What is the ONE FOOD you seem to NEVER LEARN about eating?

M M
on 12/18/11 8:03 am


What is the ONE FOOD you seem to NEVER LEARN about eating? 

Particularly RNY'ers -- since I have limited experience in any other surgery -- WHAT FOOD MAKES YOU ROT every time you eat it?   (But, you press on and have it again and again?)

For me?   Raw veggies.  They are such a hit or miss -- and sometimes miss completely.  Tonight I really pushed the limit and added a sprinkle of pumpkin seeds to a salad -- and here I am in the fibrous food intestinal death.   (Your mileage may and should vary, I am very food sensitive.)  

Will I learn?  No.  It's been 7.8 years and I am still dumb about food.  But, I will keep trying, because I'm dumb and need my veggies.  :)
 
littleskie
on 12/18/11 8:10 am - freeport, TX
RNY on 08/19/09 with
For me is carbs. I try to eat low carb. I do backslide tho. They give me terrible gas and occasionally I do the carb coma thing. Sometimes I even dump. Blah, it's a shame homebaked bread tastes so good and is so evil!!!!
            


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coachgrrl
on 12/18/11 8:21 am, edited 12/18/11 8:22 am
 Today that would be broccoli slaw.  I make an awesome asian cole slaw with it and it is NOT band friendly no matter how much I chew...and yet, I still had to to try.

UGH
 

    
KathyA999
on 12/18/11 8:53 am
I have to agree about the carbs.  As a VSG-er, they don't particularly affect my well-being, just my weight!  In the last week or so I've fallen face-first into popcorn and dry Cheerios (just plain Cheerios, not my fave, Honey Nut Cheerios, thankfully!), and in that time my weight has gone up three lbs.  At 61, I can't blame it on TOM, just TMO (too much overeating).  But three lbs is enough to shock me back to reallity.

And the funny thing is, my daily calories have been within range at around 1400-1500.  I range from 1100-1700, and probably average about 1200-1300. These carbs really do a number on my craving and the weight.  As of today, it's back to program. 

Height 5' 7"   High Wt 268 / Consult Wt 246 / Surgery Wt 241 / Goal Wt 150 / Happy place 135-137 / Current Wt 143
Tracker starts at consult weight       
                               
In maintenance since December 2011.
 

cabin111
on 12/18/11 8:54 am
A small soft serve ice cream cone!  Because it is melting I will eat it quickly...You get the sugar and fat (oil) rush into your intestine...Going into a semi-dump (heart racing).  You can't really save it...because it's melting...So you eat it quickly.  Big mistake!!
M M
on 12/18/11 9:54 am
Mcdonald's $1 ice cream, plain, is two bites short of a dump for me.  LOL.

Don't ask.

I haven't had one... in a year.  I know I'll try again.
mini_me_ now
on 12/18/11 9:13 am

 I would have to say pb, i avoid it because it becomes a food i cant just say no to but eventually i have to go back and try and eat it in moderation which works short term, but eventually i end up avoiding it again til the next time..

but i cant keep it out of the house completly because its something my husband enjoys as a pb & j sandwhich..
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MyLady Heidi
on 12/18/11 12:09 pm
A bite too much of any sweets kill me, I know I can have two mini candies without suffering, but do I always stop there.  No.  Ice cream is my nemesis, I have pretty much just given up completely.
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on 12/18/11 2:20 pm
 Jellybellies .  Ugh.     

They ARE the Devil ... I'm sure .. 
Linda_S
on 12/18/11 2:36 pm, edited 12/18/11 2:38 pm - Eugene, OR
Anything sweet or starchy.  Reactive hypoglycemia does make you want to eat sweet things.  Finding the balance to calm the craving and eat well is hard.  I always seem to want something sweet, especially at night --- btw, I was not a sweet eater before RNY.  The one thing I have learned not to indulge in is ice cream.  It makes me so violently sick that I can't even look at it, never mind eat it.  For many other refined carbs, I still occasionally push the limit.

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