any one eat mashed potatoes

I do! I a little on occasion after my Protein if I have room. It sits a little heavy, but no real issues.

I am 5 months post op. 

Does anyone eat stuffing

I think I'm going to have to choose either mashed potatoes or stuffing this Thanksgiving... and there's no contest, mashed potatoes hands down. Bread tends to sit heavy on me anyway, and I'd rather save that for a couple of bites of apple pie (hate pumpkin pie).

Nope to potatoes cooked in any way. Too heavy & too starchy also. Converts to fat more quickly. Don’t miss it as I rarely cooked them for myself anyway. Sure my dad is rolling in his grave as he was a potato grower. ?

Had a small amount of stuffing (teaspoon I guess) from a bbq chicken once. Didn’t really enjoy it. No homemade stuffing because of the bread & the butter we used to make it.

But it’s a personal choice.

Edited November 19, 20214 yr by Arabesque

On a day to day basis, no. I don't eat potatoes, rice, bread, etc. But at Thanksgiving dinner for the last two years, I allowed myself to taste everything (which was enough to fill me up). So potatoes are not part of my regular diet, but a rare treat.

I’ll be 1 mo post op and my nutritionist said to take a teaspoon of whatever I want from the table, put it on my plate, and start with the protein. Im sure I won’t get through it all but just being able to taste if I want to will help. I’m making a sugar free pumpkin cheesecake too and hope to be able to have a bite of that too. Im not much of a sweet eater but I do miss it at the holidays. I copied this picture that someone posted on FB and I think it will work for me.

I’ll be 1 mo post op and my nutritionist said to take a teaspoon of whatever I want from the table, put it on my plate, and start with the Protein. Im sure I won’t get through it all but just being able to taste if I want to will help. I’m making a sugar free pumpkin cheesecake too and hope to be able to have a bite of that too. Im not much of a sweet eater but I do miss it at the holidays. I copied this picture that someone posted on FB and I think it will work for me.

I am going to try this

I’ll be 1 mo post op and my nutritionist said to take a teaspoon of whatever I want from the table, put it on my plate, and start with the protein. Im sure I won’t get through it all but just being able to taste if I want to will help. I’m making a sugar free pumpkin cheesecake too and hope to be able to have a bite of that too. Im not much of a sweet eater but I do miss it at the holidays. I copied this picture that someone posted on FB and I think it will work for me.

I would like you send me a recipe

Here it is! Using Monkfruit as the replacement. There are a few others on Pinterest

https://kalynskitchen.com/pumpkin-cheesecake-with-less-sugar-for/

Here it is! Using Monkfruit as the replacement. There are a few others on Pinterest
https://kalynskitchen.com/pumpkin-cheesecake-with-less-sugar-for/

Thank you

It’s all about moderation. Give a little here. Take a little there. When it comes to Christmas (no thanksgiving in Australia but Christmas is BIG here & celebrations can last a couple of days) I eat much the same way as I do any other day: meat & vegetables in the same portion sizes I usually have. We don’t tend to use lots of cheese, cream, heavy dressings, etc. anyway which makes things easier. I avoid sweet foods like desserts, cakes, etc. 99% of the time but Christmas Day is one of the rare times I will have something sweet: a little Christmas cake, a sliver of pudding, a little jelly & custard (no pavlova or cheesecake). I’m the one who always makes the desserts for Christmas & I make them using real sugar because I eat it so rarely & have such a small amount of the desserts it’s okay. This will be my third Christmas post surgery & it hasn’t caused a hiccup to my weight yet - fingers crossed it continues. I should also add we have at least an hour break between our main meal & dessert during which time we go for a walk around the neighbourhood to look at Christmas lights, etc., play cricket, swim (not me - lol) or play some other games in the yard with the little ones.

I have a spoonful of mash but have a fair bit of gravy with chicken and parsley sauce with fish it helps if you mince it with a fork