Re: Question for the PRO's...

[Guest guest]

Cindy,

I eat what I want. Nothing bothers me....I have had a taco and all forms of

Italian food!

The first 2 weeks are the hardest!!

best of luck,

Beth in Florida

[Guest guest]

After your liquid and soft food phase, you can have it. You can have what you

want. It's best to eat healthfully...but you can have whatever you want if your

body will tolerate it. Unfortunately, I have no trouble with anything!

Flo

> ** Original Subject: RE: Question for the PRO's...

> **

> ** Original Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 21:05:17 -0700

> ** Original Message follows...

>

> Hi all! I'm just reading and studying the post operative diet information

> and have a question. I know that a diet full of veggies, fruits & grains is

> suggested. But if a girl has a craving for, oh say, a TACO or a taste of

> lasagna or something that made the girl PHAT in the first place, can the girl

> have a taste of such No-No's? or are they STRICTLY NO-NO's? I understand

> that my craving may change (Lord, please!!), but this is something I'm

> interested in knowing....what if?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Cindy Barker

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cindy,

The beauty of the MGB is you can eat normally in most cases. The big

thing with Dr. R is we no longer have to " diet " , he says we don't have to

" obsess " about food, diets, calories, fat grams etc. ANYMORE!!!! This surgery

frees us of this need to " obsess " .

I'm 5 months out and I still eat tacos, lasagna, spaghetti, tuna salad,

ham sandwiches,

steaks, burgers, meatloaf, homemade soups and stews, pot roasts, pork ribs, and

the list goes on and on. You have to decided for yourself what your body will

tolerate. As an example, my tummy likes a tamale with chili much better than an

enchilada with chili. One tamale is all I eat and I'm full and quite satisfied.

I

don't eat them very often....maybe twice a month. I mainly consume fresh fruits

and veggies that I dearly love. I try to eat healthy meals and I try to get lots

of protein because I don't do the protein supplements.

Lasagna was one of the first foods I ate after surgery. It was soft and

it went down really good. It worked for me but it may not work for everyone.

It's

trial and error. Some people can't tolerate pastas or rice. I'm able to eat

pasta

and rice very well. Now french

fries don't go down very well, but other types of potatoes like mashed,

scalloped, creamed new potatoes, baked or potatoes that I soft fry in canola oil

don't give me any problems.

I went into my surgery saying goodbye to food but I didn't need to. As

you can see I can still eat. A certain amount of enjoyment and comfort are no

longer there, but I no longer need food as a crutch either. All I can say to you

is don't worry.....you will no longer need to obsess about what you eat. Try to

become healthy gain.

Love,

Genz ( Genzel from Fort Worth, Texas)

MGB 5-31-00

249/192

57 pounds and 80 inches gone forever!!!!!!

Approved by Prudential POS in less than 72 hours

Body by Rutledge~~2000 model

cindypants@... wrote:

> Hi all! I'm just reading and studying the post operative diet information

> and have a question. I know that a diet full of veggies, fruits & grains is

> suggested. But if a girl has a craving for, oh say, a TACO or a taste of

> lasagna or something that made the girl PHAT in the first place, can the girl

> have a taste of such No-No's? or are they STRICTLY NO-NO's? I understand

> that my craving may change (Lord, please!!), but this is something I'm

> interested in knowing....what if?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Cindy Barker

>

>

[Guest guest]

My understanding is that after your first couple months of just juices and

protein shakes, and then baby-type foods, you can eat anything you can tolerate

as long as you're careful to chew it real well. Apparently your body will let

you know real quick what it will let you taste when you have cravings and what

it absolutely will reject. So, take heart, as long as you don't live on a

steady diet of junk you can rest assured that nothing is strictly forbidden! At

least that's what I have gathered from the patient manual.

Love,

Sperb

>>> cindypants@... 11/01/00 11:20AM >>>

Hi all! I'm just reading and studying the post operative diet information

and have a question. I know that a diet full of veggies, fruits & grains is

suggested. But if a girl has a craving for, oh say, a TACO or a taste of

lasagna or something that made the girl PHAT in the first place, can the girl

have a taste of such No-No's? or are they STRICTLY NO-NO's? I understand

that my craving may change (Lord, please!!), but this is something I'm

interested in knowing....what if?

Thanks!

Cindy Barker