What we can eat,was hamburger

November 17, 2002

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> >>>Even with a drink, I can't eat that much. Don't even talk about french

> fries. I love them but they hate me. ... I guess even with the surgery, we

> are all very different.

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> yep, we are. And I think it has to do with what we are willing to do to

> ourselves. If, since the surgery, you have never eaten that much, you

still

> can't. But if you slowly work your way up, first eating half a hamburger,

> then 3/4, then the whole one, you get to where you can eat a lot. You know

> your pouch is full, starting to hurt, and you eat anyway, take a couple

more

> bites. Finish off what you started. This isn't the wise thing to do, of

> course, but it's a matter of letting those old " medicate depression with

> food " habits back into your life. It's amazingly subtle, going from eating

2

> ounces of food to a foot-long sub.

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The thing here is certain foods I just can't eat. I did have to stretch my

pouch several years ago because of getting way to thin. The key is that I

have never overstretched it. I stop before being totally full. To me it is

miserable to be FULL. I still love food. I can eat an entire ribeye steak or

an entire chicken breast with veggies on the side. I can eat a sandwich with

deli meat, lettuce, tomato, a slice of cheese, and maybe a couple of slices

of cucumber. I can eat a baked potato including the skin. I don't very often

since it is basically null in nutritional value but I can. I can't eat

french fries. I think it is the texture. I cannot eat hamburger. It always

revisits if I do. Now ground pork is a little easier and ground turkey is no

problem what so ever.

As for stretching the pouch, I was told 2 cups of food a day, no matter what

it is plenty for us females and 3 for males by my surgeon. I don't know how

accurate that is but it seems great for me.

I have enjoyed reading all the answers about eating hamburger. I'm sorry

about the temptation ...lol. Didn't mean to cause that burger to call

you. Can I make a suggestion? Next time bring a steak along with you. Slip

it on the grill when no one is looking..lol. Get a bun to cover it, sneaking

your steak out bite by bite. Do chicken or something else if you prefer.

Hey Vicki, you can cook for me anyday.

Dawn

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