How long until you could tolerate meat?

[vsgnewbie77 41]

16 hours ago, ms.sleeve said:

Everyone is different, but for me (at about 6 weeks post-op) I can eat...

- up to maybe 2 oz-ish of turkey, chicken or fish/shellfish (all attempted in the 4th week post-op)
- up to 1 oz-ish of pork loin (attempted in the 5th week post-op)
- I haven't tried beef yet though (ground beef nor steak) so not sure how well I will tolerate those.

If i don't chew enough or if I eat too fast though, I will get an uncomfortable "fullness" feeling in my chest and I have to just stop and walk around for it to go away. At first it was so bad that I had to throw up . But now I am getting better at recognizing when it's about to come on, I can adjust before it gets bad.

Same here- I get this pain in the middle of my chest if I eat too fast or don't chew well enough. Unfortunately I still throw up whenever this happens but it does serve as a good reminder.

[vsgnewbie77 41]

14 hours ago, Oct517 said:

Over 2 months post op and meat is still the hardest thing for me to get down.

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Oh man that's tough. Weirdly I found that ground pork was the easiest for me to start with

[Oct517 527]

Oh man that's tough. Weirdly I found that ground pork was the easiest for me to start with [emoji4]

I was never really into eating meat even before surgery so maybe that is also my problem? I've tried pork, chicken, turkey, and beef. After two bites, I start to feel uncomfortable and stop eating. Tofu, Beans, cheese, and Protein Bars seem to go down a lot easier.

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[Jimmy Keller 36]

I made 2.5 oz meatballs in crockpot.They are going down fine with a little mozzarella and parmesan.just eating real slow and chew,chew,chew,then chew more.I am almost 3 weeks post sleeve

[vsgnewbie77 41]

On 12/10/2018 at 3:19 AM, Jimmy Keller said:

I made 2.5 oz meatballs in crockpot.They are going down fine with a little mozzarella and parmesan.just eating real slow and chew,chew,chew,then chew more.I am almost 3 weeks post sleeve

Ooh yum! Will try that

[vsgnewbie77 41]

On 12/10/2018 at 1:02 AM, Oct517 said:

I was never really into eating meat even before surgery so maybe that is also my problem? I've tried pork, chicken, turkey, and beef. After two bites, I start to feel uncomfortable and stop eating. Tofu, Beans, cheese, and Protein Bars seem to go down a lot easier.

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tofu was a lifesaver for me in the soft stage, especially when I couldn't tolerate the shakes anymore

[Jimmy Keller 36]

just had about 4 oz baked grouper.It went down fine but i would have had the old way.FRIED,FRIED!!!!!!

[Ømatt 51]

I'm 5 months post op and still relying on ground meat

steak and chicken I can only eat a few bites and I'm done

[Jazzy1125 1,010]

i am struggling with slow cooker meat. I am almost 5 weeks post op. My dr said i can move on to regular foods and while last night i was struggling to eat the slow cooker chicken.. i managed to eat a burger patty yesterday. ( a whole one over the course of 45 min ) I have no idea how.. i was in a meeting and we had lunch and my boss kinda explained it as like it was eating popcorn and watching a movie.. while i am thankful it happened with meat.. it scares me it could happen with other food.