Can we talk celery...
I've been meaning to bring this one up over the last few months...Thought now is as good as any. When I first had RNY, the support system, through my surgeon said "no celery". Yes, I know that it is stringy and can get caught in your throat and pouch...I get it. But say after 6 months to a year it seems than one could attack celery if it is chopped finely. I have had no issues with it ever post op. I waited about a year to try it and first would only eat it finely chopped. Now it's no big deal. I never feel hungry post op, but I get that not full feeling...Which can cause grazing. So what I try to do is graze on vegetables and get good exercise or hard work in most every day. When I diet I will stuff myself with plain, raw vegetables (including celery) and it seems to help with some of my cravings. I'm not a saint with my eating habits...but celery is in the mix. Your thoughts??
I hate everything about celery so I have never eaten it, but if you want my tip of staving off grazing its lots of iced tea with lemon or water with lemon. Lemon being the key here, I don't eat a lick of food at work but drink tons of iced tea with lemon and once its gone I keep filling my two twenty ounce cups with water. I never feel hungry, shaky or any need to eat. If I do eat then my RH kicks in and I have to keep eating, if I just drink the tea I am fine.
I've been meaning to bring this one up over the last few months...Thought now is as good as any. When I first had RNY, the support system, through my surgeon said "no celery". Yes, I know that it is stringy and can get caught in your throat and pouch...I get it. But say after 6 months to a year it seems than one could attack celery if it is chopped finely. I have had no issues with it ever post op. I waited about a year to try it and first would only eat it finely chopped. Now it's no big deal. I never feel hungry post op, but I get that not full feeling...Which can cause grazing. So what I try to do is graze on vegetables and get good exercise or hard work in most every day. When I diet I will stuff myself with plain, raw vegetables (including celery) and it seems to help with some of my cravings. I'm not a saint with my eating habits...but celery is in the mix. Your thoughts??
If you are truly chewing it to mush before swallowing, you do not need to chop it finely.
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
I don't have any trouble with celery. I was never advised to avoid it, either. My surgeon said all veggies were OK. I just wasn't supposed to have raw veggies until I was on a regular diet at six weeks out.
Kelly
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