I will be one month post-op tomorrow and I am able to eat regular foods now. When did everyone start to eat salad again?? I am craving a nice salad but I know that ruffage is a bit harder to digest... Just wanted to hear from others...

Thanks!

I'm craving salad like crazy, too!

I'm 5 weeks out...I get to start regular foods next week. I had some raw spinach earlier this week though and it went down fine. I decided I'm cutting out as many carbs as I can to speed up my weight loss, it was harder on the soft foods because of hot cereals, soups and alot of beans. Today I'm low carbing it...brought a mushroom 1 egg omelette with mushrooms for breakfast, brought some salad greens, a little cucumber and tuna salad to top it off for lunch, my Premier shake for break, and I'm having a turkey burger for dinner. I really chew everything good...but have already started a week early on normal foods...hope that salad at lunch goes down ok, I love salads in summer!!

I cant remember when I tried salad, I am thinking 5-6 weeks, had no issues at all. I have them all the time now with whatever protein I chose for the day...yum!

I was told I could have a salad at 6 weeks..but I was scared. Had one for the first time on sunday and I don't know what I was so afraid of. It was delicious, went down well and I could eat quite a bit

i would wait if you havent had real food in awhile salad is going to be to harsh on your stomach

Thanks all for your feedback... I want to get back to low carbing because I am stalling which is normal BUT I know my body and low carb should get me back on track. I'm not used to eating all these starches like, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, Beans, etc....

I guess I will try eating some spinach or spring mix in the next week or so... See how it goes down....

Thanks Again!!

I am around 1,500 cals a day and can eat anything really... Makes me nervous but I'm more conscious when I eat now so I never truly over do it..... I have no issues with salad and can eat a lot more volume because it's so flimsy!!!!

Might start doing lower carb or something because I've been at 110lbs down for two months now and getting frustrating but am lifting a lot also....

Would love to get my old restriction back but not sure if there is a way to do that?????

Dense protien.

salad...I didn't eat it until 6 months out. I am a weird person though.

I think I waited 2 months for salad. Now I always make sure do a very small portion as it does fill me up a little. Especially at a restaurant if I get an entree that has a salad starter - I love the salad, but want to be sure to get all my protein in.

I had a small salad this weekend- maybe a cup of mixed greens and it went down just fine. Im 7 weeks out and I have been able to tollerate all foods well.

It tasted FANTASTIC and I was SO happy I could eat salad.

Me and my smug little sleeve.

An hour later I was sitting on the toilet- waiting for things to "run their course".

Moral of the story- make sure you have a toilet to your disposal when introducting new foods!

I have salads all the time, I am having one with a baked piece of salmon and apple right now....delish! I had my first one at about 6 weeks approx and had no issues. Good luck to you! Everyone is different as to what they can handle and when. Good old trial and error is all you can do!

Salad still hurts my tummy and I am on week 7.

Nothing has hurt my stomach at all (I almost wish it would ) Seriously, just 5 weeks out and am kinda freaking out because I can actually eat a whole 6 oz yogurt just fine. Is that normal? Also, I am one of the lucky ones that started feeling hungry at about 3 weeks out, and I mean I get HUNGRY! Need some reassurance please!

I had my first salad on Thursday and it went down great.. No issues at all.. I had another one last night with baby spinach and grilled chicken and all is good!! So happy that "Chewie" (my sleeve) likes salad!! YAY!!!

I'm also 7 weeks out and started salads last week and no problems whatsoever. Of course its the teeniest salad in order to have the greater part of my meal as protein. But I can't wait to enjoy my salads this summer!