Re: Re: I'm so glad we're talking about food!/leah

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In a message dated 10/6/01 7:41:09 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< i miss being able to sit and drink 4-5 cups of coffee with a meal.

and i miss the bread. loved bagels. tried to eat one a while back

and just didn't like it. but my MIND still thinks fondly of them!

go figure.

that brings up another point to ponder: all this food you say you

really miss - when you try eating it again - you may not even like it

anymore! sometimes our tastes change after surgery. you imagine

eating some of your favorite things but when you really try them -

it's like - blah - so what. that tasted alot better in my memory

than in my mouth!

>>

Y: Great post and I totally agree with your advice. I personally

haven't had any problems with bread or bagels -- I often will have deli meat

on a toasted bagel with butter for a meal... BEfore that would have been more

of a 'snack' than anything else! LOL I am unable to eat as much rice or

potatoes as I used to --- I eat the protein first and still eat the carbs but

just don't fill up on them like I used to. I don't really miss them because

I do eat them, just not much of them! LOL I don't eat as much bread/bagels

as I used to, either. I may have one every other day or so. Sometimes I

just prefer to have the meat and cheese rolled up together rather than eating

bread with the meal.

I thought I'd never be able to drink coffee again... I didn't for the first

three months or so post-op. I just didn't have any desire for it. Then, I

started with my decaf again... lots of milk (I drink it au lait, actually)

and sucra... I'm able to have an entire mugful in the a.m.! Wow! I thought

I'd only be able to drink small cupfuls for the rest of my life. LOL

I have noticed that I just don't like chocolate as I used to. I do have some

on occasion (usually gravitating towards stuff with nuts and some protein

like mini-Snickers bars or something) but really don't crave chocoate at all.

It really doesn't taste so wonderful like I thought it did as a pre-op,

either!

I certainly haven't experienced any situation where I couldn't eat something

post-op that I adored as a pre-op. Happily, I'm able to eat spicy stuff

(Asian/Thai/Vietnamese) like I used to! Whew! That was a major concern of

mine... And, I LOVE eating! It's such a relief to enjoy smaller portions,

have a wide variety of flavors and nourish myself in style! :)

all the best,

TEresa

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

eight months post-op and still feelin' fabu!

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 213

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,

Do you have any recipes for orange chicken or Thai food with peanut sauce??

Hugs, Judie

[Guest guest]

*mouth watering* wow that sounds soooooooooo good

Lisbeth

Pam Bilyeu wrote: I have a good one for you---

THAI CHICKEN LINGUINE

1 POUND LINGUINI

1 LARGE CLOVE GARLIC - MINCED

1TSP FINELY GRATED LEMON PEEL

1C BOTTLED THAI PEANUT SAUCE

2TBL SOY SAUCE

1/2TSP HOT RED PEPPER SAUCE

1/4 C CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER

14 OZ UNSWEETENED THAI COCONUT MILK

1 TBL FRESH LIME JUICE

2- 10 OZ PACKAGES OF COOKED CHIX BREAST STRIPS

1 LARGE TOMATO, CORED, SEEDED AND DICED

1/2C COARSELY CHOPPED BASIL AND CILANTRO

1/2 C COARSELY CHOPPED DRYROASTED PEANUTS

COOK PASTA.

BRING THE NEXT 8 INGRREDIENTS TO A BOIL OVER MODERATE HEAT

REDUCE BY A 1/3, THEN ADD CHIX AND COOK FOR 3 MINUTES

ADD TOMATO, CILANTRO AND BASIL, TOSS AND SERVE, TOP W/PEANUTS

A friend made this for us and we loved it. This is her recipie.

Pammi

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