Question:
3 weeks post-op,can we eat any bread like light wheat bread?

is it safe to eat light wheat bread or some kind of bread I don't want to slow down my weight loss any but I really would like to find some easy meals to eat that take less than 10 mins or so to fix I don't have much energy so I don't feel like doing much cooking ant advise please lap RNY 7-9-03    — Stacy R. (posted on August 1, 2003)

August 1, 2003
I agree with Iris. My Dr. says - no bread. He feels it clogs up the works too early on, besides - it is a carb and will slow you down. My favorite eat on the run item is a tablespoon or 2 of non-fat refried beans from a can. Spread on plate, add a little cheddar cheese and microwave, then add sour cream and dollup of chopped tomatoe when it comes out. When you can eat solids, I just throw a few shrimp on a plate and heat them in the microwave. You might also be able to eat thin sliced cold meats by now. They are better to eat than the bread. I would heat them in the microwave with a little melted cheese as well. The carbs will make you feel run down once they digest, so its good to stay away from them. If you look in the library of this web-site there are alot of recipe ideas including many which can be done quickly without compromising your weight loss.
   — M B.

August 1, 2003
Personally, you're pouch will be much happier if you had a couple of crackers or tortilla chips than to bog it down with bread (which swells to 3 times it's original size and gums together into a ball in the pouch). You don't have to cook for quick meals. Pick up some of those little bucket (in the canned foods aisle) meals. They have stews and chicken dishes - all cooked very tender. Jerky, moz cheese sticks, yogurt, sugar-free pudding, Kashi hi-pro cereal, hot cereal with unflavored protein powder and splenda, pre-cooked sausage or bacon that you heat in the micro, peanut butter by the spoon (or on a cracker...sigh...), cream cheese, etc. Lots of quick options besides bread.
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 1, 2003
The way my surgeon's office explained bread was that any bread not toasted has a tendency to "ball up like a doughball" in your pouch and can cause you lots of problems. I'm nearly a year out and I don't eat much bread because I don't like the feeling it gives me and I don't need the carbs.
   — Cathy S.

August 1, 2003
Bread is probably not what you should be eating at this point. I'm 12 weeks out and I stay away from most bread products, except a few bites of a tortilla in a quesadilla. Bread has a tendency to gum up the works, so to speak. Besides, if you want to maximize your weightloss, keep your carbs to mostly fruits and veggies. Protein should be your mainstay for maximum weightloss and healing.
   — Betsy C.

August 1, 2003
Youc an buy Healthy Life bread. It has very low carbs and sugar.
   — Kathy G.

August 3, 2003
Don't!!!! Unless you like pain. It was about nine MONTHS before bread did'nt hurt like he##. I'm over two years out, and at times bread still puts me in agony.
   — Danmark