All right, put your stones down and get off your judgement seats! Please don't respond to this by informing me how awful fast food is, I already know it, but I still love it! I'm sorry, but good ol burgers, fries, tacos, burritos, nachos, I have always loved these horribly unhealthy fast foods. Now I am 5 days post op gastric bypass, and my cravings have been out of control the last two and a half weeks on this darn liquid diet! I still have a week and a half to go, but I can proudly say I have not cheated once! Which is why I am on here obsessing over bad fast food, because a burger sounds so dang amazing right now!

So yes, fast food is horrible for you, moving on from that already obvious fact. I want to hear from people who have had the surgery and gone out for fast food a time or more since then. I don't intend to eat fast food every week as soon as I reach solids, but I would still like to eat out with family members or friends on the rare celebratory occasions.

And the only thing I ever read about fast food from people who had the surgery is that Wendy's chili is good, and just stick to healthy options like plain chicken and salad when you eat out. But that sounds disappointing, I mean if you are going to spend the money spend it on something you don't get to enjoy often. So here are my questions about fast food and gastric bypass!

Have you eaten fast food since your surgery?

Have you had part of a beef burger with fixings and/or some fries?

Have you had part of a burrito, or instead some nachos?

Please explain to me what you ate, how much you were able to eat and enjoy, how worth it the unhealthy treat was or not, or if I am totally delusional in thinking that ever enjoying some of a burger or a burrito ever again in my life is even a possibility.

Obviously I have not actually eaten since this surgery so I really don't know from experience what eating certain foods after surgery feels like, or if it is even enjoyable anymore (like fast food).

People make it sound like after this surgery if you ever treat yourself to anything unhealthy ever again then you must cry and punish yourself and never again even look at a picture of something unhealthy. In my opinion, you should still be able to enjoy unhealthy things, just rarely and in small amounts. But I am just a young and naive newcomer to this whole experience, so I also know I probably don't know what I am talking about. Still, I would love to hear honest confessions, stories, or memories you have if enjoying fast food after this surgery. I want to hear all the details, I just want to know if fast food and I will ever see each other again in my eating future, and if it is okay, or if it really is just the worst mistake I could make in the future.

Thanks! And sorry my post about something so stupid is ridiculously long.

I eat out fairly often. Fast food isn't really something I enjoy anymore. I usually go for a grilled salad option, or grilled nuggets. I've gotten the burger without a bun once, but it just made me feel crappy.
Restaurants are easier because I order off of the kids menu, appetizers, or just get an entree and have leftovers. It depends on the restaurant and the options available.

23 hours ago, Sullie06 said:

I think the idea that you could never eat out again is not only unrealistic but sounds incredibly depressing. There is a social aspect to eating out that I feel is very important. It's all about making the right choices. I'm about 2 1/2 months post op with the Sleeve and I've eaten out a handful of time. I made smart, choices and focused on Protein first.

I follow a modified Keto diet as much as I can so when I eat out I look at different websites and try to follow their advice and guidelines.

I have eaten fast food once. It was today actually. I went to Wendy's and ordered a single burger with no bun. They put it in a lettuce wrap for me but I chose to eat it with a knife and fork. I have the tomato and a little bit of mustard on it. I ate about 2/3 of the patty and had 4 of my mother's fries. I used my fitness tracker and a Keto website to figure out the nutrition facts. This will be my large meal for the day.

My NUT has me on 800-1000 calories a day, 100 grams of protein and suggests my carbs stay below 50 grams but isn't steadfast on calorie counting. I'm well on track today still at under 600 calories for the day and only 20 g of carbs.

Agreed so much with this.

Fast food companies are increasingly required to give nutritional information about their food. It should empower someone to use that info to make an educated decision.

Though my plan post-op is any fast food I get, I remove anything high in carbs (i.e. buns) or just flat out useless nutritionally, and I plan to share it with my wife, daughter, or others. There's no fast food I've seen yet that has the portions I intend on sticking to.

Plus, I have a trip back to California I've been planning with a long time buddy of mine back in my home state. I've promised myself for years when I go back to visit I'd have some In-N-Out, Round Table, Jamba Juice, Premier Pizza, Tacos El Grullense, etc.

Edited March 4, 20179 yr by PatientEleventyBillion