have forever to lose your weight. This surgery is not magic and there is a time when it will not work anymore so get it off while the getting is good. Good luck.
   — Carol S.

November 4, 2003
In the first 6 months, you'll still lose weight making these choices, but not as much as you could have, and not forever. Tasting things on Thanksgiving is not a problem. Continuing to make poor food choices on a daily basis would be. Stick to protein first, then some veggies and fruit if you have more room. If you have to have a carb, made it a whole grain one. This surgery doesn't do it all. We have to change our eating habits and make good food choices in order to succeed.
   — mom2jtx3

November 4, 2003
Everything stays down for me, but that doesn't mean I should eat it. LOL. Track your food at fitday.com. If your carbs are in control, then I wouldn't worry about it. I can't tolerate bread too well. It makes me full too fast and I then worry about not getting my other nutrients in. Don't worry about Thankgiving. Do turkey, vegetables and your favorite carb (in a small amount). If it's a roll, have half. I plan on a small plate of turkey, beans and stuffing.
   — mrsmyranow

November 4, 2003
ps. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, I also plan to work out 2x a day so that I can have a few treats those weeks.
   — mrsmyranow

November 4, 2003
I think when we're new at this, we're surprised when we don't have any problems eating, because there seem to be so many who do! But I believe they are in the minority. I agree with the other posters that you will still lose weight eating the stuff you mentioned, but it's probably not your best choices. I think the best way to handle this as a newer post-op (I'm 8 wks out) is to always eat protein first, in an amount that you can handle, and if you have room, eat some carbs then (potatoes, pasta, etc.). I think it's best if we minimize the carbs, in general. That said, my doc is not one who totally favors protein to the exclusion of all other foods. She believes in following a balanced diet, but within that guideline, making good choices. I feel that means good, lean protein choices, fresh fruits and veggies when possible, and high-quality, high-fiber carbs that are low on sugar. By the way, most newer post-ops I've talked to cannot eat bread unless it's toasted hard.
   — Carlita

November 4, 2003
Hi lisa- I think that you know the FF and the corn dog are not on the list of "beef, chicken, pork, fish, salads, and fresh fruits" that you gave us. So, you've answered your own questions there. Please do everything you can to avoid the temptation to make choices like this in the beginning, which is when you should be maximizing your weight loss. If you can't avoid those foods now, will you be able to in the long run? And how will that effect your outcome? I don't mean to come down hard on you. We all make bad choices from time to time. Just please try to do the best you can to avoid everything that is not on your Dr's list. You'll also note that BREAD is not included in the list of things your doctor wants yu to ear. Regarding the 'staying down' some people don't have a problem with it at all, so be thankful. I never really have had any problems- just two episodes with the upchucking in a year. Those two were enough to make me sorry! I still don't even like to look at ham or meatballs. YUK. Good luck to you.
   — LMCLILLY

November 4, 2003
I've never been sick since my surgery 17 months ago (I don't even dump), and considered myself lucky to be healing up without problems. Whether it's at 7 weeks out, or 7 months, eventually, you will find you can eat more than you should and that it may not make you sick in any way to do so. That's why it's so critical to re-learn your eating and exercise habits from the beginning, because the surgery will not save us from ourselves if we eat stuff we know we shouldn't eat (or shouldn't eat often, or much of).<P>I know Thanksgiving is coming up, but you've had many Thanksgivings before, and will have more again, so I would not necessarily make it that important, this Thanksgiving, to include foods like starchs (breads, stuffings, potatos) or fats (gravy, butter, etc.) in your day. Plenty of time to do that later. If you've kept yourself away from the fries and corn dogs between now and then, I'd say, why not, it's a holiday, but if you see this begin to unfold as a daily pattern, it's time to rear back, remind yourself that this is your "honeymoon" period after the surgery, and that you don't get another one. If you can't be tough on yourself now, it'll be that much harder to do so later -- when you really have to, to lose the weight and keep it off. JMHO. :-)
   — Suzy C.

November 4, 2003
Your such a new post-op, so please, don't try to overdo it. I know its fun to try new foods and see that they stay down, for many of us, most foods sit well. But the others are right, try to make good choices the great majority of the time so that you can maximize your journey and window of opportunity. As for Thanksgiving, concentrate on the turkey but definitely enjoy a few bites of the other foods too. As a newer post-op try to stick to toast or whole grains breads and go easy, they fill you fast.
   — Cindy R.

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