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I know I am asking this question early but does anyone know when we are allowed to eat popcorn. It is so strange but that is the only thing I am craving and miss!

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I think I started at 8 weeks. I also started popping my own after reading some suggestions from other people here. I really like it as a treat. :)

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You will also notice that in the beginning you won't have any cravings and many say that their preferences change. You may not ever crave popcorn again!

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I was told about 3 months. You have to be careful because of the husks in the kernals. Eating it too early and they can get stuck in your sutures. I love popcorn and have continued eating it after surgery. You just have to enjoy in small quantities. It is a slider food, which means you can eat a lot of it (think of a wet piece of popcorn, how small and mushy it gets!). And like the above person mention, if you can pop your own, that is the best. Then you can control what is going on it.

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You can also make faux popcorn out of cauliflower, Dr. Oz had a recipe for it. I chop it into popcorn sized pieces, lay it out on a baking sheet, bake at 420 for about 12-14 min, then I sprinkle white cheddar popcorn sprinkles (from Cost Plus world market), and its yummy. Of course for this one, you've got to make sure you're cleared for crunchy foods!

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It is impossible to get anything caught in your staples or sutures because they are on the outside of the stomach not on the inside

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Our stomaches do not produce the digestive enzymes needed to break down tough and fibrous materials during the beginning phases of healing. Even later it is always important to chew thoroughly to help your stomache digest the food and allow it to travel thru successfully. It is very possible to get food stuck within your sleeve and have to visit the ER to have it removed. If not caught early it will cause vomiting, pain and irritation. The staple line takes weeks to start healing and when it does it is not a smooth line. All of our stomaches will heal with a bit of scar tissue. Some more than others.

Always follow your drs plan unless you just like to gamble :P

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Thanks everyone. I was just wondering when it would be safe.....I am not a risk taker at all so I will wait for about 2-3 months before I try popcorn!

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popcorn is and has always been my favorite snack. I started eating it when I was 2 month post-op. I do pop my own in my popcorn machine. I use a tablespoon of oil and 1/3 cup kernels. I do lightly salt. I don't feel bad using a little salt because I do not have high blood pressure and I rarely use salt on anything. I use it very sparingly when I cook. I have been making the popcorn once a week.

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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