Shrimp?
My surgeon's assistant saw me yesterday and when I told him how I had been eating chili and shrimp he told me that he didn't think that either of those things were very good to be eating with my sleeve. He told me to stay away from "shrimps" .. hehe he is foreign so he said "shrimps." 
He said he thinks they get stuck often.
I have heard just the opposite from people on here about these foods. I've heard people say that chili goes down just great and is a wonderful source of protein and so are shrimp.
I think what I was feeling was me eating too fast and making it hurt (I am really failing so far at eating slowly) and feel like I swallowed a brick, not because it was shrimp so much. I think the chili bothered me because it was Hormel Chili in a can and that is VERY spicy .. not mild like Wendy's chili.
So should I stay away from Shrimps or just try harder to eat very slow and chew chew chew? Being a paramedic for 18 years I have gotten used to eating so fast before another run comes in it has been very hard for me to slow down.
Whatcha's think?
He said he thinks they get stuck often.I have heard just the opposite from people on here about these foods. I've heard people say that chili goes down just great and is a wonderful source of protein and so are shrimp.
I think what I was feeling was me eating too fast and making it hurt (I am really failing so far at eating slowly) and feel like I swallowed a brick, not because it was shrimp so much. I think the chili bothered me because it was Hormel Chili in a can and that is VERY spicy .. not mild like Wendy's chili.
So should I stay away from Shrimps or just try harder to eat very slow and chew chew chew? Being a paramedic for 18 years I have gotten used to eating so fast before another run comes in it has been very hard for me to slow down.
Whatcha's think?
My experience with shrimp (skrimps they say here) was that they would kind of swell up, so like 1 ounce of shrimp felt like more in my belly than 1 ounce of chicken or 1 ounce of beef, or even 1 ounce of scallop.
Chili can bother some folks because its acidic and its the tomato stuff, some folks it does not bother (did not bother me) but yea, tone down the hot spices until you are further out.
Maybe back off the amount of shrimp you eat? Like eat less and see if that does not help it not feel so bricky.
ALSO.. Papaya enzymes, chewable (I found them at Wal-Mart in the vitamin section) if you chew them after you eat some dense meat, you may find they help the brick feeling.
I do not eat really terribly slow, but I DID make my food into smaller bites, so I could not just wolf down a shrimp and then want to lick my plate with mouth loneliness :}
Maybe get smaller utensils? cut up the shrimp before you start you meal? If you cannot/will not change the RATE of your eating, set yourself up for success by measuring out smaller amounts and having it cut up already? Maybe?
Definitely try the papaya enzymes, they are like 3 bucks worth of GOLDEN!
Chili can bother some folks because its acidic and its the tomato stuff, some folks it does not bother (did not bother me) but yea, tone down the hot spices until you are further out.
Maybe back off the amount of shrimp you eat? Like eat less and see if that does not help it not feel so bricky.
ALSO.. Papaya enzymes, chewable (I found them at Wal-Mart in the vitamin section) if you chew them after you eat some dense meat, you may find they help the brick feeling.
I do not eat really terribly slow, but I DID make my food into smaller bites, so I could not just wolf down a shrimp and then want to lick my plate with mouth loneliness :}
Maybe get smaller utensils? cut up the shrimp before you start you meal? If you cannot/will not change the RATE of your eating, set yourself up for success by measuring out smaller amounts and having it cut up already? Maybe?
Definitely try the papaya enzymes, they are like 3 bucks worth of GOLDEN!
Don't know when your surgery was but yeah, shrimp is definitely on my lifestyle diet and if they get "stuck" it would be with a lap band not a VSG I'm thinking. Nothing to get stuck in. It is REALLY REALLY important to chew the heck out of something and there are 2 reasons for this.
Most of former and current fatties eat WAY too fast--and I know I still battle with that. We shovel it in as fast and as much as we did and we cannot do that anymore or we have an unpleasant issue with vomiting it back up or at the very least, foamies. Neither are life threatening but I damn sure don't to go back there anytime soon.
I wasn't eager to try anything like shrimp, however, until I was out a couple months. My first time with chicken caused me to vomit (because I ate one bite too many and obviously way too fast to notice til it was too late). Obviously if we slow down we also TASTE and APPRECIATE the food, and allowing us to eat less. It's really quite simple. And hard to believe!! The VSG is such a fabulous tool in so many ways!!
If you feel like you can handle the textures and spices at this point, go for it. Unless a medical person has had one of these surgeries they're unlikely to really "get" it and just keep dishing out comments they 'personally' know nothing about. Goes with the territory I guess. I'm sure that with every 10 people who are compliant and doing what they're told at every stage there are a couple who don't now and never will. Sadly, they will probably not be successful in this arena either.
Some people have issues with not liking stuff they did prior to surgery and vice versa.
Most of former and current fatties eat WAY too fast--and I know I still battle with that. We shovel it in as fast and as much as we did and we cannot do that anymore or we have an unpleasant issue with vomiting it back up or at the very least, foamies. Neither are life threatening but I damn sure don't to go back there anytime soon.
I wasn't eager to try anything like shrimp, however, until I was out a couple months. My first time with chicken caused me to vomit (because I ate one bite too many and obviously way too fast to notice til it was too late). Obviously if we slow down we also TASTE and APPRECIATE the food, and allowing us to eat less. It's really quite simple. And hard to believe!! The VSG is such a fabulous tool in so many ways!!
If you feel like you can handle the textures and spices at this point, go for it. Unless a medical person has had one of these surgeries they're unlikely to really "get" it and just keep dishing out comments they 'personally' know nothing about. Goes with the territory I guess. I'm sure that with every 10 people who are compliant and doing what they're told at every stage there are a couple who don't now and never will. Sadly, they will probably not be successful in this arena either.
Some people have issues with not liking stuff they did prior to surgery and vice versa.
Lisa J
HW: 277 Day of Surgery: 234 CW: 161 Goal: 135 sounds good but....? Who knows!
HW/277 EVAL/260 PREOP/246 SURGERY DAY/243 CW/162 1/3/2011
HW: 277 Day of Surgery: 234 CW: 161 Goal: 135 sounds good but....? Who knows!
HW/277 EVAL/260 PREOP/246 SURGERY DAY/243 CW/162 1/3/2011
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