Question:
eating out in resturants
I am curious does anyone know how long after RNY surgery will you ever be able to go to a resturant to eat. When you can go what are you able to eat? Will we always have to eat protein first months down the road. Just wondering. — cuppaloopy (posted on November 28, 2009)
November 28, 2009
Barb I waited till The September following my surgery to eat out. I had RNY
2 June 2009(241/170). First I studied the menu before I went and ordered
the item with what I felt had the most protein. Then when I ordered I asked
for a box to be brought with my meal. Then I sectioned off my 1/2 cup of
food and the rest went into the box...YES I ate my protein first.... If you
start a good habit it will continue and help you succeed. It is possible to
eat out and remain within your guidelines but mostly I make meals here at
home and place them in the freezer.
Hope this helps
— karensaporito
November 28, 2009
Don't order anything you haven't tried before. Don't experiment with your
pouch. First of all I avoided restaurants at first. When I had to go, I
ordered soup and ate my protein before or after going. Later on, and I am 5
years post op, I still order a small soup or better, chili. If I'm with
family or friends I beg for food off their plate.LOL Sometimes I share a
plate with someone or take the rest home for another 3 or 4 meals.
— smparker2
November 28, 2009
I had surgery in June 08 and in July went out, I ordered a turkey burger,
ate about my pinky finger size of burger and brought the rest home. Ate on
that for 3 days before the dogs got it. lol After that I found that eating
soup croth out was better for me personally. It feels like you are having
food and yet its a liquid and when i go home I eat my foods. Try it. Many
places are ok with you only getting the broth. I go to olive garden and get
the zuppa tucscanna broth, applebees for the onion soup, paneara gives me
chicken soup broth, etc, just tell the waitress you are gonna be a pain in
the ass and could she just ladel out broth for you. They are usually quite
good about it. Best of luck to you! hugs,kim
— gpcmist
November 29, 2009
Hi Barb.... I LOVE sushi, and was really bummed that I wouldn't be able to
eat it after the surgery. But, I had a revelation about 3 weeks post op,
when I was on soft foods, that HEY!! I CAN eat sushi, just not the rice
and seaweed and vegetables!! So, we went to the restaurant on our regular
Friday night sushi date, and I asked them to chop the raw salmon almost as
if it had been put through a food grinder, and the same thing with the
scallops (my two favorite kinds of sushi). They did that, and used just a
tiny bit of mayo, and some masago (the microscopic orange fish eggs), with
just a taste of extremely finely chopped lemon zest, and that's what I ate,
and it was delicious!! As far as other restaurants, I didn't start going
out to them until about 4 months out. In the earlier months, I would just
order a side of cottage cheese and fruit, but after a month or so of that,
I ordered side dishes of either sliced turkey with a little bit of gravy on
the side to dip in for moistening, or the shredded chicken or pork that
they use for burritos (with the liquid), or (for instance, last night - and
I am nearly 9 months out now) I ordered pistachio encrusted salmon. Of
course, I only ate a couple of ounces, and three of the five asparagus
spears that came with it, but now I've got at least 3 more meals of it in
the fridge. I've also gone to Chinese food restaurants and ordered the
chicken and broccoli. I'm not sure what they do to cook the chicken, but
it is very tasty, extremely tender, and goes down really easy. And, I can
eat one or two of the broccoli florets, and they go down just fine. And
the Golden Tofu appetizer, steamed (not fried), goes down really well and
is very high in protein. And YES, I ALWAYS eat my protein first. No
matter what.
— Erica Alikchihoo
November 29, 2009
My WLS support group meets at restaurants periodically, and we're all
newbies. People order soup and just eat the broth, or order other things
they know they can tolerate but take home most of it. Check out the menu
online before you go.
— Janell C.
November 29, 2009
I think it was about 3 months after my surgery before I went to a
restaurant. I don't do fast food restaurants ever. If at all possible
check the menu online - they have the nutritional values a lot of times.
If you can do that, decide what you are going to eat and stick with it. I
find that once I get there it is so easy to change your mind, so I usually
tell a friend what I am going to get and then if I change my mind, she
reminds me of what my original plan was. It is really great to have
support even in going out to eat!
— Dawn A.
November 29, 2009
Always eat protien first. once you are on solid foods you can do
resturants. Just order small amounts and expect to have lots of left overs.
— trible
November 30, 2009
Eating out is OK....order broiled fish or lump crab cakes and chew well
with small bites. I definently need a box to go because I never finish but
I feel like a "normal" person being able to go out. The other
key is do not drink with the meal, I order a water and push it aside. I
even went out to breakfast for the first time. Scrambled eggs or an
omlette with cheese worked fine for me. Be creative.
— HeatherNP
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