Think before you do that. Too many carbs is what I thought causes dumping. I would HATE for you to experience that so soon after surgery. Stay strong!

oh really? I didn't realize that. I thought it was the sugar which of course is what carbs break down as

On my diet plan it says that on stage 3 I can have 1 tbs. of potatoes

I don't think you'll eat a BIG potato. But potato is fine. Later on, you will want to minimize them because of the carbs, but starting out they'll be OK. Sweet potatoes are really good too.

Try a little mashed potato first. And see how it works for you. At six months out I eat potatoes with no problem.

I am six months out and have a hard time with potatoes. Even mashed if they arent really liquidy, they make me sick. I would just reccomend that you be careful. :)

Even before the surgery I could never eat a whole potato...I just want a bite. I guess I will start with mashed because of the inability to drink with meals. I am hoping that with variety of foods I can get all of my proteins

I had some twice baked potato in my puree stage. Just remember there is no real protein in it. It was nice to eat something that tasted good and did not look nasty. :)

You will be amazed at how well food tastes! I have eaten some mashed potatoes (a bite or two) with no problems, but I make sure I eat my protein first. You really won't have much room to eat very much anyway.
Enjoy your bite of potato!

Thanks, Banshee!

I agree with Banshee...enjoy a bite...but be careful. I'm 3 1/2 years out and potatoes are one of the few "white carbs" I will eat...but never when I'm at the top of my weight range and even then no more than once a week (and just a few bites at that). It really is amazing to me how little food my body actually needs. I guess my mother was right. If there was a famine, our family would last longer than most. Ha!! (yes, my mother has always been a bit morbid.)

When you add the new foods to your diet, I encourage you to eat at least 3 bites of protein for every 1 bite of something else. We don't have much room in our pouches and if you don't get at least 70 grams of protein your body will eat your muscles to get the protein it needs - not the weight we want to lose!!

Here is a simple way to look at it... your body is wonderfully resourceful and will run on alternate fuel sources when you don't give it what it requires...your body will burn fat if it doesn't get enough carbs and it will burn muscle if you don't eat enough protein. So, choose wisely, grasshopper!! ;)

Totally worth it!

JJ

Another thought...
There have been times since surgery when I really, really thought I just had to have a bite of something that wasn't good for me. Usually, once I got that bite in my mouth, I would realize the taste hadn't changed (or wasn't as good as I remembered) and the couple seconds of "pleasure" while eating it wasn't worth how it would make me feel (either from dumping or gaining weight)...so I spit it out. Not something to make a habit of, but a better choice than eating crap! :)

My doc allowed mashed potatoes in the pureed stage but not a lot. I still can't eat a whole tater baked unless it is very small. At first I had to peel it but now they let me eat the peel too. 7 months post op.

Mia - I felt that way when I saw whole wheat crackers on my list - Wheat Thins. There have a few times I have had more than the 2-3 listed and I paid for it! Not by throwing up but I definitely had a stomach ache. Tried to tell myself the crackers would help with constipation - ha! So now I know that even though I had surgery on my tummy the brain remained intact - craving my carbs! I haven't had potatoes yet but I think trying just a bit is worth it. Sometimes we remember things way better than they actually tasted!