I have a grilled chicken salad just ready and waiting for dinner. I can't wait to take a bite of that one. Grilled chicken, leafy greens, and some match stick carrots. I had a 30 cal bag of Apple slices with 4 slices of cheese as a snack. Now I get to discover all of the good food that I used to pass up in favor of fast food. I still must be careful about portions but it feels like the worst of the surgery is over.

I was never a fast food person, but I have to say that I'm eating a better quality of food now. When you are only eating a little it's much easier to justify buying the higher end produce and proteins even when they aren't on sale.

@mattymatt when did you have your surgery ?

March 12th

Wow, one month out and you're into REAL real food - very impressive! I'm so jealous!

I am on the low residue option and I have to agree eating real food again is wonderful! I find myself eating a lot of fish these days. I have had some chicken but not chicken salad yet. Enjoy your rediscovered treats.

Sleeved 3/16/2018

Congrats!

Sounds so good - congrats!

6 hours ago, Mattymatt said:

I have a grilled chicken salad just ready and waiting for dinner. I can't wait to take a bite of that one. Grilled chicken, leafy greens, and some match stick carrots. I had a 30 cal bag of Apple slices with 4 slices of cheese as a snack. Now I get to discover all of the good food that I used to pass up in favor of fast food. I still must be careful about portions but it feels like the worst of the surgery is over.

For some reason, my brain misread "grilled chicken salad" as "grilled cheese sandwich" and I was like, "That doesn't seem right..." and had to reread. I wonder if this is the post-op equivalent of seeing people turn into food when you're really hungry.

Real food = awesome. I had half a wrap from Subway (minus most of the actual wrap) with turkey, bacon, cucumber, spinach, tomato, and light mayo on a spinach wrap for supper last night and the other half for lunch today, and it was gloriously textural and flavorful. Definitely recommend for once you're able to handle more foods!

I can’t have salad, raw veggies till 2 months out. But enjoying the food I can have...chicken, shrimp, meatballs, chili, chicken crust pizza, yogurt, eggs, cheese, and lunch meats. I also had 1/4 piece of thin sliced rye bread toasted and 2 crackers. Still not getting any fruits and hardly any veggies cause I’m trying to get protein in and that pretty much fills me up.

Today at a tea event, I had 1 Mrs. Thinster coconut cookie thin (serving is 5, but I had 1= 30cal. , 2 sugar, 2 fat, 3 carbs). Is this bad? Anyone else tried?

Edited April 21, 20188 yr by Francess