Ok DISCLAIMER!!! ( please read first) This post will consist of peoples Favorite foods That they have gave up or CANT WAIT to have in the future.. IF you can not emotionally handle looking out YUMMY food right now in your recovery please refrain from going any further in this thread.

I myself Love to look at YUMMY food and find myself Watching all the food shows now.. and LOVE IT even if I cant have it YET or will ever go back to it if it is really bad for me....

SO dont say I didnt WARN YOU FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!

QUESTION- WHAT IS YOUR FAV food that you cant wait to try again and also for those that are in maintenince stage... CAN we ever eat these again of course in moderation?

See next post for mine!

Well, that explains it...I've been in food porn mode since Christmas. I watch the Cooking Chanel and reading cook books. My husband asked me last night why I'm watching the Cooking Chanel...I didn't have an answer for him.. I never thought of it as part of the addiction. OH MY GOSH!

As for cravings...I want a turkey meatball with marinara sauce. Heck, I never made turkey meatballs...how strange!

Yes! So much food porn...but it's weird. I got into cooking about 6 months before surgery, and while I am still finding my way, I have been drooling over websites like Eggface, and Skinny tastes. I NEVER knew there were so many decently healthy things to make that look so darn yummy!

So now I find myself looking forward to being able to start a whole new eating phase, making these wonderful low cal/ low carb dishes for myself (and let's be real, my friends, cause I won't be able to eat it all!)

AWWW, Im so hot right now. LOL Ok I'll jump in

We have a place in CT called Franklin Giant Grinders. It's a little Italian hole in the wall with the best sandwiches in the state. Once a week I would buy a whole combo (honey ham and smoked turkey) piled high with fresh lettuce and italian peepers and eat the WHOLE thing. Mind you this thing was about 18' long and 4-5' high. I guess thats how I avoid them, thinking of me sitting in my recliner in a meat coma is not a picture i care to re-develop.

myyyyyy ffaaaaaavvvvvvveeeeee!!!!!! miss it soo much =-(

MMMMM, food porn, is it hot in here, or is it just me? LOL.

I love popcorn and whenever I go to the movies, I have some. As for wings and other spicy foods, I am a chili head. I love hot, hot, hot wings and other spicy food, and my sleeve doesn't seem to mind it one bit. My motto, everything in moderation!

I've always enjoyed cooking shows but since the sleeve, I've become addicted. I thought it was weird. It doesn't seem like torture because I know I wouldn't be able to eat much even if I cooked it. My favorite food that I miss is pupusas. It's a traditional El Salvadoran food that my daughter and I first ate on a youth missionary trip there. It's a sort of corn meal outer crust with pork and chesse inside that you pull apart and dip in salsa. Heavenly.

Oh man, that looks and sounds wonderful, lol.

My food porn for the day....

I DARE YOU to read this blog

http://blogchef.net/

All the way back 2 years ago and every post looks delish!!!!

OO MY , yes theater popcorn is HIGH on my list of missed food.

Im the same way.. I watched MAN VS FOOD all the time and the BEST FOOD... I also watch all the food documentaries to help level me too..lol

I love looking at food it helps me too

I like looking at good food with the best of em... but this show is just too much for me!! LOL

The sleeve is a wonderful tool.. you will be able to eat all of these foods once again. Anything you can think of. So dreaming of the day when you can again is fine! You won't have to miss it forever. I do love my sleeve!!!

I've always enjoyed cooking shows but since the sleeve, I've become addicted. I thought it was weird. It doesn't seem like torture because I know I wouldn't be able to eat much even if I cooked it. My favorite food that I miss is pupusas. It's a traditional El Salvadoran food that my daughter and I first ate on a youth missionary trip there. It's a sort of corn meal outer crust with pork and chesse inside that you pull apart and dip in salsa. Heavenly.

Ohhhhh you have just made me think of Piroshki's!!! Mmmmm... I need to go find me some!

Those look amazing too!!!

For those of you craving pickles, depending on your food stage, check with your nutritionist - when I was on mushies/purees I was allowed to make tuna salad with dill relish and a little mayo. I used a LOT of dill relish because I love it. I eat pickles a lot now - the sodium is high, but it's a good low-cal snack and gives me a good crunch. Now my mouth is watering and I might have to go get one out of the fridge.

PEPSI!!

food I know I can have again. Not the same quantity, but I can't think of anything I really love that I wouldn't allow myself at least a bite of.

But Pepsi is a different thing. I know that I will never be able to even have one sip again. For me that would certainly start the ball rolling down a very slippery slope.

I watch the cooking channel all the time....MY fav is Chopped and the Next Iron Chef (bummer who won was not my fav guy boo). I have enjoyed hot wings (though it only takes 1-2 to fill me up now) and tacos with jalapenos (but tortillas fill me up in an uncomfortable way so I mostly eat the Beans, guac yumyum and sour cream and chicken) I can eat popcorn too but much much less than before sleeve.

You will still be able to enjoy food just will be eating alot less and more Protein and less of the bread etc.

It's all good...........like Guy says, "winner, winner, chicken dinner!" LOLOL

I am curiously livnging vicariously through my favorit peeps on the food network and travel channel as well... lol

My food porn for the day....

I DARE YOU to read this blog

http://blogchef.net/

All the way back 2 years ago and every post looks delish!!!!

I started out as a chef with my own place years ago before I gave it up for art, and I know that some of these recipes can be remade to be WLS-compatible. Here's an example:

1 whole Jalapeno, 1 Tablespoon Philadelphia Light Cream cheese, and 1 slice of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon to make 2 poppers:

Calories: 45.7 / Fat: 3.0g / Sugar: 1.0g / Protein: 1.7g

1 whole Jalapeno, 1 wedge of Laughing Cow Light Swiss Original Cheese, and 1 slice of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon to make 2 poppers:

Calories: 50.7 / Fat: 2.5g / Sugar: 1.0g / Protein: 2.7g

I don't know about you, but that looks like an acceptable substitution to me! The cream cheese didn't sound that great so I wanted to look at the Laughing Cow wedges, since they've got great flavor and have the same consistency. They up the Protein quotient, too. I've halved the bacon because turkey doesn't shrink as much as regular, so you don't need as much. I've made something similar with turkey bacon, so this works.

For the twice-baked potatoes, I make these on a regular basis and freeze them to bake when we have steak. I've always scooped the insides out first and baked the shells separately to make them crisper, boiling the insides then using fat-free sour cream to mash them, but the new way I plan to make them is like this:

1. Separate the insides and shells as mentioned above, baking the shells as you would baked potatoes until they're browned and crisp.
   
2. Boil the insides until tender, then drain.
   
3. Mash the insides with Greek-style yogurt, Butter Buds, and fresh herbs like chopped parsley and chives
   
4. Mix in some cooked, crumbled turkey bacon
   
5. Season with smoked salt to taste; this should enhance the flavor of the bacon significantly
   
6. Stir in some cottage cheese or low-fat ricotta for added bulk and protein
   
7. Mix in some shredded cheese
   
8. Fill the shells
   
9. Bake at 350F until it's browned and looks done, about 20 minutes.
   

You may have extra filling, so throw it in the 'fridge and, when you're ready to make some mixed vegetables or something similar, just crumble this over the top and pop it in the oven until everything is brown and bubbly.