OK so tomorrow is my birthday and I plan to do some teensy bad girl things. I am ultra great on my routine- 60-80 grams of Protein and 64ounces plus Water every day since day 5, exercising at least an hour a day and often two times, and now even good on my supplements. And always less than 30 carbs a day. ALWAYS for 8 weeks (two weeks pre-op)

However I am planning to have more carbs tomorrow and I feel fine about it. Just a little here and there- nothing too bad.

One of thing I want a tiny taste of is the movie theater popcorn that my son used to bring me every day he worked- formerly huge bags of buttered popcorn, and now I want a little bit. (My husband and I watch Turner Movie Classics while we work on our wedding images and that popcorn was awesome!)

HOwever I seem to remember popcorn being on a no-no list and want to be sure it wont hurt my sleeve- anyone know?

Yes, much too early. I was told to wait until 6 mos out. You really don't want those little kernels to get caught in you seam line, right? Nuff said.

PS...I'd keep an eye on your stomach scars and when you're fine with how they are healed, then you can guess that's how your inside scar looks, too.

Well I'm going to come out and say it's OK. There is no way a kernel will get caught in a "seam" after a few weeks this seam is just as closed as the incisions are on your belly. If you're on solid foods then it's OK in moderation, be careful to not over do it though as you can eat a whole lot of popcorn, it really slides on through without much resistance. If it doesn't agree for some reason then wait a week or two and start again.

My dietician told me to wait til about 6 months (I'm not even sure why). Happy Early Birthday though!

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/1115-popcorn/

I did a quick search. Here ya go

Well I'm going to come out and say it's OK. There is no way a kernel will get caught in a "seam" after a few weeks this seam is just as closed as the incisions are on your belly. If you're on solid foods then it's OK in moderation, be careful to not over do it though as you can eat a whole lot of popcorn, it really slides on through without much resistance. If it doesn't agree for some reason then wait a week or two and start again.

Yep, my instructions as well. Once we're on regular food, the kernels would pass through just as they did pre-op.

Happy B-day Enjoy your day and dont feel guilty for enjoying yourself....

I don't know when you should start eating popcorn, but I know that popcorn for me can really fit nicely in my stomach. I can eat more popcorn than any other foods I have tried. I think it's like an assembly belt, as long as you keep shoveling it in the popcorn keeps pushing through. probably best to stay away from it though.

I wont be eating it normally- b'day only!

I wont be eating it normally- b'day only!

I say go for it! And have a very happy birthday!! :)

Ok I'm not expert but I will give you my experience. At about three weeks out my husband wanted to go to the movies. I really wanted to avoid it because I could not eat the popcorn but I caved and went. I could not avoid the popcorn so what I did was eat one piece every fifteen minutes and made sure I chewed really well. At first yes I watched the clock so I could figure out when I got my next piece but eventually I gave up and just watched the movie and sipped my Water. I know that was probably the wrong thing to do but some habits are just really hard to break and popcorn at movies is one of them.

OK so tomorrow is my birthday and I plan to do some teensy bad girl things. I am ultra great on my routine- 60-80 grams of Protein and 64ounces plus water every day since day 5, exercising at least an hour a day and often two times, and now even good on my supplements. And always less than 30 carbs a day. ALWAYS for 8 weeks (two weeks pre-op)

However I am planning to have more carbs tomorrow and I feel fine about it. Just a little here and there- nothing too bad.

One of thing I want a tiny taste of is the movie theater popcorn that my son used to bring me every day he worked- formerly huge bags of buttered popcorn, and now I want a little bit. (My husband and I watch Turner Movie Classics while we work on our wedding images and that popcorn was awesome!)

HOwever I seem to remember popcorn being on a no-no list and want to be sure it wont hurt my sleeve- anyone know?

Happy Birthday Meggie!!

Thanks for the b'day wishes!

Popcorn report- YUMMMM!!! I ate a few handfuls and stopped- now awaiting a half hour to drink some Water. I haven't actually eaten that much today at all- what with waiting in between for drinking and what was palatable I have probably eaten less than I usually do.

Happy Birthday, Meggie! Glad you ate some popcorn! I have never heard to wait so long for popcorn. Your tummy does not take 6 months to heal. And if you go by the notion of looking at your outside incisions, then it would be even earlier out than you are now! I know mine were completely closed after about a week and not sore anymore after a couple weeks.

Hope you enjoyed your day!

Happy Birthday Girlfriend!!

I am glad you had popcorn. I was wondering about this myself, as I am going to the movies next weekend to see that new Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks movie and I would LOVE to have some!

My dietician said they put it on the no no list because it has a lot of Fiber in it and can cause a lot of gas. I am also not supposed to have Beans, but I do. Everything seems to give me gas anymore, so if I get gassy, OH WELL!

It is nice to know that it doesn't make people sick! I have not had any real issues with anything I have eaten this far, except chicken feeling stuck so hopefully I won't with the popcorn either! Chicken works now tho!

I hope you had a fantastic day! Hugs!!

Kelly