It's thought us December peeps needed a post op thread! Anyone here?

Everyone is different. Have you discussed with your doc? I have no issues with those foods....even not pureeing them....I just chew really really good. But like I said no two of us are alike I hate to hear that protien is what your having trouble with. Have you tried thin cut lean deli turkey....I lived off that during phase 2. Cut it up and mix it with laughing cow or some plain Greek yogurt and garlic. Maybe the other meats are too dense...even pureed.

My surgery was on December 10th. I still have trouble with meats like that. I try to stick with fish and shrimp. I can usually eat hamburger meat. That just depends on the day. Some days the meat will settle just fine. Then another day I can eat the exact same thing and it will get hung up in my chest and then I go running to the bathroom because I know it's coming up and out. I also find deli meat easy to go down. I like to make a wrap with a spinach tortilla. I also put a rump roast in the crock pot and let it cook for about 10 hours on low. It just falls to pieces and it is very moist. Sometimes I will take some of that meat and gravy and put it in a wrap as well.

My husband is a year out. He hit his make 8 months after surgery losing 90 lbs. He still can't eat meat at all and stopped trying after puking ribs for 3 days after a BBQ. He has lived off crackers and chips (not good on chips but still lost the lbs) he is happy around 220 and eats larger potions or normal potions I should say. Strange part is he can have any amount of sugar he wants and it doesn't bother him

Did you have the sleeve and how long ago and thank as I run out and try deli turkey:)

No I had the bypass, one month ago today. Down 62 lbs since the pre-surg liquid diet!

I hope the turkey helps you!!

My husband is a year out. He hit his make 8 months after surgery losing 90 lbs. He still can't eat meat at all and stopped trying after puking ribs for 3 days after a BBQ. He has lived off crackers and chips (not good on chips but still lost the lbs) he is happy around 220 and eats larger potions or normal potions I should say. Strange part is he can have any amount of sugar he wants and it doesn't bother him

I am so scared to try sugar.

1. If it doesn't bother me, I worry that I'll eat it.

2. I do NOT want to get dumping...that scares me.

So for now, the fear motivates me from trying it

I just had the best fajitas and the diced the onions small and cooked them well they were sooo soft! I have eaten a couple of M&ms but no dumping! I read you have to eat a lot if sugar to get it and I haven't really pushed that envelope yet!

Day 20 and something happened recently-at first I could eat anything steak, chicken, eggs but the last couple days pouch won't tolerate much of anything and everything taste terrible all of a sudden-anyone else experiencing this?

I'm 18 days post-op. I haven't moved to soft foods yet -- just recently moved to pureed. The most I can take in is about 1/3 of a cup. It's shocking to me because I used to be able to eat more food than anyone I know.

Me too! I was totally a volume eater, even if it was salad! But, huge portions was partly why I was huge. I'm one month post op and can only eat one egg (last night it was half an egg). I'm past the blended stage and can now eat 1 oz of chicken, fish, cheese or egg. So far so good. I know I need to re-learn what portions are enough for my body, so my mantra is "even though I can, doesn't mean I should."

It's beyond weird!! Lol. I'm ashamed to admit that I remember secretly eating two quarter pounders, 10 nuggets and a supersize fries in my car and still had room an hour later to have dinner with my family. Omg?!? How sick is that?

Now I worry that 1/3 c of ricotta cheese is indulgent? Thank god for this surgery.

Oh you are SO not alone!! I could eat 3 tacos, a bean burrito and a burrito supreme and be just dandy with it! Or a whopper, a chicken sandwich and fries!! I too worry about "indulging" and sometimes feel I'm eating too much...but then I input my foods in My Fitness Pal and realize I'm still only consuming about 250 calories...weird, so weird.

Cherry hair just drink your protein shakes to let your stomach settle down! My pouch is temperamental also! I find that bf I am do not wanting to eat at all and lunch a little but by supper I can eat more. What's up with that! At the movies watching literally my husband eat popcorn so I so not liking him right now!

Day 20 and something happened recently-at first I could eat anything steak, chicken, eggs but the last couple days pouch won't tolerate much of anything and everything taste terrible all of a sudden-anyone else experiencing this?

Cherryhair I'm only 9 days post op but husband who is 1 yr out said that when his pouch doesn't like something one day, it's sensitive for days. You might have upset it with little warning,. Hope you feel better but in the meantime enjoy the weight loss

Cherry hair just drink your protein shakes to let your stomach settle down! My pouch is temperamental also! I find that bf I am do not wanting to eat at all and lunch a little but by supper I can eat more. What's up with that! At the movies watching literally my husband eat popcorn so I so not liking him right now!

Hhhhh popcorn!! I've avoided the theater because of that recently!!

Amy it was a little torture but I endured! I am just frustrated in finding things I can have that my pouch likes!

I am having my little tantrum of what can I eat anymore and missing my old favorites like mcdonalds quarter pounder with fries and other things! I am so craving chocolate cookies candy. Etc etc

Those cravings....wish those would have disappeared with my diabetes!! LOL

Me too! I found some chocolate protein muffins but I don't have all the ingredients to make them yet but I will!!! Then I think I sure hope they are good and don't taste nasty! What kinds of foods are you able to eat?