Question:
WHAT DO YOU EAT AT 5 WEEKS OUT..

i AM EATING EGGS, CHEESE, BEANS...AND MUSSY FOODS.......HAS ANY ONE STARTED EATING CHICKEN YET?    — christina L. (posted on June 10, 2003)

June 10, 2003
I am four weeks out and I eat the same things you are eating. In fact I tried chicken and it did not do well with me. I think it is because it is too dry. It got hung and I frothed right after I ate the first bite. Four weeks out and I have lost 42.5 lbs.
   — Gene F.

June 10, 2003
I'm 6 weeks out 6/11 and I have been eating chicken for about 1 week. I have no problems with it as long as I chew, chew, chew and take small bites. My doctor told me to eat fish first though.
   — jovialkiki

June 10, 2003
I started chicken at 6 weeks and never had a problem with it. Just be very careful and chew well so it doesnt get stuck. I also ate ground turkey which worked really well for me then and still does today. Remember if it doesnt work one day try again because the pouch has a mind of its own...what doesnt work one day may work the next. Good luck to you. Wendi Open RNY 9/19/02 down 130lbs
   — lovemonterey

June 10, 2003
Hi, I'm 3 weeks post-op and I had chicken last weekend. Bought a rotisserie chicken from the market and ate a few bites then cut the rest up and made chicken salad. I haven't had any problems. My Dr. told me at my 2-week post-op check up that as long as I could keep it down it was OK.
   — Amy D.

June 10, 2003
I am 9 weeks out and still can't have chicken or turkey--doesn't agree with me. I do best on shrimp, salmon (baked in foil), and canned tuna. As everyone has said if at first you don't succeed with a food, try, try again.
   — Margaret S.

June 12, 2003
I have found a great way to eat chicken without it being too dry and it's also very tasty. I mix up some Lipton Cup-A-Soup Cream of Chicken and then add some pieces of chicken to that, breaking up the chicken with my fingers. (You can make the cup-a-soup to a thicker consistency by adding less water than called for, if you like.) Then I eat what I can of it and save the remainder for my next meal. It makes the chicken go down very easily without seeming too dry. Just remember to still chew the chicken very well. YUM!
   — Kimberly B.