Hi all!

I am about six weeks out from RNY surgery and doing great. My family is planning a three night tent camping trip over July 4th weekend. Anyone camp after surgery and have some food tips for me? I'm not too worried--I plan on eggs or Greek yogurt for Breakfast, and there are lots of Protein options for lunch/dinner. We always do s'mores when camping, but I think I'm just going to have to resist that. Maybe take along a piece or two of sugar free chocolate to nibble while others have s'mores. If you are a camper, do you have any tips for camping after WLS?

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Protein is a pretty easy option while camping. Last fall I did an overnight horse pack trip, so had to pack light. Here's what I did....

Breakfast - brought a hard boiled egg, Hormel bacon bits and a mayonnaise packet from the local convenience store. Packed it in a little tupperware and mixed it all up in that same container. Kind of a deconstructed deviled egg with bacon and no refrigeration needed.

lunch - canned chicken and another mayo packet....mixed together for a chicken salad. Same could be done with tuna fish. Actually they make tuna salad foil packets that don't require refrigeration and would be easy to tote along.

dinner - brought a small can of beenie weenies, popped the lid and heated it directly on the fire and ate it straight from the can.

Dessert - brought a Quest S'mores bar and carefully warmed it in the fire till the chocolate got gooey. Tasted great!

Prepare!!! Make sure you have good options to grab. I'm not sure if you can have fruit on your plan but you could roast pineapple on a stick or peaches instead of marshmallows. Be careful of the sugar free chocolate. It could be a trigger but also sometimes the sugar free candy causes stomach cramps. Have fun!!!

Great ideas! I can have fruit, so roasting pineapple or peaches sounds great! Also love the Quest bar idea. I'm not far enough along yet for Protein bars, but maybe by then.

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Oh fun!!! My daughter and I did a kayak trip down the Peace River (we are in Florida) a month after my surgery. We camped on the banks one night and had a blast. For food I was still taking it super careful with my sleeve so Protein shakes were the easiest for me. I also made a big batch of ground beef with Ruffled Pasta and sauce that we warmed up over the camp stove. I ate a few pieces of meat and it was heaven!

I think your plan on bringing yogurts is great for something sweet. I also love the idea of the egg in a bag with mayo from a convenience store in it. This may be a good place to confess the other day we were in chick fil a and some low fat mayo and mustard packets may have fallen into my bag along with some Petes hot sauce. With those I can make anything!!

I also like the hummus cups you can find everywhere now. Good, filling and portable. Breakfast was a shake for me, Peanut Butter sandwich and fruit for my daughter. Worked really well. Just remember to bring lots and lots of Water to stay hydrated while you are having all that fun.

If you come up with any other tips please share them. This is a great topic. I can't wait to hear about your trip, here is a picture of our camp. Not too bad huh?

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BTW, you might not want to try anything new on the trip. Definitely do a test run with whatever you plan on taking along beforehand. You never know how your pouch may react to certain foods so early out!

@@jaxmom I used to live in Florida and have canoed the Peace River many a times. What a fun time!

Take whatever meat the rest of the group is having and put it on a stick with cut up veggies.

Aldi's has individual cans of tuna salad and ham salad which do not need to be refrigerated until you open them.

You can roast veggies wrapped in foil with a little olive oil or butter.

I would not usually recommend hot dogs or bratwurst, but if it was a once a year camping thing, I would eat a bratwurst with some mustard and diced onion.

After five months, I can eat almost anything in small amounts. I've noticed that I throw away a lot of food without guilt now. We just got home from camping last night. I took yogurts and fruit, fresh cheese ravioli and premade sauce, chicken with fresh mushrooms and zucchini w a box of rice, eggs and pre-cooked Jimmy Dean turkey sausage crumbles. Stuff like that. I packed too much food, I still put too much on my plate, and think I can eat more than I really can. My only advise to you is to stay with what you know you like and can tolerate. Just because we are camping, nothing really changes for us. Take baggies for the leftovers. Plenty of ice to keep everything cold and fresh. Hydrate and remember your vitamins. Take games and your camera. Enjoy the sounds of children. It's not about the food.. we are living life now.