Question:
How much can you eat
I was wondering how much you can eat at a time after the first year could you please give me an example of what you would order if you went to dinner with friends and how much of it would you eat (Chevy's, Chill's, Applebee's these are some of the places in my town) just really curious about this and how you deal with stuff like this on the long term do we need to explain to people for the rest of our lifes about the surgery I am telling family and current friend but will be I meet later wonder about eating habits and I will always have to explain? — kathy B. (posted on October 30, 2002)
October 30, 2002
8 yrs. Applebees. Riblet basket & fried baby reds. Most of the baby
reds, one strip of ribs (short one). Or most of the Chicken Oriental
Salad, half size. McDonald's Happy CB. Part of the burger, part of the
fries. If the fries are hot, more of the fries, less of the burger. I meet
my main nutritional needs supplementally, so I don't worry as much about
looking to food for it. At home, tonight, chicken enchilada, most of a
chicken breast, (1/2), about 1/2C salad. I have never HAD to explain, but
given half a chance, I am only TOO HAPPY to explain!
— vitalady
October 30, 2002
2.5 years out here and I cut my meal in half right away. In most
restaurants I eat one half of them. If I go to a place like Red Lobster (or
a place that gives courses or lots of food) I eat the salad and one cheese
bun and take everything else home and have 3 more meals. In the beginning
when I ate very little and went out. I would mix the food up mostly and
talk too much so nobody really questioned why I wasn't eating. or say I
just don't feel hungry, I think I'll take it home.
— ZZ S.
October 30, 2002
Whenever I go out to a restaurant, I order something that's easy on carbos
and heavy sauces (they don't "sit" very well for me), and eat
about of 1/3 of whatever I ordered (protein first, veggies second, carbos
last). I take the rest home - makes good lunch the next day, and dinner
the day after that. I don't explain the surgery, I just say "gee, I'm
full." Most people don't even notice. The thin friends don't think
it's remarkable at all - they do the same thing.
— Marjorie B.
October 30, 2002
1 year post op Yesterdays meals.
Breakfast 1 1/2 pieces of rye toast w/ coffee
Lunch 1 wendy's cheeseburgers without bun top and 3/4 of small chilli.
Dinner 3 small pieces of lake erie perch ( the best eating fish on earth)
and some baked beans.
Morning snack some hard pretzels with diet dr. pepper
Evening snack small bag of low fat popcorn.
I still love to eat, just eating alot less.
Good luck Michael
— MICHAEL Z.
October 30, 2002
Breakfast: 1 piece toast,lightly w/ peanut butter, and a packet of oatmeal
and raison cereal. Lunch: 1 Cup of home made "denty moore" like
stew..my apple salad recepie...about 1/2 cup of that..for supper havent
decided...but im learning the more water i drink the better i lose inches
OR pounds. i'd say i can hold between 1 to 2 cups of food per meal....
— Jackiis
October 30, 2002
Recently at Applebees, I ordered the 1/2 chicken ceasar salad and ate 1/2
of that. I am almost 3 months post op.
— Metsfan91
October 30, 2002
I am 14 a/2 mos post op and eat constantly. Yesterday breakfast 1/2 of a
meatloaf and cheese sandwich(lots of protein in the meatloaf and cheese)
Lunch 1/4 of an egg salad sandwich and 1/2 of a diet rootbeer and dinner
was 3 pieces of bacon and 1/4 cup of green beans and about 4 T of spanish
rice with veggies...Lots of water in between. I snack on pretzel sticks
during the day if I get that hungry feeling, but usually too busy with work
to snack. I drink hot tea all day also.
— Joi G.
October 30, 2002
9 months post op. When I go out I order soup and an appi thats always
plenty for me. Good Lux
— Robert L.
October 30, 2002
Kathy, I live in NYC and we don't have those kinds of resturants. However,
I eat out alot b/c that is a way of life in NYC. I am 11wks out today and
when i went out last Friday night for Italian, I ordered Gnnocci w/ meat
sauce and ate about 1/4 of it and took the rest home. Sometimes, I will
just get a buffala mozzarella & tomatos salas w/ balsamic & olive
oil and I can eat all of that. When I go out for Mexican, I will get a
Chili or Chicken buritto (no rice) and eat a 1/3. When we go out for
Indian, I usually get some kufta and some tandori chicken or shrimp and
usually again eat 1/3. Good Luck to you.
— heathercross
October 30, 2002
I am 14 mos out, yesterday consisted of 1 oe egg, 2 pcs bacon for
breakfeast, lunch: 1/2 boneless chicken breast, 1/2 order mashed pot., tea.
3pm snack-sliced apple, Super: 1 pork chop(select) boiled cabbage 1/2 cup,
Rice w/ tomatoe gravy 1/2 cup. This is a pretty normal day for me.I do not
always finish everything, but eat until I am full. My doctor is a firm
believer in balanced meals. Most days I eat whatever my family eats, just
smaller portions. I have adjusted my cooking to make my meals healthier. I
now weigh 145 pounds and have lost 144 pounds. Life is great.
— Valerie M.
October 30, 2002
I am only about 3 1/2 months out, but when I go out to dinner (I travel for
business on occasion), I either go the appetizer route (I can eat 3-4
shrimp from a shrimp cocktail) or order something healthy from the main
menu. I went to Bob Evans last week and got their one-piece grilled
chicken breast dinner and had sliced tomatoes with a little bit of Italian
dressing on the side. I brought half the chicken breast home along with 4
of the 8 slices of tomato. I ate at TGI Friday's later in the week and had
the Jack Daniels shrimp (took the breading off). Ate 6 of the 12 shrimp
(they were on the small side) and took the other 6 home...JR (open RNY
07/17 -96 lbs)
— John Rushton
October 31, 2002
3 years out...Breakfast is a protein shake with a banana mixed in (I like
ProV60 vanilla, ProBlend 55 mocha cappucino or Pure Whey Stack chocolate).
I make them in the blender with water, a tbs. of sf ff pudding mix, the
banana and ice. Lunch is usually either soup or 1/2 sandwich, and if I'm
hungry in the afternoon, I'll eat the other 1/2. I go out to dinner a lot
and usually order fish. If I eat a little salad first, I can usually only
eat about 1/3 of the entree, or if I eat nothing else first, I eat about
1/3-1/2 of the entree and take the rest home. I just love those leftovers!
Also, now that the weather's colder, I love Diet Swiss Miss hot chocolate
at night when you get those cravings. I have big mugs and use 2 packets,
very filling. FYI, for those who don't read labels, Diet Swiss Miss has
less sugar and calories than the No Sugar Added.
— Leslie F.
October 31, 2002
I am 2 1/2 years post op and still can't eat alot. I recently went on a
business trip and order a barbeque on bun and fries ate a few fries and
took the rest home in a doggy bag. We stop to eat dinner I ordered chicken
burrito and took still couldn' eat ask for another doggy bag. Needless to
say my children was happy because they had dinner for the night.
— Sharon T.
October 31, 2002
I'm a little over 2 years post op. Let's see.....at Chili's I usually go
for the steak or chicken fajita quesadilla and eat 2-3 wedges. If someone
orders the boneless spicy chicken, I'll hve one or two of those and only 1
or 2 wedges. At Applebees I get either the club sandwich (they usually cut
it in 1/2 and I eat about 2/3 or 3/4 of one of the halves) or I get their
house steak and potato (and eat 1/4 of the potato and maybe 1/3 of the
steak). Life is normal for me and I don't feel like I'm missing out on
anything! As for desserts, I NEVER order dessert at a restaurant! If
someone else orders something, I MIGHT have 1 bite and it totally satisfies
me. If you worry about what you'll be able to eat, see my profile page for
some dessert recipes, or visit www.freewebs.com/recipes-after-rny
— Lynette B.
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