First Time Dining Out Postop

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

... Mexican cuisine. I ate about a half a dozen tortilla chips with salsa. 30 minute gap until food because we were waiting for the rest of our party.

I ordered 3 chicken tacos from the a la carte menu. My eyes are still much bigger than my stomach.

I made it through half a taco and was quite full. Once upon a time I'd have crushed the chips, salsa, and tacos and would've been the 1st done.

No margaritas tonight either. I was driving.

[chardgrl 27]

Nice! Mexican sounds sooo good right now.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

Nice! Mexican sounds sooo good right now. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Very tasty!

I was very nervous, dining out, this first time postop.

[gmanbat 5,889]

You showed it who's boss!

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

... Mexican cuisine. I ate about a half a dozen tortilla chips with salsa. 30 minute gap until food because we were waiting for the rest of our party.

I ordered 3 chicken tacos from the a la carte menu. My eyes are still much bigger than my stomach.

I made it through half a taco and was quite full. Once upon a time I'd have crushed the chips, salsa, and tacos and would've been the 1st done.

You owe me a new keyboard - there's now drool all over mine.

[serenity1959 67]

That is great!

[AddryW 24]

How long has it been since surgery??? Im 10days post op & Doc just cleared me for soft foods

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

How long has it been since surgery??? Im 10days post op & Doc just cleared me for soft foods

My surgery was March 18th.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

I'm embarassed when I think about what I used to eat when going out to eat. I now wonder if people used to stare at me. I feel good when I go out now and have control..

Amanda... Isn't it great? Yippee for us all

[newat52 1,613]

Mexican food is my go to when we go out. Well, Mexican food was my go to before surgery. Now it's just different. No chips. I'm ok with that. No margaritas. I miss that in a bad way. That is hard but lots of great choices to eat healthy and down right yummy!

First time out post op was scary. It's a whole unsafe world outside our safe, little sheltered world that we live in post op. I was on a trip at 6 weeks, just the day after I got released for all foods. I was one scared puppy! I did ok but I was nervous.

Now, that I have been living great with my sleeve, I look forward to my next trip. East to Baltimore and DC. Seafood, here I come!

You did great youngin! Keep it up!

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

I'm embarassed when I think about what I used to eat when going out to eat. I now wonder if people used to stare at me. I feel good when I go out now and have control..

Amanda... Isn't it great? Yippee for us all <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

It really was great. My little sis teased me, affectionately, for ordering 3 tacos. She knew my eyes were bigger than my stomach.

When I ate half of one taco and called it quits, and I wasn't the first one done, it felt like such an accomplishment!! :-D

[fp9107 121]

I always ask for a bread plate to put my food on and that helps me with my portion size, instead of using the huge plates that the restaurant brings your food on.

[vegasneon 181]

I'm amazed you could eat tortilla chips ready! The half taco I get, I foresee a lot of doggie bags in my future.

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[fp9107 121]

I'm amazed you could eat tortilla chips ready! The half taco I get' date=' I foresee a lot of doggie bags in my future.

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A meal from a restaurant usually lasts me for three meals.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,146]

I'm amazed you could eat tortilla chips ready! The half taco I get' date=' I foresee a lot of doggie bags in my future.

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They were tortilla chip pieces. I ate half a dozen small broken pieces and stopped. Then waited about 30 minutes b4 ordering because we were early and the rest of my party was running late.

Otherwise it wouldn't have worked. Besides you can easily chew tortilla chips down to about nothing. Definitely a slider food!