Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.
After reading some of the comments about no carbs and no this and that, I'm getting nervous because my body can tolerate some of these foods.Potatoes were a staple for me for the first couple of weeks being on soft foods and solids. I know that our eating habits must change -- and mine most certainly are changing -- but I think that I need to get more creative on what I'm eating or I am going to burn out fast. Right now I eat meat (mostly chicken), broccoli, cauliflower are my main veggies -- bananas, apples, some peanut butter -- but I know I need to switch things up -- just not sure where to go from here.
I ate a lot of chicken, chicken salad, cottage cheese, tuna salad, and egg salad in the first few months.
With carbs, I think the key is to keep them fairly low while you are in the losing faze, so your body has to burn fat for energy. Now that I'm on maintenance, I can eat mashed potatoes once or twice a week. (as long as the rest of the meal is high in protein).
JJ
The Eggface we site is amazing. You can also Google bariatric recipe sites for more ideas.
Let us know how it goes.
Linda