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What you can and can't eat

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Cary Eastwood

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I know everybody is different, but this is what I've have had problems eating since my bypass (Sept. '11). It should be noted that I had a silicone ring placed around my pouch as an FDA trial to see if that will help keep the pouch from re-expanding.

Chicken and turkey "off the bone". It has to be ground up
Beef same reason
Sausages, like kibasia and hot dogs
raw vegetables and fruits. They have to be cooked, or canned.
baked potato (mashed I do fine. That was all I had at Thanksgiving)
Sugar (of course)

Any other people still trying to figure out what they can have?
 
I had the RNY. I'm also in an FDA trial where they put a ring the diamater of a quarter around the pouch. This ring is not adjustiable, like the lap band. It just sits there. The hope is to keep my stomich from stretching.

I can't drink soda or alcohol any more either. I can have ice cream and dairy. It does not bother me.
 
Cary-Have you tried chewing the foods very thoroughly? The reason I'm asking is because I am pre-surgery and trying to plan my post surgical diet now. I don't eat a lot of meat but will need to after surgery and was wondering what will work for me. I read in a few places that you need to chew everything very, very well after surgery or else it will get stuck in your pouch.
 
Has anyone had problems eating low fat cottage cheese, sliced / cubed cheese like brie, gouda and provolone or eggs? Since I am not too fond of meat, cheese and eggs are my major sources of protein. I'm not saying I don't eat an occasional burger ("slider") or meat sandwich I just don't bother preparing meat dishes at home unless I invite ppl over for dinner. Once I have my surgery I know I will never be able to eat a slider because of the fat content but I don't know what I am going to do if I can't have my cottage cheese. Heck, I've been eating cottage cheese on a toasted bagel for most of my breakfast's for over 20 years *lol*. For some reason I never get tired of this. By the way, if you like cottage cheese you should try Kraft's Simply Cottage Cheese (lowfat). It is absolutely delicious! The best cottage cheese I have ever had.

I JUST WANT TO MENTION TO EVERYONE THAT KEVIN HAD MADE US A NICE CHAT ROOM. PLEASE STOP IN THE CHAT ROOM WHEN YOU VISIT THE FORUMS SO WE CAN ALL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER.
 
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check out chef dave fouts www.chefdave.org He has lots of tips and is a gastric bypass patient himself. I attended a couple of workshops he led and everything he said worked for me. I learned that the main problem is the type of cooking method. I love poached fish. Moist tender and not a single problem with digestion! I need a little more fat in my ground beef as I need the moisture it brings. Not cooking food too long. Roast with skin on (chicken, game hen, turkey) and then remove skin and it will keep moisture in. I eat dark meat turkey (chicken for some reason makes me sick, I can only manage 1 or 2 small bites) and ground turkey. I also like legumes and make chili often. A favorite fast food is wendy's chili! His web site has lots of recipes and information. I had to learn all kinds of moist cooking techniques and it paid off.
 
Letrell-I'm a bit confused on your reaction to dairy and carbs. You said you would have a reaction after eating 1 bite of a bagel with cottage cheese yet you said you eat 4% cottage cheese throughout the day as you pass the fridge. You said you eat certain types of block cheeses as well and you make fresh bread and can eat that. Is it the combination of the carb and cottage cheese together that makes you so ill?

Since the bagel with cottage cheese is my very favorite thing to eat I am wondering if I will end up with the same problem...I hope not :(
 
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