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My kids wanted to go to an Italian pizza restaurant yesterday and they each got a giant calzone. I ordered a meatball sub and a side salad. I a little of the salad and two of the meatballs w no bread and everything else scraped off. I have to say that it was very good and I felt good about it.

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Im 8 weeks out now and Ive only been to 2 restaurants since the surgery. at about 3 weeks I went to a mexican restaurant and just ordered refried Beans.

this past weekend I went to a sports bar/restaurant and I ordered she crab Soup and I got them to sell me the "add 5 grilled shrimp to any entree for $$" even thought I didnt order an entree they still sold me the shrimp. I ate the shrimp and 2 spoons of the Soup and was full. couldnt eat anymore.

like I said, Im 8 weeks out and my doc has given me the ok to try to eat anything. but Im still not eating anything fried, no bread, no Pasta and some things still hurt, and I still cant eat but about 5, maybe 6 oz of food. I figure when I go out, I'll just order a soup or if they sell some type of grilled shrimp or fish I would get that if soup wasn't an option.

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I eat whatever looks good but very small portions. I've been tracking nutrients, Protein, carbs, fat and calories so long that I can usually look at a food and know how much I should choose to eat and still stay within the boundaries of "making good choices". I avoid things like pizza and fried rice more because I'm not "spending" my daily allotment of calories, carbs and fat on foods that make me feel crummy than because there's some arbitrary proscription from eating them.

Being afraid of food isn't helpful long-term but being aware of it is - for me. You'll figure out what works for you :-)

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I am 8 weeks out and I go out all the time because that's what my family does. My husband and I have a system where we always split an entrée. I order something that I know he will like--generally fish or chicken with some veggies. When it arrives, I take a very small amount of each and put it on a separate plate. He eats the rest and there is always plenty for him, given how huge restaurant portions are. It helps that hubby is flexible and a good egg. He likes that we save money.

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I love sushi and I miss it ...I'm only two weeks out

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I'm 2 years out and I order whatever I want- I only eat about 1/4 of it and sometimes I eat the remainder over the course of the next day or so. My sleeve doesn't really like fish, anything fried, oil, or some sugar, so I keep that in mind, but for the most part I don't pay much attention to calories, Protein or carbs when I eat out purely because I don't eat enough for it to really matter all that much.

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@ - that's what hubby and I do! He has lost weight sharing :)

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I typically order a side of something that would be high in Protein, low in fat. Hummus, grilled chicken, cheese plate etc. Sometimes its not worth it for me to order myself a meal though and I will just eat some of what my husband gets but typically only eat meat if that is the case.

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I'm nearing two years out, but not much has changed...

At our favorite Italian place, my hubby and I share an entree - usually chicken with some Pasta and sauce. I pick out the chicken and have a couple of bites of the Pasta.< /p>

Mexican - I'll order 1-2 tacos, depending on the place and I'll eat the insides of the taco only. Maybe a bite or two of the shell.

I've become an "insides" eater - Philly Cheesesteak? Absolutely, just eat the insides. Subway? Take a couple of bites like a "normal" person, then eat the insides. Burritos, same thing.

I've only been uncomfortable a couple of times where people said, "You eat like a bird" or commented on how little I eat. I always say, "I ate a big lunch" or "I had a late snack" or something like that.

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I eat sushi every so often. I'm 3.5 months out and tried it at about 6 weeks out without a problem. I take off excess rice and can still only eat 1-2 pieces of a special size roll. I ate sushi all the time before my sleeve and wondered how I could ever live without it. Now it's a not so often treat and I'm good with that.

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Mexican place, Italian place, sushi place? What can you get when you go??

Mexican place as long as they don't use lard, I go for refried Beans and the topping. I skip the tortillas.

Italian, I go for stuffed shells, and only eat the ricotta filling. I also get eggplant or any other veg they offer.

I haven't done sushi post surgery, but I have done Chinese and Japanese. I typically choose a tofu and veg dish and/or Soup of some sort.

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@@Savannah Lee

I eat sushi once in a while. My stomach can't hold much of anything (2 years and I can still only hold about 4 - 6 ounces at a time) but I'm a SoCal native. We gotta have our sushi ;-).

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