Chicken Problems

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Does anyone else have a problem eating chicken? I can only eat the chicken that they say is bad like breaded chicken! But if I eat breaded chicken it is always baked and not fried! I figure if that is gonna help me get in Protein then it's better than no chicken at all! I can however eat every other kind of meat!

[dlh278 3]

Depends on the day... Good one day and bad the next (no way of knowing without trying it whether it will stay down or not)... I feel your pain

[sweet 98]

Hmm...

Just turned 9 weeks today, and nope! Still can't tolerate chicken

It might still be too soon, Idk.

Vamplover85 your a little further post op then me, I was wondering do you still measure your food? Approximently how oz. Do you consider a meal before you start feeling full at the stage you are at now?

The reason I ask is because I feel like I may be eating to much. For instance I will eat nutts and I stop when I'm full but the " full" feeling I feel is similar to a chest pain. Or food stuck in my throat. I just dnt want to stretch my stomach...

I'm still pretty new at learning to read my own body, when its telling me to stop eating... lOl.

-sweet

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

yeah I didn't start eating breaded chicken until last week so I would say it's a little soon for you but I wouldn't stop trying to eat it, I just kept trying over and over.....it does take alot of space in my pouch and it actually feels like it's weighing it down alot like the pain you are describing with the full feeling. I still don't get a full feeling I just feel a resistance and I've learned once I feel that to stop otherwise I get that awful chest pain you are talking about. Eating is a learning thing the 1st 2-3 months out I think I'm still learning when I'm actually full so I normally try to talk on the phone while I am eating because I eat slower that way and it helps alot to make sure 1. I don't over eat and 2. that I give the food time to reach my stomach so that I don't over eat and get that pain. I have never measured my food except the 1st month maybe after surgery but I do make sure I'm not eating big portions for instance when I eat a piece of breaded chicken the piece of chicken is no bigger than a doughnut hole, then I normally do Beans (baked beans) with my chicken because they are both sources of Protein and I do a scoop the size of a tablespoon (the bigger sized spoon in the silverware family lol) and I normally eat all the beans but not all of the chicken so I'm probably not even eating anywhere near that 4 ozs. they say are supposed to fit in my pouch I think I eat more around the 2 ozs when eating regular food......now on to the hard part applesauce I can eat ALOT of so I have to make sure that I measure that and so that I don't have to really measure I just buy the cups of applesauce they are 4 ozs so I know that's what my tummy should hold and that I don't eat more of it then I need.....you'll learn some foods you can eat more of idk why but that's how it is for me anything that can slide down easy and be chewed crazy alot into a basically liquid state will go down easier and therefore make it easy to over eat because it basically goes right through. Another thing is to make absolutely sure that your not drinking while eating that is another way to make the food go through faster and therefore you won't get that full feeling. Another thing is drinking while eating can also cause that same type of pain you mentioned, I used to try to drink only a small sip but learned the hard way that any type or amount of liquid on top of my food gave me that horrible pain in my belly!

[sweet 98]

Omg! Thank you so much for answering my questions. You have no idea how much you have helped me.

I get that chest pain often, but mostly because i eat to fast or I dnt chew enough. I have two toddlers that need my constant attention, and even when I'm eating slow it doesn't add up to 20 mins. I really have to work on that :/

-sweet

[berniec 166]

yeah I didn't start eating breaded chicken until last week so I would say it's a little soon for you but I wouldn't stop trying to eat it' date=' I just kept trying over and over.....it does take alot of space in my pouch and it actually feels like it's weighing it down alot like the pain you are describing with the full feeling. I still don't get a full feeling I just feel a resistance and I've learned once I feel that to stop otherwise I get that awful chest pain you are talking about. Eating is a learning thing the 1st 2-3 months out I think I'm still learning when I'm actually full so I normally try to talk on the phone while I am eating because I eat slower that way and it helps alot to make sure 1. I don't over eat and 2. that I give the food time to reach my stomach so that I don't over eat and get that pain. I have never measured my food except the 1st month maybe after surgery but I do make sure I'm not eating big portions for instance when I eat a piece of breaded chicken the piece of chicken is no bigger than a doughnut hole, then I normally do Beans (baked beans) with my chicken because they are both sources of Protein and I do a scoop the size of a tablespoon (the bigger sized spoon in the silverware family lol) and I normally eat all the Beans but not all of the chicken so I'm probably not even eating anywhere near that 4 ozs. they say are supposed to fit in my pouch I think I eat more around the 2 ozs when eating regular food......now on to the hard part applesauce I can eat ALOT of so I have to make sure that I measure that and so that I don't have to really measure I just buy the cups of applesauce they are 4 ozs so I know that's what my tummy should hold and that I don't eat more of it then I need.....you'll learn some foods you can eat more of idk why but that's how it is for me anything that can slide down easy and be chewed crazy alot into a basically liquid state will go down easier and therefore make it easy to over eat because it basically goes right through. Another thing is to make absolutely sure that your not drinking while eating that is another way to make the food go through faster and therefore you won't get that full feeling. Another thing is drinking while eating can also cause that same type of pain you mentioned, I used to try to drink only a small sip but learned the hard way that any type or amount of liquid on top of my food gave me that horrible pain in my belly![/quote']

Thanks for the great advice. I haven't had my surgery yet but at least this will help me in the future. I have 5 days to go.

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Sweet I'm glad I could help ya! And Berniec I'm so nervous for you it seems just like yesterday that I had mine I remember everything I went through, it's so wonderful now though and congrats on your up coming surgery, it's actually on my bday!

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Actually if you guys ever need anything feel free to email me I'd love to have some email buddies mom2bgtwins05@aol.com

[sweet 98]

Thanks I'll email u:)

Sweet

[josee67 40]

I was a BIG chicken eater before my surgery and now I can't eat it at all. It's sucks thou

[Txsmama 22]

Has anyone tried eating chicken thighs? I have heard that they are alot moister than breasts and are still pretty healthy. IDK i am still in puree stage.