Baked Potatoes

I'm one of those who has a little bit of carbs pretty regularly.  I probably have half an English muffin (a half is all I can handle!) a couple of times a week (usually with peanut butter or cheese on it to get in some protein).  I have baked potatoes too, but even less frequently (one half every couple of weeks).  I had them roasted night before last with salmon (my fav!) and baby asparagus.  It was a pretty nice meal, if I do say so myself!

Potatoes are on my approved list as long as I don't have any other carbs on that meal...I am one month out and will start the solid food this week

My surgeon suggested that we wait until we were more than 6 months out before having any "white" carbs (potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, all baked items with flour).  No protein, lots of starchy carbs.  Have one bite of your husband's if you must.

Lora

My body reacts to potatoes . they are worst for me than pure sugar for me. I typically get proteins (meat, fish, etc. ) and get veggies.

I.e today I had 4 oz fillet with some grilled veggies and spinach. I could eat the meat and some of my veggies. I had a bite of cheesecake. Not only that made me full, I am still full- 1.5 he's later... Get extra veggies. Skip the potatoes.

I wouldn't have just a baked potato for your meal because it isn't protein forward.   If you want a few bites with your meal so you don't feel deprived of something you like, I don't think that is an issue as long as the rest of your meal is mostly protein.

I am technically allowed to have them, but my nutritionist has warned me that 1, they can be very addictive and 2, as a slider food you might eat more than you intended and 3, the nutrition vs. calories are not worth it. She effectively said to save non-sweet potatoes in ANY form for special occasions. For example, my husband has said that on our anniversary dinner this year he is going to have 2 tablespoons of mashed potatoes...he just loves them! But that dinner is 4 weeks away and he's planned for it and will be very focused on protein first. He is going to be a year out 5 weeks after our anniversary.

One woman in the support group at the practice I used for my surgery is 7 years out and has one on Christmas Eve every year because her family does a big meal with baked potatoes after Mass and so she allows herself one then. She only eats part of it and her toppings are all protein based, not fat or filler calories and she's maintained her loss for nearly 6 years (took her 14 months to hit goal) and so that sounds like a winning solution right there. 

I can only speak for myself, but having WLS meant changing just about everything in my life.  I understand the emotional thinking of being able to eat "normal" foods again right after surgery, but it can be a nightmare and the need to get to the foods that made us obese in the first place is like this insane driving force when we really have to break that cycle.  It doesn't mean we don't get to enjoy food again because we do but I am so conditioned now after all this time that I know just what carbs did to my life.  Doesn't say I haven't had bite of potato but I just don't want to get into that again on a regular basis.  I know many people are Newbies and this takes time to develop a mindset.  Changing the way we eat is thrown at us all at once, even with all the classes, research that can be so important but still is hard to implement when your mind is telling you one thing and your needs and wants, another. 

Again, I can only speak for myself and my biggest concern out of all the things involved with WLS is maintenance.  I don't have the luxury of time being 60 so I have to utilize this surgery and really stay on track.  There isn't much I haven't been able to enjoy, but my days of eating lots of bread and cereals and donuts are done.  If I want a piece of toast, I have a slice not 2,3 or 4 and have them with my eggs now that I finally can eat!  It took over a year or more to be able to eat eggs again!  I use to call them those evil white creatures that lived in my fridge.

Just putting my thoughts on here to share with my fellow posters.  Jane

 

 

Evil white things, haha !  I waited a few weeks before I tried eggs. Surprisingly I did fine. My 4 yr old asked me this morning if he could makes scrambled eggs for breakfast. So we cracked them( together) , he whipped them up. Then he watched Mom do it on the stove.  He's my aspiring little chef.   I sure miss donuts and bread !  But I know htat';s not on my list :) Sticking to high proteins and veggie. Sometimes a little fruit.