Watermelon

[waistnaway 32]

I bought the sweetest watermelon night before last and it tasted great to me... too good I could not stop eating it even though it was filling me to the brim and I was getting miserable. I never did get sick ( unfortunately) but I do know that I cannot eat watermelon because I have no control. This is the first food since surgery on 4/11 that has had that control on me. Saying it to "my family" makes it all better.

Thanks!!

[kczar 166]

Wow, interesting that something that's almost all Water can still cause you to feel overfull. Good to know since I absolutely love watermelon. I'll definitely take it easy post-op.

[waistnaway 32]

Kczar-- I know!! I expected it to slide on through. I probably ate it to fast because it tasted so good to me.

[topgun 63]

It is definitely slider food. I'll eat a bowl of it because it's low in calories, high in Water content and I feel better when I can finally eat a quantity of something.

[Itsanewdaycassandra 45]

Isn’t it funny how some food are sliders and others are not… The best part of this is that now you know that this is a trigger for you and you can plan accordingly…Good luck!

[waistnaway 32]

topgun--- that was my hopes as well but didn't work out that way.

cassandra-- so true

[WillowsKnot 71]

I cut it up and freeze squares of it in snack size bags. Then when I want some, I pull out just one frozen bag of it. I have it instead of a SF popsicle or when I need to increase my Fluid intake. It is not any good if you let it thaw and get mushy. Then it tastes bad. Cantaloupe seems to keep better frozen and tastes wonderful. Honey dew as well. I freeze all of them. Might want to give this method a try. It is also hard to chuck it down when it is frozen and you have to chew it as well as it making your mouth really cold.

[Georgia 2,911]

Right after surgery ( a month or so) I was getting so light headed and dizzy that I asked my surgeon about snacking between meals with it and he said fine. I was very worried at first why I could eat so much of it and not other things! lol Watermelon gets a bad rap but it has great nutrients in it too! Love it!

[2BonederfulAgain 17]

My surgeon recommends watermelon. It counts toward your liquid intake and that was the only think with texture i could have first week. Everything else clear liquids...it really satisfied my need to CHEW and not go crazy...I ate very fast the first time, GROSS feeling...but after that ive been able to get a whole lot of it in...slowly!

[PdxMan 4,292]

Yeah, I lived on watermelon post-op. Great source of Water and wonderful flavor. I say go for it, but be sure to chew it well.

[MirandaK 14]

OMG!! I can have watermelon?????!!!! I am 8 days post op. Are you sure! Bc I'm heading to the store right now if I can! Lol

[PdxMan 4,292]

Just be sure to chew it real well. Take small bites and wait before you take another. Assess how it makes you feel and decide from there. You are not going to get the 'normal' full signal, so only have a couple pieces and stop.