How long before you guys did popcorn???

Popcorn is/was my favorite "snack" and although I know I can't have it tomorrow I kind of feel like it is something to look forward to in the future.

How long before you guys did popcorn???

Popcorn is/was my favorite "snack" and although I know I can't have it tomorrow I kind of feel like it is something to look forward to in the future.

I waited a good long while.. probably 6 months. I do love popcorn! I really have to monitor my intake. It's a slider and I REALLY can chow down on it BIG TIME...

I love popcorn so much I actually used to have a blog called the Popcorn Chronicles lol

It was all about where to go in the area I live for the best popcorn- which microwave brands were the best- which toppings I liked.... It's terrible! I really am willing to bet 15 pounds of me were all popcorn! And honestly- I'd be content to keep those 15 if the rest go! lol

I'm glad I will be able to enjoy popcorn again... I'm so glad I asked this question!

Okay, confession time... I bought my Mom the Whirley Pop, stove top Popcorn maker. It's claim is that (using the popcorn kits) your popcorn will come out tasting exactly like Movie Theater popcorn. Well, I can tell you it's no lie. It does... hahaaa!! Anyway, the confession is, I invested a little of that gift in me too.

And my favorite microwave popcorn is Pop Secret JUMBO POP... OMGGG that stuff is DEEE LISHUSSS!!

ETA: I just want everyone out there to note this... Popcorn is a slider food. Early out you won't be able to eat very much but as our stomachs heal you will definitely be able to eat just as much as you ever could. That out of the way... ENJOY!!! I know I do.

I remember the first time I made up some popcorn on the stove after having surgery...I made waaaayyyy too much! I can eat more now than I could that first time, of course, but there's no way I could have eaten all of that even now.

Also...note to self and others...when making popcorn, remember to put a lid on top of the pot...it helps.

Wow a 3-6 month wait is a long time!

Going to check out the Whirley Pop in Amazon

Wow a 3-6 month wait is a long time! Going to check out the Whirley Pop in Amazon

If you get it, be sure to get the little popcorn kits too! They have the butter/popcorn/salt and the box has 5 kits in it. MMmmmMMM!!! Not sure what they put in it, but I'm a movie popcorn connoiseur and it tastes EXACTLY like it!!! Okay, I just love popcorn, period.

Whirley Pop has been added to my Amazon wishlist!

Whirley Pop has been added to my Amazon wishlist!

I have done the same! LOL THanks LilMissDiva! I will wait until I am 3-6 months to enjoy it though!

Edited December 30, 201114 yr by longer-life

i ate popcorn yestrday and im only 2 weeks out! It accually settled better than most mushy stuff

i ate popcorn yestrday and im only 2 weeks out! It accually settled better than most mushy stuff

Be careful. I went to the movies on my first week or two and when I told my surgeon "popcorn didn't kill me", he went pale! I meant the SMELL of popcorn didn't kill me. We had a good laugh afterwards, but him going pale tells you everything.

You should not be anywhere NEAR ingesting solid foods before (at the very earliest) the start of your fourth week.

10 days post op: clear liquid

10 days after that: full liquid

7-14 days after that: mushies....THEN you start adding in solid food. I know other surgeons follow less strict guidelines, but think about it...you just sliced apart one of your major organs which won't be fully healed for at least 6 months (minimum length of time for internal organs to heal)...do you really want to shove popcorn (an abrasive and undigestable foodstuff) into it when it is still highly irritated? If you're smart, the answer is "No".

Against my Drs orders, I have been eating popcorn nearly daily since about a week after my surgery. You can eat alot more popcorn than other foods since it squishes down real small when chewed up good. I am probably only eating 4 oz, but it seems like alot!!

I find it to be a very satisfying snack. Never bothers my tummy.

Be careful. I went to the movies on my first week or two and when I told my surgeon "popcorn didn't kill me", he went pale! I meant the SMELL of popcorn didn't kill me. We had a good laugh afterwards, but him going pale tells you everything.

Agreed, popcorn only when safe. That's no joke.

Popcorn from the beginning?! All it takes is the mental image of an impacted, abscessed staple line to kill the craving. Popcorn is one of the things that I will only attempt with the surgeon's permission. Holy moley.

Really, it's not about whether it comes back up or upsets your stomach. It's about the risk to your stapled stomach. PLEASE think carefully about what you put in your stomach while it's still healing!

My surgeon had me on full liquids when I left the hospital. As of two weeks I went onto mushies and soft foods. I have had a few crackers with egg salad on them and I was told this is okay. I meet with the nutritionist again in February and will be asking her about popcorn. I know this journey is about losing weight and being healthy... However if I'm ok with slowing the process to have popcorn once a week I feel as though that is my decision.

Please be careful having popcorn so soon If something bad were to happen I'd be scared away from popcorn forever! Don't do that! PLEASE!?!?!? LoL

Does it taste as good post op?

So guess what I came home to tonight?? I guess my mother made more popcorn then she wanted and there was a big air popped buttery bowl of popcorn sitting on my kitchen table..... It went right into the trash the second I sniffed it and I poured Water over the top of it.... Suckers.