I am 5 weeks PO. I will be meeting a friend at MiCocena tomorrow. I am on "soft foods". Do y'all have any suggestions as to a good choice for me besides beans and tortilla soup. Would it work to get a cheese enchilada and only eat the inside? Thanks for your suggestions. :-)

I love refried beans. Are you allowed any chicken at all yet? If so, ask for some cooked chicken and refried beans. Not grilled chicken, most mexican places have chicken that's been almost stewed with tomato and peppers. That chicken is pretty soft.

I think eating melted cheese would be ok... is it all that is in it?

My friend and my surgeon told her today to stay away from beans because of the amount of carbs they had in them. She had been eating a little here and there and he told her to stop.

Rodswife, I don't worry about carbs. Refried Beans were my first mushy food and I could only eat about 2-3 bites before I was full. There's some Protein in beans as well. As I've gotten further out from surgery, I've found that I need complex carbs in order to maintain my energy levels for working out. Protein has to be our first concern, but carbs are okay in moderation.

Even if the OP orders refried beans and stewed chicken, at 5 weeks out, she'll probably eat 4 bites of the dish. My biggest worry with beans would be gas issues, truthfully!

Rodswife' date=' I don't worry about carbs. Refried Beans were my first mushy food and I could only eat about 2-3 bites before I was full. There's some Protein in beans as well. As I've gotten further out from surgery, I've found that I need complex carbs in order to maintain my energy levels for working out. Protein has to be our first concern, but carbs are okay in moderation.

Even if the OP orders refried beans and stewed chicken, at 5 weeks out, she'll probably eat 4 bites of the dish. My biggest worry with beans would be gas issues, truthfully! [/quote']

I wish I didn't have to worry about carbs. Lol I'm carb sensitive and don't lose if I go over 25.

Are you pre-op? If so, have you been tested for diabetes? One of the newer theories I've seen is that those who are carb sensitive (I was one) are usually pre-diabetic..and I was as well. I lost weight on Atkins twice, so I'm familiar with the PITA that counting carbs can be. Once I was sleeved, I didn't count carbs, etc. but I didn't add a lot of them in either. Now that I've ramped up my workouts, I've realized that I have to have some of them.

For me, refried Beans don't cause me to have highs and lows like simpler carbs, such as bread, do to me. I do try to keep my carbs lower and my veggies raw if I can stand the raw ones, but I don't count carbs like I did when I was on Atkins.

Are you pre-op? If so' date=' have you been tested for diabetes? One of the newer theories I've seen is that those who are carb sensitive (I was one) are usually pre-diabetic..and I was as well. I lost weight on Atkins twice, so I'm familiar with the PITA that counting carbs can be. Once I was sleeved, I didn't count carbs, etc. but I didn't add a lot of them in either. Now that I've ramped up my workouts, I've realized that I have to have some of them.

For me, refried Beans don't cause me to have highs and lows like simpler carbs, such as bread, do to me. I do try to keep my carbs lower and my veggies raw if I can stand the raw ones, but I don't count carbs like I did when I was on Atkins.[/quote']

No I'm a month post op and do not have diabetes. I have pcos am just sensitive to them.

From reading others' posts about PCOS, I suspect I have/had it as well. Thank goodness I was sleeved when I was! IF not, I'd probably have the entire alphabet covered in co-morbidities!

Hopefully yours will improve as you continue to lose weight!

From reading others' posts about PCOS' date=' I suspect I have/had it as well. Thank goodness I was sleeved when I was! IF not, I'd probably have the entire alphabet covered in co-morbidities!

Hopefully yours will improve as you continue to lose weight! [/quote']

Thanks, me too. It did the first time I lost 100lbs so I am optimistic this time as well. The only difference is that I can not get pregnant again (6 is enough lol) and I had this surgery and will never allow myself to gain it back.

Thank y'all so much! I feel more confident about my choice now. :-). Yes, refried beans are on my "approved" list of foods and they are yummy. :-). I can usually only enjoy about 1 ounce though. I am LOVING my sleeve! :-)