When can I eat steak?

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

My absolute favorite meat is steak. Filet Mignon to be specific. I waited until now, almost 6 months post op to try to eat it. I could only eat 3 small bites, and it felt like lead in my belly. I was so full, and felt sick afterwards. How long did everyone wait to eat it? Is it too soon? Maybe I should have waited like a yr.?

[temkins 71]

3 years after the surgery, and still could eat just a few bits of a steak. I just learned to enjoy every bit :)

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

1 minute ago, temkins said:

3 years after the surgery, and still could eat just a few bits of a steak. I just learned to enjoy every bit

Ohhhh noooo. This is not good news. I thought maybe if I waited long enough I could enjoy more of it. Do you eat pork chops? I haven't tried those yet.

[ecugsplgrl 34]

I ate about 2 oz once and did fine, I am 4 months out now.

[mae7365 372]

I'm 3+ months past bypass and I've had steak twice. The first time I ended up sick, but the last time I took very small bits, chewed thoroughly, and enjoyed a fillet mignon over 5 days!

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

1 hour ago, ecugsplgrl said:

I ate about 2 oz once and did fine, I am 4 months out now.

2 oz isn't enough of my favorite...lol

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

48 minutes ago, mae7365 said:

I'm 3+ months past bypass and I've had steak twice. The first time I ended up sick, but the last time I took very small bits, chewed thoroughly, and enjoyed a fillet mignon over 5 days!

Wow 5 days. That is a long time. I guess I will just have to be patient.

[Creekimp13 5,840]

I ate it a few months out. Key is to cut it into itsy bitsy teeny weenie pieces and chew very very well. I've never had a problem with it.

[Arabesque 7,258]

Some people do have trouble with steak just like some have issues with eggs. As with all things you can only try & see how you go. If you’re not successful, don’t give up just wait a month & try again.

I could eat steak from about month 3. I waited a few weeks once I was on solid food before I tried. I had no issues & it still tasted darn good. I started off with a very small serve, sliced it in to small pieces & ate slowly. I can eat about 80-100g of fillet steak now & do just about every week. Yumm.

Edited February 16, 2021 by Arabesque

[Prestonandme 107]

I love filet mignon! I think I started eating steak about six months out. Over the next months, I found that eating meat sometimes would cause a feeling of "over-fullness" but most of the time would not. To this day, it's unpredictable. For example, two days ago, I ate some chicken and had to go lie down because of the sudden "over-fullness" sensation. But about 80% of the time (or more) I don't experience any problems when I eat meat. As someone else mentioned, it's important to cut the meat into very small pieces.

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

12 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Some people do have trouble with steak just like some have issues with eggs. As with all things you can only try & see how you go. If you’re not successful, don’t give up just wait a month & try again.

I could eat steak from about month 3. I waited a few weeks once I was on solid food before I tried. I had no issues & it still tasted darn good. I started off with a very small serve, sliced it in to small pieces & ate slowly. I can eat about 80-100g of fillet steak now & do just about every week. Yumm.

Several people have said to cut it up very small. I will do that and try again soon.

[billho 245]

I got a 7 oz steak on Sunday and worked on it over two days and didn't finish it completely. It was fine in small bites, but it would have been painful to eat it all at once.

[Lisa LoVuolo 63]

My absolute favorite meat is steak. Filet Mignon to be specific. I waited until now, almost 6 months post op to try to eat it. I could only eat 3 small bites, and it felt like lead in my belly. I was so full, and felt sick afterwards. How long did everyone wait to eat it? Is it too soon? Maybe I should have waited like a yr.?

I eat sirloin steak.

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[Neensyb 111]

How funny, I was just talking to my hubby about this. I LOVE a good blue fillet steak.....

I would take one mouthful only, chew chew, add a sauce of some sort, and see how it sits. Volume is everything post op and I'm frequently overloading my tiny plate thinking I can eat more. I'm 7 weeks post op and can manage 2 tbs of food at a time. I have a quarter meat/protein, a quarter starch/carb, and half veges.

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

32 minutes ago, Neensyb said:

How funny, I was just talking to my hubby about this. I LOVE a good blue fillet steak.....

I would take one mouthful only, chew chew, add a sauce of some sort, and see how it sits. Volume is everything post op and I'm frequently overloading my tiny plate thinking I can eat more. I'm 7 weeks post op and can manage 2 tbs of food at a time. I have a quarter meat/protein, a quarter starch/carb, and half veges.

Apparently, cutting into small, tiny little bites, and chewing forever is the key. LOL At least that is what I have got from everyone on here so far.