I guess this self explanatory lol... I truly understand that many individuals post-op are no longer able to stomach the foods or drinks they most loved Pre-op. so tell me what have you substituted your old favorite for? What's your new favorite?

To be honest, I haven't had any problems, I can pretty much eat the same foods I have always enjoyed. The only thing I found is I have to be careful with milk products, at times, my body acts a bit lactose intolerant, at others, it is fine.

I eat pretty much everything,except bread,rice or pasta. I still having a hard time with bread or pasta. I tried brown rice once and it was ok. Pancakes or waffles too They were my favorite pre surgery. I can eat potatoes as long as they are soft . I was lactose intolerant for like the first month.Now I am fine with milk. Really sugary snacks make me sick I am having a hard time with chicken too,weird, I can eat sirloin steak ( has to be soft ) but not chicken yet. I Haven't substitute these things for something else yet on my diet.

I can eat pretty much the same stuff as I did pre-op, but I'm much more Protein focused now.

So I have lowfat cheese and lunch meat, greek yogurt, and soy milk (can't tolerate regular milk post-op).

Since I eat so much less than I used to, I'm careful when buying fruits and veggies. I like the small tangerines because they are a good snack size. I also like the bagged spinach, because it's easy to just throw a little in a Soup or sandwich, or wilt some to go with a hunk of grilled protein. I buy frozen berries now because I wasn't eating them fast enough to finish off a box of fresh ones before they spoiled. I buy loose veggies, like a handful of brussels sprouts, or a zucchini.

And for drinks, I mostly have Water throughout the day. But I wasn't a big soda lover to start with.

Lynda

I eat whatever I want. I will say that I try to eat out less (pizza, burgers, fried chicken) and make better food choices, but I have had pizza post surgery and everything was fine. I have been able to tolerate everything I used to eat before surgery. That is one of the main reasons I chose this surgery over some of the others, because I didn't want any food restrictions. I eat all the same foods I did before, just in much smaller quantities.

I keep cheese (string, laughing cow, squares and whole blocks), lunch meat (budding Turkey and deli meats too), milk in my fridge. I have tilapia, shrimp, frozen veggies and fruits in my freezer. I keep beef sausage bites, nuts, tuna and soups in the cabinet. I drink water and decaf mostly, besides my 1 shake a day. I work from home so no packing a lunch but still go for easy things, no time to cook a meal during the day. I have found if I make black beans I can freeze a few servings. I used to drink soda (diet coke) but have not had caffeine since July 2011 and don't want to start again. I have tasted decaf flat soda and it just doesn't interest me!

The biggest change in my fridge is the top shelf used to have diet coke 16oz bottles on it & now there's 14oz rtd muscle milk there instead. *sighhh* I miss diet coke.