Question:
i'm having a hard time staying away from breads!

so it's been about 6 weeks since surgey, and i have started eating meat, i've not had any trouble with it and it's alot easier than eating cottage cheese. i've only been eating it like a week, but my question is can i have any bread at all with meat? did any of you who lost weight eat bread? tonight i broke down and ate a little. i had a grilled chicken quesidilla with cheese but i didn't eat much bread. my boyfriend ate the rest. i haven't really ate anything i wasn't supposed to until tonight, and i feel sorta guilty about it =[ ALSO, people always say how they ''feel full'' after eating and how if they overeat they'll vomit. i haven't vomited at all since surgery and i don't really ever feel ''full.'' i don't know why. i don't overeat (only like 3 times per day, maybe 4) but i'm worried because if i would have only ate WHEN I WAS HUNGRY in the past, i wouldn't have been overweight. so i'm starting to worry, will this help me any? i've lost about 35 pounds (last time i checked.) but i'm really wondering why i don't feel full. i can drink water/tea without ''sipping it slowly'' and it doesn't bother me. could i have stretched my pouch? i don't know how, because i've only been eating meats for a week. please help! thanks    — JaclynS256 (posted on July 19, 2007)

July 18, 2007
a tiny amount of anything is ok, thin people eat all sorts of stuff. WLS changes hopefully your realtionship with food. So its not the center of your world. Anything in moderation, and congrats your doing great! Try to avoid sugar its very addictive and maximise your fast loss phase by sticking to the plan. Try finding NEW healthier substitute foods. My favoorite is loraine cheese. its low fat and really yummy.
   — bob-haller

July 18, 2007
Don't let yourself go crazy of worrying. I actually found that when I introduced bread, and other items that I had cut out of my diet after surgery, that I started losing more weight. Thats not to say that it is healthy for you and you should eat it for every meal. Your body just some times needs a variety and carbs aren't always a terrible thing. Just use moderation and you will be perfectly fine. Also, it took a LONG time before I was able to feel full. I would just stop eating when I had my measured portion or if I was getting bored with the food I was eating. One day your body will heal and you will know when you have had enough. Good luck and so far you are doing fantastic.
   — *Malena* M.

July 18, 2007
Congrats on your surgery! My surgery was 4-9-07 and I had the same feelings you have. Never feeling full, drinking water not sipping, never throwing up. Give it time. I was a nervous wreck wondering if something was wrong, did i stretch the pouch, did they make the pouch small enough, everything was running threw my mind. I am about 3 1/2 months out and the feeling of being hungery has pretty much went away. I can eat 6 maybe 7 ozs. of food per meal ( 3 meals ) mostly protein and I still dont get the full feeling. My post-op nurse said I may be one who will not get the full feeling. ( Big bummer because I thought the surgery was supposed to get rid of the hungry feeling, but it is only a tool not a cure. ) Also, I eat whole wheat bread, toasted only, because plain bread can easily clump and block the opening. We dont want that to happen. I have had roast, no problem. Lein cusines, smart ones, weight watchers are all good and you can get a different variety of meats. Good Luck and I hope everything gets better for you as it did for me.
   — LaurieP

July 19, 2007
You havent had any fills yet, right? They say that before your first few fills is bandster hell because you probalby wont feel full. Once the fills hit your "sweet spot" you should start feeling full after a small amount of food. Luanne
   — luannedewolf

July 19, 2007
Bread is 100% carbs, carbs turn to sugar and slow weight loss. Why would you want to jeopardize your losing this early out? Once you start eating bread it becomes an addiction so you are better staying away from it. If you can control yourself and only take a bite, that's great but it may be harder to resist as time goes by. You should be eating 3 small meals of 2 oz. and 2 protein shakes. Protein always comes first, then fruit, veggies and carbs. Your stomach is the size of an egg now. You couldn't have stretched your pouch this early. I would discuss your concerns with your doctor and nutritionist.
   — Sheri A.

July 19, 2007
I just finished reading your profile and I give you credit for doing this now at such a young age. It is good that you have a big support system behind you with your boyfriend, family and friends. That being said, I also have a problem with carbs but have found that if you do it with moderation and maybe a bite or two it covers that craving. The weight will come off but remember this is a lifelong commitment. I would love to be added to your friends list, you write so beautifully and would like to keep track of your progress. I am almost 7 months post op and 30 lbs from goal already, so it does happen. You will start to know when you are full, I did not at first until I overate one day.As far as sharing food with your boyfriend, I think my hubby has gained 10 lbs since my surgery from eating what I can't when we go out, LOL, tell him to watch out for that! Best of luck to you, you are very brave and I am proud of you for doing this now while you are so young. Take care and keep asking questions, someone has already had it and will be able to advise, there is no such thing as a dumb question on this site, just lots of support. Diane P.
   — noboat4u

July 20, 2007
If you are going to eat bread, you might want to look into light bread (2 slices for the same calories/carbs in one piece of reguar bread) and/or bread that it made for low carbers. In my experience, despite all the fiber, these breads are still usually soft and taste like regular bread. If you've lost 35 pounds in six weeks, I think that would be a good indication that your pouch and surgery are still working and intact.
   — mrsidknee

July 20, 2007
I have diverteclosis, or however its spelled and nearly bleed to death in 1985 lost 13 pints of blood. Now I was instructed to never eat popcorn:( it can irritate diverteclosis... Now I did good and avoided it cmpletely for a couple years then one nite at a movie gorged on it, ate nearly a entire large one and felt ill. This was before WLS so volume wise it was possible.......... Since then I allow myself some occasionally it helps the craving and elminated the must eat it all. sometimes completely denying something just makes it worse. Most long term post ops I know eat a wide variety of foods, some good some bad choices.and most eat a little bread, at least at social occasions. Early on be very diet compliant to maximise loss. Once your out a year or two things change
   — bob-haller