No No Food

[PhatGurl80 26]

MegInNOLA - I've been meaning to ask you how you've been able to handle all of the New Orleans festivals, shrimp boils, etc... I'm in New Orleans too and although my main goal was to get healthy and lose weight, I can't help but to feel a little taken aback by how little I can eat. I love po'boys and I don't think i'll be brave enough to try one post-operation! I guess since i'm a seafood lover, I can always go for the boiled seafood instead of double battered, deep fried platters I was accustomed to getting.

I wasn't given any sort of no-no's other than to eat healthfully.

I haven't tried bread (I'm actually scared to, for both the sleeve-upsetting factor and the trigger-food factor). I decided not to re-incorporate foods like Pasta, rice, potatoes, baked goods back into my diet, since I don't miss them and don't need them. I also decided to keep high-sugar and fried foods off the menu more or less permanently because my sleeve hates them. I eat the types of Protein my sleeve will tolerate (mostly vegetarian and dairy), plus I eat carbs in moderation. I am not especially carb-sensitive, so this keeps me happy and satisfied. I just ate about a cup of popcorn (yum!) and I usually enjoy a margarita at Friday afternoon happy hour with a colleague.

Bottom line, I think every individual has to arrive at an eating plan that fits his/her lifestyle, sleeve tolerance, weight loss goals, and health. You'll know if you try something and it doesn't work!!

[LadyIvy 159]

You can eat a ton of crawfish and still only get an ounce of meat. Boiled crawfish is really low in calories and fat. If you are with a group of people and talking, it will take a while to eat a few and you will feel like you had a bunch. I would steer away from the poboy though. A few pieces of gator would be really filling too, the trick is finding a place that makes them grilled!