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I know eating that piece of bread was not the brightest move to make... but I did it. It is what it is at this point...

Hi Becca- I didn't have bread for quite a while however I did have crackers soaked in chicken chowder broth during the full liquid but I think you're past that stage. Sorry I cannot be more helpful. At 8 months out I find myself looking for a Wheat Thins fix--I need to watch that!!!! Old habits die hard :)

It does get easier! I am just over 5 months out from my surgery and I won't go near bread. For me I have to cut it out completely. I had a straight up carb addiction and I know that if I have even a little bit I won't be able to cut it back out of my diet. So between the fear of stretching out my pouch and being straight up petrified of dumping, I have been able to steer clear of almost all carbs. And Honestly I don't really crave it anymore. Just keep up the all the good habits and you will continue to be successful! :)

Hi Becca, I'm still pre op but I'm having the same problem minus the pain. I had almost completely cut carbs from my diet and now I've gotten back into them. I'm struggling with it big time!

Carbs - any & all - are a major trigger for me. I already think about them (for some reason, I've been craving pie crust this week). But they are a no-no for me; I'll have to just dream :)
Best of luck, Becca. I know you'll conquer this carb head hunger in a snap!

Becca, we are so similar- every time I read one of your posts I feel like its me writing!! Sweets were never a problem for me before surgery but all other carbs were my game. Any kind of bread or pasta I would gulp down. Now, especially right now bc I'm having some nausea from my antibiotics, all I want is a piece of toast! My soft food diet plan says very dry and high fiber whole wheat toast is ok (no more than a piece) so tonight I was so hungry and I had a half a piece with a spoonful of low sugar peanut butter. I had a few small bites and then started to feel the fullness so I stopped. But it went down well and I even got some extra protein! I feel like its ok to do a piece of toast or a couple crackers every now and again as long as they agree with your new tummy and you're making sure you're meeting your nutritional needs. Don't beat yourself up for taking that one bite :) you stopped when you realized it was hurting you and that's great!!

Bread aka Sandwiches were my favorite food. I stayed away from bread and have proceeded with caution. It fills you up fast and one of my main problems was I would throw up if I got too full. Hence it was hard for me to eat period for several months. I'm almost a year out and my advice is to not make it harder on yourself. Remember your objectives. This to me was not a walk in the park and was a last chance procedure. I didn't let much get in my way. Forge on girlfriend. Food is not our friend nor our enemy. Some of us just didn't use this source properly. I was one.

Hi Becca - Carbs - ughh!!! Sounds like from the other posts everyone has an issue with them. I crave them too - bread, crackers - something to go with my protein! But I know myself well enough (finally!) to say I can't start down that path. I think once you get through the major part of this recovery and start back to school, your mind will be filled with other things! I feel most of us that have gone through this surgery have carb cravings and just need to stay away :) Best of luck!

I hear ya! I gave up bread (my absolute favorite food) 7 months prior to surgery. It was the hardest thing ever to do. But I found out about a month later that I don't crave the carbs anymore and I don't crave the sugary stuff I used to load up on too. I limit my carbs to vegetables and fruit carbs as much as possible. I haven't eaten nor have I wanted to eat bread for over 8 months now. It's like breaking lose from a steel ball around my ankle.

Be strong and hang tough! Once it's out of your system you'll breathe easier, because you'll be a lot skinnier!!!!! LOL

It was well over a year post-op before I tried any breads. At that time it was always toasted. Being 2.5 years out I now will have an occasional sandwich using flat bread or tortilla shell. It really is hard because I too loved bread with every meal until I realized how much weight I could lose just by cutting it out of my meal plan.

Thank you everyone!! I have stayed away from it... the fact the one bite I had made my pouch unhappy makes it easier! :)

I still don't eat alot of bread. Once in while if I eat out I'll have part of roll or bread provided. Sometimes I will have a mini toasted bagel. I loved fresh rolls/bread in the past and that was a problem so I don't eat alot now post op. Now I know some WLS programs only want you have like 50 carb grams a day but my WLS nut told me a person needs 130 grams of carbs for healthy brain function so I get that much in a day and sometimes more.
Portion control is the key I feel. I won't withhold any food from me that I want but just eat a small amount, thanks to my little sleeve!

About the time I had my RNY a DS member, UpNorthGuy, had a very expensive experience with a breadstick (he ended up in the emergency room). My surgery was delayed a day because a woman had to have emergency surgery after eating too much/too fast.

Watching those 2 events scared the crap out of me and I didn't go near bread for over a year. When I was doing intense training, I did have one special bread that I toasted and ate with peanut butter but I dropped it when I eased up on the exercise.

JJ

Becca,

Yep...bread is not my friend any more.....and let me tell you before surgery we were BFF's! I too had a LITTLE piece....I was in bed for hours with my new little pouch telling me that my OLD BFF and the NEW Pouch were not friends! Lesson learned!

Gayle