Just ate my first scrambled egg post op...they were tiny (farm fresh) so I made two...could only eat 1/2...it was delicious and I felt full so I stopped...now it’s a little heavy in my stomach but it is the first thing I’ve eaten that resembles solid food and I think my stomach is still trying to figure out what to do with it.

You think that is a deal! We own a 70 acre pasture that our neighbor takes some of his hay for his cattle in exchange for all the farm eggs we can eat, We have 4 teenagers in the house so we probably go through 2-3 dozen a week. Its a sweet deal, he cuts my grass and I get free eggs [emoji4]

When I was a kid, my parents owned a piece of property in upstate New York. The dairy farmer next-door used to mow our field for the hay and we used to get free milk.

Ok, I take it all back! You thoughtful sweetheart, you!! [emoji4]

Thanks! There is definitely no doubt my wife misses me cooking every night. This girl happens to be a really good cook. [emoji6]

I remember my first egg. My surgeons had me eating before you so it was at about 6 days out (as I was in the hospital for 5). I had scrambled eggs. Or should I say 1 tsp. of scrambled eggs, lol. My mother couldn't believe it, but that's all I could do.

I remember my first egg. My surgeons had me eating before you so it was at about 6 days out (as I was in the hospital for 5). I had scrambled eggs. Or should I say 1 tsp. of scrambled eggs, lol. My mother couldn't believe it, but that's all I could do.

Wow! And you had a DS?

5 hours ago, CJ Sunshine said:

Ok folks...please stop telling me egg whites are better... I’m glad all of you like them but I think they are vile...and part of the benefit of having the DS is supposed to be that I don’t have to be hyper vigilant about the little bit of fat in an egg yolk, which is the part of the egg which contains all the micronutrients.

Au Contraire, mon ami...Taste is a matter of opinion, and there are actually so few micronutrients in eggs overall that it really doesn't matter.

To compare 1 large egg vs. 2 egg whites:

1egg has 71 calories, 5g fat, 6.3g protein, & 70% of a days suppy of Cholesterol.

It has 14% of thr RDA of Riboflavin, 11% of b12, 23% of selenium, and 10% of phosphorus. All other vitamin percentages that it provides are 7% or less of the rda...Not enough to make a difference.

2 egg whites have 34 calories, 0g fat, 7.1g protein, & 00000000 Cholesterol.

It doesn't really have any vitamins, but adding 1/4 cup of spinach to it blows your egg's vitamin count out of the water.

So, less than half the calories, 0 fat, 0 cholesterol and more protein!

BOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!

5 hours ago, apu said:

You think that is a deal! We own a 70 acre pasture that our neighbor takes some of his hay for his cattle in exchange for all the farm eggs we can eat, We have 4 teenagers in the house so we probably go through 2-3 dozen a week. Its a sweet deal, he cuts my grass and I get free eggs

Now that is nice!

1 hour ago, CJ Sunshine said:

Wow! And you had a DS?

Yep. Full DS. 12 1/2 years ago.

BTW, remember if you had a full DS there's no counting calories or cholesterol so go ahead and eat the whole egg. Just go for that protein and fat.

Edited October 6, 20178 yr by Postop

10 minutes ago, DropWt4Life said:

Au Contraire, mon ami...Taste is a matter of opinion, and there are actually so few micronutrients in eggs overall that it really doesn't matter.

To compare 1 large egg vs. 2 egg whites:

1egg has 71 calories, 5g fat, 6.3g Protein, & 70% of a days suppy of Cholesterol.

It has 14% of thr RDA of Riboflavin, 11% of B12, 23% of selenium, and 10% of phosphorus. All other Vitamin percentages that it provides are 7% or less of the rda...Not enough to make a difference.

2 egg whites have 34 calories, 0g fat, 7.1g protein, & 00000000 Cholesterol.

It doesn't really have any Vitamins, but adding 1/4 cup of spinach to it blows your egg's vitamin count out of the Water.

So, less than half the calories, 0 fat, 0 cholesterol and more protein!

BOOOOMMMM!!!!!!!!

LOL, as an eater of egg whites and total eggs, lol, let me just post this one argument for the full egg:

choline. here's a cool site for a number of different nutrients/nutritional info.

Edited October 6, 20178 yr by FluffyChix

1 minute ago, FluffyChix said:

LOL, as and eater of egg whites and total eggs, lol, let me just post this one argument for the full egg:

choline. here's a cool site for a number of different nutrients/nutritional info.

Good one Fluff. I'll just have to make up for it with salmon, almonds, spinach, chickpeas, navy beans, collard greens, etc. It seems to be found in almost everything I eat.

LOL Thanks for the link!

I will admit, though. The wife and kid think egg whites by themselves are gross too. I have to do half and half to get them to devour them!

Just now, DropWt4Life said:

Good one Fluff. I'll just have to make up for it with salmon, almonds, spinach, chickpeas, navy Beans, collard greens, etc. It seems to be found in almost everything I eat.

LOL Thanks for the link!

Yeah, yeah, me2, I just couldn't resist the argument. Besides my brain and livah need all the help they can get! Um, little bored over here...should be working...can't summon the guff to do it on a Friday afternoon.

46 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Yeah, yeah, me2, I just couldn't resist the argument. Besides my brain and livah need all the help they can get! Um, little bored over here...should be working...can't summon the guff to do it on a Friday afternoon.

Yeah, well it will be quitting time really soon! It is for me. Nothing like a little internet surfing to help pass the time.

You made two eggs? Can i ask how far out you are? Eggs are soo filling for me three months out im a small mouthfull away from a whole egg haha

unless i make egg whites 2 ounce 1 ounce cheese 1 ounce spinnach yum

3 hours ago, Postop said:

I remember my first egg. My surgeons had me eating before you so it was at about 6 days out (as I was in the hospital for 5). I had scrambled eggs. Or should I say 1 tsp. of scrambled eggs, lol. My mother couldn't believe it, but that's all I could do.

wow i wasnt alloweed eggs till 5/6 weeks as people my surgeon came across struggled with it .

They gave me some food in the hospital. Just a bit as I couldn't really eat. And when I got home it was immediately on purée.