Question:
HELP!!! I can eat much at all just pretty much soups...........

I had Lap Gastric Bypass 6-26-08 and i wanted to know how much sugar and fat is safe with out dumping i am still learning how to read the labels since i cant eat much i wanted to know for what i can drink. There is only so much water and Crystal Lite i can drink in one day...... Thanks so much............    — alicia128 (posted on September 10, 2008)

September 10, 2008
Sorry just realized the Question should say (I cant eat much at all just pretty much soups). my typo
   — alicia128

September 10, 2008
I had my RNY on 6/18/08 I pretty much eat everything, of course sticking to high protien low carb. I have 3 oz of 100% OJ in the morning, then I will have eggs srambled with sauage or ham. For lunch I like to have a lean cuisine or south beach diet frozen meal. I cant finsih a whole one I share it with my 2 year old. For dinner its whatever meat I make for the fam and veggies. I drink water for the rest of the day. Some people say Fruit2O is good. Sugar free kool aid is good Sugar free Lemonade. I have coffee or Iced tea. If you can handle artificial sugar then you have lots of options. I cant so I pretty much just drink water or Iced tea when Im out and about.
   — Kimberlin Katayama

September 10, 2008

   — gigi_c

September 10, 2008
Don't forget a powerful "liquid" vitamin / mineral like VEMMA. You need lots of Vit D and it has 1000 IU of Vit D3, very important. Go to www.TrySomeVemma.com
   — [Deactivated Member]

September 10, 2008
Everyone handles those things very differently and it changes too. I could not tolerate ANY sugar newly PO...I was firm with the rules for two years and gradually began to have a little sugary stuff now and then...I went from a tolerance of 4-8 gs of sugar (in yogurts and natural sugar in fruits) to 4 years later about 24 g's of sugar on an empty pouch...If I already eat a meal, the amount of sugar I can handle is MUCH less...It's not worth eating sugar for the pain I get. But it is nice to know my limits for protein bars and accidental sugar ingestion. And those naughty times when something frosted and fluffy ends up in my mouth...I know that I can handle a bite and will pay close CLOSE attention to my pouch...There are always warning signs when eating sugar and I stop and even spit out what's in my mouth if I feel even a twinge of discomfort. I will end up useless and in pain for two hours if I over-do sugar. Then I have munchies to deal with for days unless I "de-carb" for a few days and get rid of the sugar cravings...Sugar is like a drug to my body. Some people are not carb/sugar sensitive at all after some time. I never want to know that. I cannot trust myself...You shouldn't either! I only say that because we have all been MO and KNOW what it is to over eat foods that are not good for us. That part of the WLS journey is still with us....and we will always have out eating disorders...Just avoid sugar if you can...If you must have a little, do so only in moderation. Even though I KNOW I can handle 24ish gs of sugar, I will not buy anything with over 14 g's of sugar in it. Or drink anything with more than that in it...including from natural sugar... A banana for example has about 12 gs of sugar...I only buy small bananas because I can eat an entire large one and I just don't need it all...I can't eat half a banana...I just can't get myself to stop! LOL I'm so weak! But knowing this...I buy the smallest ones I can find. It's all about choices! Make good ones, no matter what you can handle! Good luck!
   — .Anita R.

September 11, 2008
The amount of sugar/fat that causes dumping is different from person to person... some people never dump and others dump after eating very small amounts. This is a good question to ask your surgeon or nutritionist. Why can't you eat other foods besides soup? Is this a food restriction from your surgeon or nutritionist? Are you afraid to eat other food because you are worried you'll get sick? Have you tried other foods and gotten sick?
   — mrsidknee