I do not eat seafood or fish, but now post op have been considering trying it. Haven't eaten it since I was a kid. I need lean protein options other than chicken and beef. Did your tastes change enough that you were able to start eating things that previously you didn't like?

Yes! It's very common. Go ahead and give it a try!

I do not eat seafood or fish, but now post op have been considering trying it. Haven't eaten it since I was a kid. I need lean protein options other than chicken and beef. Did your tastes change enough that you were able to start eating things that previously you didn't like?

Yes I pretty much tried anything and everything that was high in protein and Low in carbs. There were many things I would not have eaten before but now find I like them. The same also goes for things I used to like that I don't like anymore. Your taste totally changes so try anything you never know

Hell no. Things I didn't like before surgery I hate. Things I loved I really love. My taste buds have not changed, they are just more exaggerated and I have a different outlook on life. I don't do anything I don't want to do. If I taste something and it doesn't taste good I spit it out. I went some place a few weeks ago, and when my food arrived it was terrible. Luckily I paid before I was server, I took one bite, spit half of it into a napkin and spit it out.

We only get to eat so much and we only have so many calories, I can't force myself to eat things I don't like. I tried to like yogurt, nope still nasty and as useless as ever.

Since you are an adult you might find your tastes are more refined and you like seafood, but I don't think anyone should force themselves to eat things they don't like. Our stomach space is too precious

Personally, my tastes and preferences changed after surgery.

I found myself craving healthy options that I once detested or didn't particularly care for prior to surgery such as steamed asparagus, broccoli, creamed spinach, and green beans.

I also enjoy higher protein seafood options that I had previously disliked such as mackerel cakes, salmon croquets, sardine fritters, blackened tilapia fillets, tuna, and trout.

Prior to being sleeved, my food staples that I couldn't live without included instant oatmeal, Honey Nut Cheerios, and frozen meals such as Lean Cuisines. These foods now disgust me.

I am not a fish person or a vegetable person. I have not tried any of this stuff since my RNY surgery (almost 7 months ago). There is a reason that I never ate it before and I really am not interested in eating it now. I know that probably isn't the right thing to do/say but, it is how I feel.

I'm pretty much eating the same proteins I ate prior to surgery. Chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, crab and some white fish.

Pre-op I taught myself to like yogurt so I would have something to eat during the soft foods stage but after eating it for 3 weeks straight, I can no longer stand the stuff. The only thing I have forced down is the protein shakes and that stopped once I could eat enough real food to make my protein goal.

12 hours ago, FatPharm said:

I do not eat seafood or fish, but now post op have been considering trying it. Haven't eaten it since I was a kid. I need lean Protein options other than chicken and beef. Did your tastes change enough that you were able to start eating things that previously you didn't like?

As a child the only fish I ever ate was frozen fish sticks. Gross!! It made me think I didn't like seafood. My husband loves seafood an over the years I have tried different things and I have found out just how good most seafood is. Salmon, trout, tuna, crab, flounder, and cod are my favorites.

I would give it try you might like it. However, if I don't like something I don't plan on eating it post op, because like Outsidematxhinside said, we only have so much room for food and I want to eat what i like.

I never was one to enjoy fish either, or at least the fish I could afford. I mainly just eat tuna and shrimp. I do eat a variety of protein. I am 15 months out and occasionly have only the vegetables and fruit I like. By the time I have eaten my protein there isn't much room for anything else. I am not sure if I should be cutting back on protein to try and get more vegetables and fruit in or not. Will be meeting with a NUT tomorrow to go over what types of foods I should be eating at this stage.

10 hours ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

Hell no. Things I didn't like before surgery I hate.

Thank you, this is soooooo true.

Look, if you want to try new food, by all means go for it, but forcing yourself to eat things you do not like isn't a recipe for long-term success.

Edited May 9, 20179 yr by Navigating the Wilderness

10 hours ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

Hell no. Things I didn't like before surgery I hate. Things I loved I really love. My taste buds have not changed, they are just more exaggerated and I have a different outlook on life. I don't do anything I don't want to do. If I taste something and it doesn't taste good I spit it out. I went some place a few weeks ago, and when my food arrived it was terrible. Luckily I paid before I was server, I took one bite, spit half of it into a napkin and spit it out.

We only get to eat so much and we only have so many calories, I can't force myself to eat things I don't like. I tried to like yogurt, nope still nasty and as useless as ever.

Since you are an adult you might find your tastes are more refined and you like seafood, but I don't think anyone should force themselves to eat things they don't like. Our stomach space is too precious

I tend to agree and I don't find that my tastebuds have changed, at least not yet. I'm still on liquids, but everything tastes normal to me. I was hoping I'd "learn" to like fish so that I'd have another protein source that might be easier than chicken early on. I learned to like yogurt as an adult and now I really do enjoy it.

8 hours ago, Introversion said:

Personally, my tastes and preferences changed after surgery.

I found myself craving healthy options that I once detested or didn't particularly care for prior to surgery such as steamed asparagus, broccoli, creamed spinach, and green Beans.

I also enjoy higher Protein seafood options that I had previously disliked such as mackerel cakes, salmon croquets, sardine fritters, blackened tilapia fillets, tuna, and trout.

Prior to being sleeved, my food staples that I couldn't live without included instant oatmeal, Honey Nut Cheerios, and frozen meals such as Lean Cuisines. These foods now disgust me.

I'm a pretty picky eater, but I've always loved most veggies, Broccoli, green beans, etc., no problem. I had gotten off the cereals a couple years ago trying to lose, knowing I'm insulin resistant/PCOS. I lived on Atkins/keto 20g net carbs daily for a year and a half and only lost a small amount and that's when I knew I needed bariatric surgery. A week post op, now I am lower than I have been in years.

My prefs have changed some, but mostly in the direction of NOT liking things I used to like; there's nothing I used to hate that I really love now. There are a ton of cheeses I used to enjoy, that are too stinky for me now. And a lot of chicken is rough on my tum, and basically things that make me feel gross after I eat them -- well, they now just flat out taste bad to me.

But you should DEFINITELY at least try things! I have to say that fish is one of the easiest things for me to digest, now...it's really great.

1 minute ago, Brandeis said:

My prefs have changed some, but mostly in the direction of NOT liking things I used to like; there's nothing I used to hate that I really love now. There are a ton of cheeses I used to enjoy, that are too stinky for me now. And a lot of chicken is rough on my tum, and basically things that make me feel gross after I eat them -- well, they now just flat out taste bad to me.

But you should DEFINITELY at least try things! I have to say that fish is one of the easiest things for me to digest, now...it's really great.

That's why I was hoping I could start liking fish. My main proteins are usually chicken breast, steak and pork chops, and I know those may be an issue at first after the surgery and possibly even later on. Do you have any suggestions for which fish to try and how to prepare it?

Just now, FatPharm said:

That's why I was hoping I could start liking fish. My main Proteins are usually chicken breast, steak and pork chops, and I know those may be an issue at first after the surgery and possibly even later on. Do you have any suggestions for which fish to try and how to prepare it?

If you want a really MILD fish, I'd try some tilapia; it's the chicken of the sea, doesn't taste very fishy at all, and you can prepare it in many similar flavor profiles to the way you do chicken! If you want to be a bit more daring, I'd say go for some salmon; many people who don't like "fish" still like salmon, in my experience. It's very one of a kind!

Personally, I buy the sodium-free marinades at the grocery store (teriyaki is great!) and I just pour it on the fish, then pop it in the over. I don't have times etc on my mind, but if you just google you can find those easily enough!

6 minutes ago, Brandeis said:

If you want a really MILD fish, I'd try some tilapia; it's the chicken of the sea, doesn't taste very fishy at all, and you can prepare it in many similar flavor profiles to the way you do chicken! If you want to be a bit more daring, I'd say go for some salmon; many people who don't like "fish" still like salmon, in my experience. It's very one of a kind!

Personally, I buy the sodium-free marinades at the grocery store (teriyaki is great!) and I just pour it on the fish, then pop it in the over. I don't have times etc on my mind, but if you just google you can find those easily enough!

Thank you! I had tilapia on my working mental list, along with a few others. My husband and kids like salmon, but the looks and smell turn me off, so I've never tried it. Maybe someday I will try it blackened.