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I'm not against a little movie theater popcorn but not this soon out. Seems like a really bad idea.

I agree. It's still too soon.

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At 16 months out, I still have not tried popcorn. I am afraid the hulls will get stuck along the way. Also, carbs are not my friend, I am sure that even if I could tolerate popcorn, it would have power over me. When I over-do anything, Miss Tummy punishes me for at least four hours, and she is the boss of me.

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I am a movie popcorn addict. Thats the main reason I go to the movies. You are just to early in the process to eat popcorn. It is something that is hard to digest and you just aren't ready for that yet. If you are looking for salty foods try some low-fat Soups or mix unflavored Protein powder into foods that are on your approved list.

You just don't want to hurt yourself or delay the process. It will get better and you will be able to have popcorn again. but not for a few months.

Stay strong

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well today i went to the movies what i get was a chai frappe,my stomach work really good with the ice.

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well glad you didn't eat the popcorn but the frappe isn't good either loaded with sugar. I read a story on here that hit home for my food addiction. You will no matter what lose the weight at first but if you don't change your eating habits and learn to eat right from the get go you will gain it back. So I hope you do whats best for you and good luck in your journey. It is a hard road to go but if you just do it right it is worth it!

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Atkins makes a candy coated candy that are like peanut m&ms and a chocolate covered peanuts. They would be great to take to the movies. I haven't been yet since my surgery , if I go , I think I would rather sneak in a 100 calorie pop bag than waste money on popcorn that I might have trouble eating.

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Sounds risky! Ask your surgeon to be sure. That’s the safest.

You’ve worked so hard to get where you are now. The last thing you need to get some popcorn stuck among the stitches in your sleeve and cause it to split open. You could even get popcorn stuck in your throat (just like a non-WLS patient) and cough really hard – no big deal before surgery, but now before you’re fully healed, it could lead to needing more surgery if you cough so hard you split the sleeve.

It's hard to appreciate how smoothly your post-op recovery is going until you have a setback...and then you wish you could go back in time! Good luck.

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      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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      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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