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So, is my life now, you know, barfing?

rjbj

rjbj

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Things are going pretty well. Besides the barfing. Throwing up after surgery is not like a sick, painful dry heaving. It's the body saying, "Nope," and you burp it up completely unprocessed. I see no pattern to it but am keeping my journal, just to be sure. I think it may be speed of eating. The chili was great and never made a reappearance. Yesterday it was a bit of chicken, today eggs. I'm eating with a tiny fork. Tiny. Like a little sampler fork.

Oh, regarding chili, I made a ton of it and froze it. And then I forgot about it for a few days and then I found it again and it was like, hey, unexpected chili! In my old life, I would go through chili--or any other dish--in a day or two, so there was no need to ever freeze it. So, this is different. Saving food for the future. Who'd have thought.

All considered, things are good. Down 30 pounds since surgery, 50 since the end of lockdown, and cracked 270 today. Woot!
 
It can take time to learn both what foods you can tolerate and how much of them you can tolerate. Add in the speed at which you can tolerate them at and it's a big adjustment.

It's good you're tracking all your foods. Are you measuring before you eat? Start with a 1/4 cup of whatever. You can always get more, but most of us were taught to finish what's in front of us. You can also put your fork/spoon down after every bite and count to 20 while you chew your food. I was told to chew each bite 20 times, so that's why 20.

You're doing great!!
 
rjbj,

I have had the same thing with bring food back up. I would think I knew what was doing it only to have something new make me sick. This lasted for me for 6 months. I am almost a year out now. I had not been bring food back up until last week. But this was only one time so I guess I will not comeplane. I hope you will find out what does it to your or just time will make it much better for you also.

Sounds like your wt loss is going well.
 
Yeah, it was a bit of a worry the first time that it happened. I'm getting better about sensing when I'm about to have a bite too many. And that's all it really takes.

Last night I realized that I was passing into the regular food stage. I thought, pork. I will try some pork. Got some Kingsford pulled pork carnitas. I'm not great at reading labels, but I'm pretty sure 15g protein and 1g sugar/carb was a pretty good ratio. Mostly stayed down. I'm thinking that I'm a 4 oz at a time kind of guy for the next couple of months. Having a time getting enough fluids in during the work day, but I'm getting better. I keep a protein shake or two with me to make sure I get my daily needs met. Been keeping up with vitamins too (4 a day). But it's going good.
 
RJ, if I can send some unsolicited advice your way? Try slow cooked meats for a while and maybe 2 or 3 ounces. Consider the density/texture of your food.
Carnitas (and most BBQ or Mexican meats) are slow roasted until they end up to a consistency that can be shredded. THAT is the kind of meat that is going to be easiest to digest this early out.

I am almost 2 years out and while I can eat a anything, the amount of meat I can eat still depends on density.
 
I'm almost 7 months out and can only eat 2.5 oz of meats like shredded chicken, beef, or pork. It needs to be shredded. I tried steak but only could eat about 1 1/2 oz of that. Now I will add things like some sour cream (1 tbs), guacamole (1tbs), shredded cheese (1 tsp) salsa (1tsp), or sauteed mushrooms, on top but I really have a limit for the meats. Not sure why that is but I imagine it's because of the density of the meats. I have also learned that if my stomach says stop......stop. There have been times when I swallowed what I was chewing and it came back up. Now, I'm like nope. I know it sounds gross but I will spit it into the napkin. Doesn't always happen as I have learned what I can eat and how much but it takes some trial and error. Good luck with your journey.
 
I agree with Missy, slow roasted meats are easiest to digest. I also get the packages of rotisserie chicken breast meat from Costco, which makes easy quick meals. Seafood is another protein that I found easy to digest. Grilled or baked fish of any kind that I liked agreed with went down well.
 
I ate some chicken tonight, usually have no issues, and it went down like a lead weight! I could only eat 2 bites. It’s the first time in a long time that I’ve had an issue with meat, so I’m just going to make sure whatever meat I’m having for the next few days isn’t too dense. I still have issues with scrambled eggs though. I love a sunny side up or poached egg and those don’t bother me, so I’m happy about that.
 
3momchaos said:
I ate some chicken tonight, usually have no issues, and it went down like a lead weight! I could only eat 2 bites. It’s the first time in a long time that I’ve had an issue with meat, so I’m just going to make sure whatever meat I’m having for the next few days isn’t too dense. I still have issues with scrambled eggs though. I love a sunny side up or poached egg and those don’t bother me, so I’m happy about that.
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Every once in a while there is a meat protein that will sneak up on me and bother me. I guess in some ways its a good indication that our tool is working! That's strange about the eggs, but we all know that nothing is predictable with our new way of eating!
 
My husband is going to be travelling for work the first 3 weeks he's on a regular diet. His initial thought was I'll buy a steak and grill it at the hotel. It took me 3 days to convince him that's not the best idea. They push protein and make it sound almost like it's going to be Atkins (keto for you young'uns!) all meat, all the time. But meat can be tricky, even years out.

I finally convinced him to look for a BBQ or Mexican place and buy some slow cooked meat. A restaurant serving will last for 3 to 4 meals. Or to buy a small slow cooker when he gets there and take it to the buildings with him. In the beginning I only ate dinner as regular diet food. The rest was basically liquid to soft anyway.
 
missyinacage said:
My husband is going to be travelling for work the first 3 weeks he's on a regular diet. His initial thought was I'll buy a steak and grill it at the hotel. It took me 3 days to convince him that's not the best idea. They push protein and make it sound almost like it's going to be Atkins (keto for you young'uns!) all meat, all the time. But meat can be tricky, even years out.

I finally convinced him to look for a BBQ or Mexican place and buy some slow cooked meat. A restaurant serving will last for 3 to 4 meals. Or to buy a small slow cooker when he gets there and take it to the buildings with him. In the beginning I only ate dinner as regular diet food. The rest was basically liquid to soft anyway.
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Missy, agreed. Plus he may not be able to tolerate certain meats at that stage yet. It will be trial and error. He might need to think of other options on the fly if he is having trouble with the meats like chili, tuna, chunkier soups, cheeses like string or baby bell, or considering staying on softer foods while he is traveling. He will have to see what he can tolerate at that stage. Each person is so different and you never know how you will react. I will suggest that if he finds something that he likes, to try to eat it a few times and make sure he tolerates it well before switching to something else in case he has a reaction and then might not know what caused it. Also to be near a bathroom just in case. Luckily for me, I am a creature of habit and can eat the same thing for days on end and be fine. And.... I like protein shakes and if all else fails, a protein shake or a protein bar can do the trick. Although I try not to use them more than once a day as a meal but I've been known to in a pinch. Good luck to him.
 
JudyNY said:
Every once in a while there is a meat protein that will sneak up on me and bother me. I guess in some ways its a good indication that our tool is working! That's strange about the eggs, but we all know that nothing is predictable with our new way of eating!
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Judy, I can eat hard boiled eggs and scrambled eggs but can't eat fried or sunny side up eggs. They just come right back up. So weird but that's the way that my body works. Like you said, nothing predictable.
 
Hey all.

Yeah, my experience is tracking pretty closely with your experiences re: shredded meats. They seem to cause fewer problems. So I made 4 little 2 oz chops at once. Only had one at a time; the first own went down no problem. 2 resulted in partial rejection and the other one was touch and go for a while. And I'm getting so much better at believing my body when it says "no more." And it really is that abrupt. I stopped mid-bite yesterday and don't regret it. :)
 
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