Question:
Eating????
How long after RYN surgery are you able to eat normal food and go out to resturants? Are you ever able to eat any kind of desserts, fries, McDonalds or do you just not care to eat them. I have read where people do eat fries and stuff. Do you find it hard to not drink with your meals. Does anyone out there drink with their meals. I'm getting RYN on Monday so I want to be prepared for what I can eat later on. — cuppaloopy (posted on December 23, 2009)
December 23, 2009
You are not supposed to have any sugar that means desserts.. As far as
resturants I usually eat half of my food and take the rest home for lunch
the next day. I usually make about 3 or 4 meals out of that. Never never
drink when you eat. Wait at LEAST
— okbuffy
December 23, 2009
Sorry I hit a button and it posted to early. But never eat with your
meals, wait at least 30 minutes. My doctor says an hour. If you don't you
will stretch your stoma and you don't want that. I do not crave the foods
that I used to crave so when I am faced with fast food and stuff like that
I really don't even want it. But don't get back in the habit of eating
that. Thats what got you in this predicament anyway. You need to eat
healthy, protein first, then veggies, fruit.. I had my RYN 21 months ago
and have lost 220 pounds. Do not get back into your old habits you have
come too far by getting the surgery to just go back and start back to your
old habits. Good luck and do everything your doctors says to do.
— okbuffy
December 23, 2009
I am 3 monthes Post surgery RNY and I eat fries once in a while but not
many. It's not something you should get in the habit of though because it's
a hard habit to break.
Also not drinking with meals is my biggest struggle, it's tough but not
impossible.
Good luck with surgery it is worth it.
— lorettaplatt
December 23, 2009
Places and foods like McDonalds, Burger King etc are what partially got us
in the fix we are in now. Desserts should also be a thing of the past. Once
you are off sugar....STAY OFF SUGARS. We are given this second chance and
should do everything we can to celebrate it. Stay away from ALL fast food.
Start treating yourself to homecooked and portioned controlled meals. Fast
food is stuffed with fats, carbs and sugars........
As for drinking. My surgeon recommended no drink 1 hour prior and 1/2 hour
following a meal. Start with your protein and then veges and a small amount
of starch. I do keep a small lemon water with me to take a sip and swish
with my meal if my mouth or food gets dry....but only a small sip. Keeping
the food in our stomachs is key for the absorption of nutrients.
I will keep you in thought and prayer for your success in all of this.
— karensaporito
December 23, 2009
Buffy is so correct, but also she meant do not drink liquids 30 minutes
before and after you eat.
You went to extreme measures to lose this weight, like all of us, so why
even entertain junk foods???? You must change your thinking about
nutrition, go to your support group classes.
Good luck
— FSUMom
December 24, 2009
Hello, Best of luck on your up commin surgery! Will keep you in my prayers.
As for eating and drinking...follow your Drs & NUTs directions to a
tee. My surg was 7/08 and have lost 136lbs. I do have a desserts...SUGAR
FREE ONLY. and in very small (as is all our foods) amounts. I could not
comprehend before hand that my tastes & likes would change...THEY did.
I may enjoy the smells of some foods but do not need to taste/eat them. It
is so hard to understand how our bodies re-adjust themselves but they do.
You should do just fine..keep your eyes on the prize...a healthier,longer
life. And LOTS of new (smaller) clothes.
— tootsie52
December 24, 2009
Dear Barbara, it seems to me that you've asked these same questions several
times here on this board. I don't know if you're not getting the answers
you want, or what...but I know we all keep telling you the same thing.
Basically, you have worked very hard to get approval for this surgery, so
it must be important to you to take the weight off and keep it off. Fast
foods, and too much food, are the main reasons a lot of us are here. I get
so upset when I see the fast food commercials, because some of my favorite
foods are MacDonald's Filet of Fish with extra Tartar Sauce (2 of them), or
Burger King's Sausage and Egg Croissanwich with extra mayo (2 of them, too)
or a big juicy Burger King Whopper with Cheese. My mouth actually waters
when I see these commercials. But I am stubborn....bound and determined
NOT to regain a single pound of the 132 that I've lost, so I either turn
the TV to another channel so that I don't have to watch the commercial or I
pick up a book or magazine to distract myself. Yeah, I'd LOVE to have a
nice big slice of meat lovers pizza with extra cheese, or the stuffed crust
things you get at Pizza Hut, but it is SOOOOOOOO not on my eating plan
anymore. I refuse to let it past my lips. I guess I should say that there
might be a time when I would be with people who are eating pizza, and I
MIGHT pick out a few pieces of the sausage or pepperoni and eat it, and I
have to admit that I've been with my partner when she's gone through Burger
King and gotten stuff that I liked and I've actually eaten ONE cheesy tot.
But - and here's the issue - CAN YOU STOP AT JUST A TASTE?? CAN YOU STOP
AT JUST ONE?? I can. Now, I've gone out to restaurants and ordered from
the regular menu, usually grilled fish or some kind of chicken, but I ask
them to 1) hold the starches like rice or potatoes or bread, and 2) to box
up half of it before it even comes out to the table. Then, when it does
come out, I make sure I eat the protein first, then a couple of bites of
the vegetables. This last Saturday, I went to breakfast with some
friends... we went to IHOP. They have a "healthy choices" menu
on the back that offers Egg Beaters instead of real eggs, and turkey bacon
instead of real bacon, and fruit or whole wheat toast. I asked for the
"Two x two x two" item (2 EggBeaters, two strips of turkey bacon,
and two pieces of whole wheat toast), and I asked them to hold the toast,
and no, I didn't want to substitute whole wheat pancakes with that, but I
WOULD take a small bowl of fruit. It was a good thing that I was vigilant
because when they brought the dish out, I saw that it had been made with
real eggs (high in fat) and I had to send it back. I ate half the eggs,
the turkey bacon, and a few pieces of cantaloup and honeydew melon...and
left the rest on my plate. I make it a point to drink right up until we
get out of the car to enter the restaurant, because I know it will be at
least 15 minutes until I get my meal. But I DON'T drink for at least
another hour, maybe more. I have actually taken one or two small bites of
dessert-type things - literally, the tip of a piece of cheese cake, or a
teaspoon of real (not sugar-free) jello, or a single SMALL bite of a
cookie. But it stops there. I've found that all I really want is a taste,
and once I get that, my mouth is satisfied and my head is not screaming for
more nor is it telling me that I'm being deprived. It's too important to
me to keep the weight off. More important than eating anything at
MacDonalds ever again, or eating anything at Burger King EVER AGAIN. And
yes, I DO miss the feeling of being able to eat a whole Santa Fe Grill
Prime Rib sandwich with Cilantro Mayo - but is it worth it to me to stretch
my pouch out and regain the weight that I have been working so hard to
shed??? Not on your life. Or should I say, not on MY life. I am 4 pounds
from my surgeon's goal (I am almost 10 months out), but I am still 14
pounds from my OWN goal, and I want to be there by the time I hit my one
year surgiversary. And I think I'll do it, too. But if I was constantly
worrying about eating "normal" food and going to restaurants, I'd
be a basket case. Let's just say that your (our) whole attitude towards
food - of any kind - needs to change, or you (we) will not be sucessful
with this surgery. Good luck to you, and I hope that you are able to stick
to your guns and work your way through this liquid diet part - because it
sounds like you're feeling angry and deprived. I'm sending you lots of
calming energy to help you get through this phase.
— Erica Alikchihoo
December 24, 2009
When i am with someone that goes to a fast food place i order the burger by
itself.No bun.I eat just the meat.I might eat two or three fries.If I want
chicken i will get just the piece of grilled chicken by itself.
I put just enough of whatever i am drinking on my tongue just to absorb to
satisfy.I never let any go down to my stomach.Then maybe 30 minutes later i
can have a regular sip.Best Wishes and Merry christmas
— carolyn1970
December 26, 2009
Sometimes I can understand if you are out or dont have time to plan or its
an emergency that you may have to stop at a fast food place. Tips that have
been passed to me are the chicken wrap at McDonalds (just one little tiny
thing)or the chili at Wendys. My goal is to plan and pack as much as
possible but with the understanding I may have to stop occasionally. I too
am pretty good with one bite and my daughter used my splenda and made choc
chips for Christmas and they were pretty good. I am not going back to fat!
— kmom1420
December 27, 2009
You can make sugar free low cacrb desserts for yourself. You could get
fries and bake them in the oven and then lightly salt them. McDonalds has a
grilled chicken that you can get without the bun and then use the onion,
lettuce, and tomato with their low cal dressing to have a mini salad with
your chicken...the ranch dressing is ggod for keep the chicken moist. Best
bet is to make those visits a very rare occassion.
— jvannatta
December 27, 2009
Your tastes will change... at least in the beginning... I will be 4 weeks
tomorrow, and NOTHING tastes the same.. lol.. I can not even THINK about
fast food... don't care for it, and I was AWFUL with it before... I would
have sold one of my twins for Mc Donald's french fries.. lol.. or a
cheesesteak sandwich, and honestly, could care less... I am taking
advantage of this time to form a little bit of a healthier change... Just
in Case things change... lol.. Good luck, and believe me it's a work in
progress... I wanted a Big Mac more than my own life for the first week,
now I could care less.... Good luck to you in your surgery... and keep
posting your ??? that's what this is for...
— mommyoftwinz
December 28, 2009
The surgery is a tool. ..Re educating yourself on healthy eating is up to
you. If you want to be successful...and I am sure you do..as we all do,then
take the time post op, when we have no appetite, and can do without these
foods,.. to retrain your body and mouth into eating what is healthy for us
and will give us the biggest bang for our bite. We want nutrient rich foods
that isn't high in calories or fat. We need protein first, and vitamins
second. But all in all, we can find "normal" foods that give us
what we want. Just have to learn to read labels etc.I always get soup broth
when I am out..it makes me feel like I am getting food, but then I can go
home and eat my real meal there. I am getting fluids and no one questions
me. I just ask the wait staff to ladel out as much broth as possible. I
never eat white stuff, like fries. I do eat potatos tho, on occasion. I am
not big into the carbs,,,never was. And I never eat and drink together, and
alwasy wait atleast 30 minutes, and usually longer, to drink after eating.
I reached goal in 9.5 months, I lost 120 lbs and weigh 120 and have
maintained for 9 months now. I am happier with myself than I have been in
decades. Best of luck to you on surgery and after ! Hugs, kim
— gpcmist
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