Long list of no-no foods

[roziecakes 20]

I was a stuff and swallow person too, that was my biggest challenge. I was also someone who drank a lot of fluids at meals... so I get this. It is like a zen meditation! I was told to sing the ABCs in my head while I chewed, totally helped!

[goalseeker 695]

no foods should be off limits

you can eat what you want in smaller amounts

but def make an effort to eat better foods (proteins' date=' fresh fruit/veggie

def stay away from as much processed as you can..gram is right, a visit with

a nutritionist will work wonders[/quote']

Carolinagirl, I'm so excited to see a profile pic!! You're beautiful!!!

[willowcat 93]

Thank you--I'm so glad I came here and posted my question--y'all are tops! Four meals later--with all of your advice and the help of an easy-to-use app (Eat Slower), I've greatly expanded my food choices: roast beef, turkey breast, lettuce, English cucumber, roasted beet, cooked carrot, rye bread! Tiny bites, one minute apart and chew, chew, chew. My eyes continue to be bigger than my stomach...I'm a great cook and I love everything about eating good food. I guess I wanted the diet to be "over"--surgery or no surgery. And yet another layer is excavated...

[roziecakes 20]

I always cook too much too. I call myself the "Queen of leftovers"