Steak?

[carbgrl 119]

How soon did you try steak? I just had some. I'm about 6.5 weeks out. I thought it was ok, it was tender but now it feels uncomfortable. Did I screw up?

[mommy794 119]

I'm 7 weeks and it always feels alittle heavy after Just make sure u cut iy into tiny pieces and chew well.

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[Ms skinniness 3,003]

It's probably way too dense for your sleeve at this point. I'd wait a while. At almost 6 months out, my stomach is still picky on foods that are really dense. I had chicken the other day, it was a little dry and my stomach was not too happy.

I would be afraid of damaging my staple line and I don't need that to happen. It's all good! I love my sleeve!

[carbgrl 119]

I guess I should've asked before I ate it. Oh my gosh, it's really uncomfortable. I hope I didn't do any damage.

[MegInNOLA 531]

Worst case scenario is your sleeve will reject it--if you get sick from it, no worries, just take it easy. Try it again in a few weeks/months, being sure to eat a couple of small bites and wait to see how it goes. I just had a few bites of steak at dinner, and I can definitely feel it in there--and I'm 11 months out. Sometimes dense Protein just isn't the easiest thing in the world for us to digest. Hang in there!

[Amanda 3.0 140]

I eat a bit of medium rare steak from time to time. I am three months out. I think the key is to cut it into tiny pieces and chew it very well and avoid any fat. We cook it at home sometimes, as well as order it out. It is one of my favorite foods, although we don't have it too often. It does kind of sit there if I have too much, but I've never had any pain from it. By too much, I mean more than maybe a 2" square piece of meat, if you can imagine such a small amount of delicious steak!

You can always try it again next month or in a few months if it doesn't work well now.

[IowaAndy 95]

I am a little more than 3 months out and I am staying away from steak for at least 6 months. There are plenty of other meats that I can eat in the meantime. I think that it is just too hard for the stomach to digest. My diet says to wait until further out than I am currently. I have some slight problem with hamburger if it is too dry so do not want to get that sick feeling.

[favoredone 590]

I had steak (very tender from a taco) about 10 weeks out... I think it depends on the cut and how it's prepared for me... Sleevina doesn't like (charcoal) grilled meat, but does fine w/ meats cooked on a flat top!! LOL.. I don't know..this girl is something...

I'd try turkey and fish because they are less dense and provide just as much Protein... Hope everything works out for you!!

[carbgrl 119]

Thank you all. The dreadful uncomfortable feeling/ pain went away. It did stay down. I won't be trying that again for another month or so.