One year after sleeve surgery can you eat a whole bagel with cream cheese?

[Gail Ann 8]

Anyone else? Do you think this is weird?

Thanks!

[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

Weird?

Yes...

That's a whole day's carbs in one sitting...

[OneDollarBill 371]

I probably could, but why would I?

[67GTONUT 28]

I hope not.....

Because if I can..... I feel that would be the first step to a downward spiral ....

[Gail Ann 8]

I usually eat one meal a day. Then a yogurt at night. I was wondering if it's unusual to be able to fit a whole bagel with cream cheese a year after sleeve surgery. I'm hoping I haven't stretched out the new stomach too much.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

@@Gail Ann. I am almost two years post op. I have eaten a bagel with cream cheese and done fine. I don't make it a regular habit because of the carbs. I don't feel like I have stretched my stomach. I have very good restriction if I eat dense Protein rich foods. I can eat larger amounts of carb laden foods so I tend to avoid them. I am in the maintenance phase so I do occasionally eat things that aren't as healthy.

What helps me is I track all my food so I can make sure I stay on track with my calories/protein/carb intake.

I think if your weight loss is doing good and you account for the bagel in your daily calorie/carb amounts and you feel you are doing good and are happy with your progress then the occasional bagel is fine.

[CowgirlJane 14,261]

While I agree with @@glitter eyes, I personally think it is a mistake to eat just one meal a day. My reason is that it seems hard to get enough nutrition without kinda stuffing yourself. I eat 4-6 times a day, petite portions of dense Protein followed by salad, veggies and some fun stuff (carbs). I wouldn't try eating a bagel and cream cheese 4 years out because it wouldn't fit my daily plan.... I am quite sure I could stuff it in, but I try to eat small and frequently as just a habit.

I don't think my stomach is stretched, but I definately have more capacity. If I continually "eat small" and start with that dense Protein, I have the sensation of "restriction" whereas if I eat sliders I don't. I like to eat so I need that feeling of restriction to help me maintain my weight loss.

I know it sounds preachy, but it was my personal experience that this all gets much harder around the 3 year post op mark, so those habits that are established early help you alot when you suddenly DO have much more capacity and perhaps old temptations become harder to resist. I don't know why, but I have noticed for myself, and several others on the forum that 3 years is about when it becomes more difficult to feel restricted.

[tish67 11]

Best way to do is ask your dietician or NUT if you aren't sure about Bagels or cream cheese since bagels are still labeling as bad carbs.

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[Gail Ann 8]

Give me some ideas of Protein food you eat as a meal? Something easy.

[JamieLogical 8,727]

I don't think I could, though I haven't tried. I wouldn't waste that much room on pure carbs. I am pretty confident I could do a half a bagel, but I have noticed that "bready" things tend to fill me up fast, so a whole bagel would be pushing it. I can eat a whole donut....

I definitely think that one large meal a day defeats the whole idea of WLS. With WLS you have to eat many small meals/snacks per day in order to meet your nutritional requirements. You should be getting probably at least 80 grams of Protein a day. My target is 100 grams.

My "meals" usually are something like a Protein Bar if I need quick and easy, 3-4 oz. of chicken with some sort of dipping sauce, pulled pork in BBQ Sauce, sausage and mustard, shrimp, cheese & nuts.....

[sharonintx 1,275]

No. I am 3 years out and try as I may there is no way I could eat the whole bagel. Half - yes. In all this time I have never once felt like I have less restriction than on day 1. Some foods I can eat more of than others but there is a limit as to how much I can hold and when I reach that point the eating is over.

It hasn't gotten harder for me to stop eating and I do not think my stomach has stretched at all. I have actually lost 15 lbs or so the last few months without trying. The only way I can avoid losing more weight is to eat as much as I possibly can every day. I do not gain - sometimes I eat to prevent losing. This is because I don't want to have to buy more clothes again. For me, the sleeve has worked exactly as intended and it doesn't stretch. Sometimes I think it shrinks even more.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

@@Gail Ann some of my go to meals are:

Grilled fish

Baked chicken

Hamburger/turkey burger

Deli meat rolled up with cheese

Grilled steak

Meatballs with sauce

Turkey Jerky

eggs

Protein Bars

Protein Shakes

I have a local BBQ place and sometimes if I am in a hurry I will pick up some smoked pork or turkey. They sell it by weight so I can just get the meat with no sides. I can add it to a small salad when I get home or just eat it by itself.

When I cook my fish or chicken I will grill/broil enough for the next day to keep things easy.

Right now I am trying new and different cheeses.

I usually eat three- four meals a day in order to get all my Protein in for the day.

Edited March 31, 2016 by glitter eyes

[CowgirlJane 14,261]

Give me some ideas of Protein food you eat as a meal? Something easy.

Salmon patties

Fish fillets or chicken individual flash frozen and ready to pop in oven

Greek yogurt

Sandwich meat

costco and trader joes have lots of "convenience" foods that are high Protein and low carb and limited fillers etc.

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[FrankyG 1,450]

ETA: Okay I call BS on this poster. Their posts are all "I can eat a whole bagel!" and "I'm drinking beer!"

So they either got their sleeve from someone that didn't bother to tell them ANYTHING regarding nutrition, or they are willfully ignoring what they're supposed to be doing, or they're trolling.

This is a joke, right? Troll post? LOL and all that?

That's really an awful food to eat regularly and frankly not very smart to attempt to eat the whole thing. And even more questionable to make it your one meal a day. Or to even think eating once a day is a good idea. Wow, just all sorts of wrong there.

If you're being serious, then you're crazypants even attempting this and eating something that carby regularly is very wrong, and yeah, hardly any Protein, so you're going to lose muscle (and likely hair), feel like crap and start looking sickly after a while of that sort of "diet" habit. You're supposed to be eating Protein first, then vegetables, then complex carbs (like brown rice or beans). A bagel with cream cheese is junk food.< /p>

Why on earth would you think this is a good idea?

Edited April 1, 2016 by FrankiesGirl

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Uh ... reality check ....

I'm not the OP. And I'm not crazypants. And I'm not a troll. I'm 19.5 months post-op. I've lost 100 pounds and weigh 135 pounds and have been maintaining well for nearly a year.

And yes, I can eat a whole bagel with cream cheese. Maybe not a huge bagel, but a whole bagel. I've done it maybe three times while staying at a budget hotel where they serve continental Breakfast. And it doesn't trigger a carb-fest for me. And I haven't gained weight from it.

It's just calories, people. And carbs aren't poison for everyone. And when you're maintaining -- trying not to lose anymore -- it's just food.

And if you don't eat it 3 meals a day for a week, what's the big deal?

If you're still in the weight-losing phases, it's not the smartest thing to eat. But in maintenance ... chillax.