Kristy29

I don't like fish, I never have. I can tolerate tilapia and other non fishy fish, but I rarely eat it because I just don't like it. Since my doctor thinks chicken, fish, turkey and tofu are the only acceptable forms of meat (with egg and cottage cheese rounding out my choices for protein) I guess I'm going to have to start eating fish. So how do you prepare it so it tastes good, and also so it doesn't get boring? I bought cedar planks for the grill and am going to try that, but need more suggestions, including for inside cooking since I can't grill in the winter.

That's what is bothering me so much about it. I have tried dieting before and I always end up cheating. It just doesn't work for me. If I was going to go on a chicken, veggies and salad only diet I'd probably lose the weight without the surgery. I feel like a well balanced diet in much smaller portions is a better approach to this. Obviously cut out sweets and chips and fast food and all the junk, but why not some whole grains once in awhile or some Beans or beef. I know for a fact that if I do limit myself as much as they are asking, I will cheat and that seems counter productive to me.

So I joined this board yesterday and have been browsing around. I have noticed so many things that people do that my surgeon says are not allowed. One thing is no carbs at all until I reach my goal weight, but I have noticed some people eat carbs and some don't. But one thing that is really bothering me is that the guidelines from my surgeon say no Beans or Soups on any stage. But on reading what people eat, especially on mushies, it seems these are very popular choices. Mostly they want us to eat chicken and fish. I don't like fish, but will eat it if I have to. But I will get bored if I am constantly eating pureed chicken and fish, which doesn't even sound good to begin with. Is it normal for my doctor to be restricting these things? Soup seems to be a pretty big staple around here, especially in the first few weeks post op. And beans are so high in Protein, what could be wrong with them? Even when I'm on liquids, I am not allowed any broth or bouillon either. It seems like post op will be so hard, and my doctor is making it even harder. I guess I will just live on eggs, cottage cheese, chicken and fish for the next couple of years.

I went to a session at my surgeon's office yesterday. One thing they stressed, and even included in the contract I had to sign, was that I am not allowed to get pregnant until 2 years after my surgery. The whole reason for the surgery for me is so I can get pregnant. If I wait until 2 years out to start trying, it will be a minimum of 3 years before I am holding a baby in my arms, and that's if I am successful right away. If we still have fertility problems, it will be even longer. I am 28 now and have been wanting a baby for 7 years, I don't really want to wait that long. I see other people on here talking about getting pregnant or trying to get pregnant a year or less out from surgery. Is this just my surgeon that is strict like this? Should I switch to a surgeon that doesn't feel this way, or just ignore their guidelines? I mean, it's not like they can force me to abort my baby if I do get pregnant, and I could always say oops it was an accident.