Question:
I am in my 3rd month post op and I crave! GENUINE DILL PICKLES!

For some reason my pouch will alow me to eat and eat pickles. I didn't even care for pickles before the surgery. I can also eat alot of toss green salad. Ican seem to eat a lot of green veggies, but can't get down any meats? Will any of this effect my weight loss. Will drinking protien speed up my weight loss? I drink 60 to 100 ozs of water a day. Thanks I Love Yall. Cara from AL.    — Cara N. (posted on May 10, 2002)

May 10, 2002
Hi...I too eat ALOT of pickles. I buy the Clousens(sp) kosher dills in whole, halves, and spears. Sometimes can't get enough of them. The reason why you can eat more of the veggies is because they are mostly water, and once you've chewed them up like your supposed to, they don't take up that much space...It hasn't effected my weight loss, I'm 8 months post op, and down 126lbs so far - doing great! Enjoy your pickles!
   — lily1968

May 10, 2002
You sound like me. I crave pickles and tomatoes. I try to get proteins in a varity of foods. I eat a lot of lettuce too but it has not slowed my weight loss. I just remeber protein first and water. I am 11 weeks post0op and -60lbs. My doctor just took me off all my meds. and I have had no problems with my blood work.
   — Oldsoul

May 10, 2002
I have no problem with water gain from sodium because I always try to but lower sodium foods but I drink LOTS of water.
   — Oldsoul

May 10, 2002
Pickles (chew the skins well!) and tomatoes do it for me too! I put a good brown mustard or salsa or cocktail sauce (horseradish and ketchup) on them. Yes, theres sodium but drink a little extra water, no biggie. At 7 weeks post-op, I'm 108 pounds down....
   — JoanneML

May 10, 2002
I craved pickles when I was 2 weeks post op. I put the pickle juice in ice cube trays and froze them. I sucked on the pickle sickle. I think its the salt I was craving. I get the weirdest cravings.
   — Melissa S.

May 10, 2002
I crave the claussen pickles and saltines crackers together. I usually have a half one with crackers before I go to bed at night.
   — Sharon T.

May 13, 2002
There are three things I crave alot since my surgery. They are Cream Chese, Tomatoes and pickles. Yum. :)
   — Danmark

May 13, 2002
I'm digging pickles right now too. Also, shrimp cocktail. I bought the big bag of cooked frozen shrimp and eat some a couple of times a week, at least!
   — PaulaM