What's on the menu today, RNY-ers?
You and me both, sister :( I hate hate hate that I don't have restriction!!! I use my kitchen scale for every meal. I haven't tried cauliflower crust yet but I am dying to! I just went to the grocery store today and I forgot to buy cauliflower :( Which recipe did you use? I have seen one that uses goat cheese as a binder, and another that uses pulverized (cooked) chicken! I recently tried Boar's Head turkey pepperoni but I didn't love it. At this point I would love just some pizza sauce and cheese on a cauliflower crust. That would not have enough protein, so I will think on what meat might taste good. Glad someone else on here isn't "stuffed" after 3 bites of food. Oh how I WISH that were the case!
Breakfast - cappuccino protein shake
Lunch - broccoli cheddar soup at Panera and about 1/3 of a big chocolate chip cookie
Snack - granny smith apple
Dinner - tomato soup with shredded cheddar
Snack - cheese crisps which I will be putting in the oven in just a minute
Kelly
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You sound like me! I had egg salad two weeks after surgery when I was cleared for soft foods. Some people on the forum cannot tolerate eggs for a while, but I was totally fine. I also easily tolerated canned tuna (with light mayo) and even chicken sausage if I chewed it a lot. I also found veggie burgers (read the labels, some are high carb and low protein) easy to tolerate, with some pepperjack cheese on it. Hopefully you enjoy the salmon. I remember all too well how happy I was to be done with sweet protein shakes and get some savory food in!!! Congrats on being on the other side of surgery, and I hope you have awesome success!
Amen on the "too cold to even think about venturing outside". I did go to the grocery store in my neighborhood and I had to walk through all these piles of snow on the sidewalk. Ugh. I am just a few days after you (my RNY was 12/16) and my nutritionist wants me to have 3 meals a day (like you do) with no snacks, but I can barely reach 60 g of protein and can't exceed it, without a snack. How are you feeling and doing, 9 weeks out?
I had a rough start. Recovery took longer than I expected. I developed an infection in one of my incisions. I did complain about pain at my follow up but was told everyone handles pain differently. 10 days after surgery I went to the emergency room with a golf ball size lump on my incision site that was burning intensely. (My husband said it was bigger than that. I would not know. I was crabby and only wanted it gone.) That wish was granted when the Doctor released the stitches and the room became a disgusting mess. It went from possible infection to definite infection before the lab results were even back. The stitches were left undone. I had to clean the wound daily until just about the beginning of February. After antibiotics I finally felt better. Now I am really starting to feel energized. Walking on the treadmill pretty much daily. I have not updated my weight because I am waiting for it to be on the official scale at the Doctor at my 12 week check up. I do not have any regrets even with a bump in the road.
I really love your posts. They are so positive and upbeat. Thank You!
