Life goes on after bypass :-)

[pinklady130868]

Hi everyone
Almost 4 weeks post bypass and doing great I've been out for a family meal tonight so life still goes on after bypass... Am still in purée til Monday but managed to order leek and potato soup which was yummy and I also had a tiny amount of mash potato, carrot and a tiny peice of turkey
So for everyone currently awaiting there ops, please don't mourn the social side of meals out or the type of foods you may miss out on. Life still goes on
I didn't feel like I've missed out on anything this evening, I took my time eating and made some positive changes to what I would normally pre op order at a carvery
I love my bypass and enjoy my new lifestyle, oh and most of all the weightloss is a bonus too lol x

 

[Tonibones10]

thats fantastic hun, i cant wait for mine xoxoxox

 

[pinklady130868]

Good luck and best wishes tonibones its all very worth it xx

 

[lyzzyanne]

This is very encouraging!!!!

 

[debbieb]

Congratulations. X

 

[Fuffs]

Thank you for your cheerful post

 

[lyndajoan]

mmm sounds good to me. xxx

 

[penelope1008]

I agree it's amazing how easily you can adapt meals out either at cafes, restaurants or friends you can manage to eat sensibly & well within your pouches requirements at each stage. A little bit of thought & the worlds still your oyster.

On our trip to Spain last month I even managed their 3 course menu. What! I can hear you all cry. Their 3 courses are basically 2 starter size portions & a dessert. Usually I had the chicken soup, followed by their wafer thin pork steaks or chicken steaks a couple of chips although hubby had 99.9% of them & usually half of the meat went in a plastic tub to have for supper, then fruit or a lovely vanilla custard for pudding. They leave you long enough between courses for it to slip through so I coped well.

 

[Fuffs]

I agree it's amazing how easily you can adapt meals out either at cafes, restaurants or friends you can manage to eat sensibly & well within your pouches requirements at each stage. A little bit of thought & the worlds still your oyster.

On our trip to Spain last month I even managed their 3 course menu. What! I can hear you all cry. Their 3 courses are basically 2 starter size portions & a dessert. Usually I had the chicken soup, followed by their wafer thin pork steaks or chicken steaks a couple of chips although hubby had 99.9% of them & usually half of the meat went in a plastic tub to have for supper, then fruit or a lovely vanilla custard for pudding. They leave you long enough between courses for it to slip through so I coped well.

It's nice how you can adapt

I love going to buffet restaurants once a month. What's nice is I will just be able to choose a little and not feel I am leaving lots on my plate. I can't wait

 

[carberello]

I've been out for a family meal tonight .........and a tiny peice of turkey
x

Turkey already! You lucky sd I'm 6 weeks out and thought I had a cast iron stomach but can't face meat or poultry yet. Makes me feel :wave_cry:
You sound really happy though and we should be - its a fantastic new start for us.
Good luck Pinky.

 

[Huracaneal]

cast iron stomach

cast iron stomach thats what i used to have so i hope iv'e not lost it,as i love hot spicey food mmmm curries chillies,as for liquids just finding it hard to get them down but will keep trying to up the limit a bit at a time till i get to 2 litres +

 

[chrisa]

Well done you I am 7 months post op now and i have also bben out for meals we still have to have a social life i haven;t been drinking much and i used to love adrink. We recently went a way on a short break and the food was lovely i just stuck to what i could eat and had alcohol every nite just not as much as i would have had and for the first time ever i came home and had put no weight on which was great. I haven't looked back since my op the puree bit is the worst because you just want to get your teeth into something. I don't feel hungry but if my body is hungry i feel bit queasy so its learnin to recognise the signs, i can tollerate just about all foods now the only one i have aproblem with is fish or tuna seems too dry and seems to feel as if it blocks the top of my stomach still try a bit from time to time cos eventually I should be able to eat it again also jacket potatoes do that apart from that can eat most stuff. Keep up the good work xx

 

[Elsasdream]

Thanks for this

I am 28 days to surgery and was looking over the post op diet. I had a mini freak out especially since i will be having surgery a week before xmas but posts like your remind me that its going to all be ok eventually!