salad
Started at 3 months
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
I started salads this week (8 weeks). I did a lettuce mix, baby cucumbers thinly sliced, grape tomatoes cut into quarters, shrimp, and cheese. I put the dressing on the side. Dipped my fork in the dressing then the salad. I made sure to eat the cheese and shrimp first. It was pretty good. I have been craving fresh veggies and fruits and loving it. Watermelon btw is so much better than candy/cookies now, who would have thought that! LOL
My surgeon told me to start with a small amount of shredded lettuce to see how my pounch reacted because apparently a lot of people have issues with it. I have had no problems whatsoever! I started eating salads at about 8 weeks out and have been eating them ever since! My pouch loves it more than anything else I eat!!! Guess I'm lucky in that aspect!