Re: I have this problem

[Guest guest]

Lilka listen to Ramona she is so wise ! I am cold alot also, i just wear warm sweaters and i often wear cute camies under all my shirts and sweaters, at work in the summer i have a blanket at my desk to ward of the a/c, now here in Vacaville it can get pretty darn hot ! I do use the a/c at home but now this season i am so much thinner i wonder how it will be..............Last week we got a whole attic fan for the house, which is an energy savings for the house and it is suppose to really help cool the house down and keep the a/c useage down, i am curious how that will be , with the " new me" Colleensweetgemlady656@... wrote: Hi Lilka, Unfortunately I guess you didn't get

into the conversations at the time when we were into the cold feet and all of that. It is just an other by product of the surgery. We had so much fat that protected us and kept us warm that now that it is going away our body thermostat goes haywire. I always have some very nice thick socks to keep my feet toasty warm and try not to ever let them get cold. It seems like once they get cold then I am cold. I can not say whether it will ever go away because I am 3 years out and I still have that problem. If my feet are warm most of the time we don't even turn on the heater even when it is cold. As for the eating don't be afraid of eating new food. Yes you are going to find that there are some things that don't agree with your new tummy and that is exactly why. It is a new tummy, It takes time. When you are trying something new always try it at home. You do have to add a little variety other wise you will get sick as you say. It is hard to eat the same thing three days

on a row. Are you doing any meal planning for yourself? You might want to try that. I know it is hard in the beginning but it will get better. Ramona

Colleen

[Guest guest]

Lilka:

I'm not sure if you can eat it now. But be careful with it. I'm not

sure about you, bit it is a trigger food for some.

I always carefully measure it out so that I don't over do it. Also

try rich cheese when you're at home to test your reaction to it.

I LOVE cheese. Love, love, love it!

Francisco

> > > >Wow, Shell, this is interesting. I am afraid to eat anything

but

> > > >protein. I even dumped once on non-fat mayonaise I was eating

> with

> > > >my tunafish. Now I eat it with a bit of yogurt but I don't look

> > > >forward to it. I am afraid. Can I try some vegetables? some

> fruit?

> > I

> > > >ate a few canned string beans when I first got home with

cottage

> > > >cheese and I was OK but since then I have gone on to strictly

> > > >protein and now I am afraid. I will try. I mostly try to eat

two

> > > >ounces of protein so that doesn't leave me much in the way of

> > vegs.

> > > >Often I can not even eat two ounces of protein. O well. Thanks

> > > >again, Lilka PS I will try the socks.

> > >

> > > Eleanor Oster

> > > eleanor@ (personal address)

> > > www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

> > > San , CA

> > > Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

> > > P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

> > > ~5'9 " tall

> > > 05/09/2003 319 Orientation

> > > 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

> > > Current 157±2 Goal until plastics?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Lilka:

I'm not sure if you can eat it now. But be careful with it. I'm not

sure about you, bit it is a trigger food for some.

I always carefully measure it out so that I don't over do it. Also

try rich cheese when you're at home to test your reaction to it.

I LOVE cheese. Love, love, love it!

Francisco

> > > >Wow, Shell, this is interesting. I am afraid to eat anything

but

> > > >protein. I even dumped once on non-fat mayonaise I was eating

> with

> > > >my tunafish. Now I eat it with a bit of yogurt but I don't look

> > > >forward to it. I am afraid. Can I try some vegetables? some

> fruit?

> > I

> > > >ate a few canned string beans when I first got home with

cottage

> > > >cheese and I was OK but since then I have gone on to strictly

> > > >protein and now I am afraid. I will try. I mostly try to eat

two

> > > >ounces of protein so that doesn't leave me much in the way of

> > vegs.

> > > >Often I can not even eat two ounces of protein. O well. Thanks

> > > >again, Lilka PS I will try the socks.

> > >

> > > Eleanor Oster

> > > eleanor@ (personal address)

> > > www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

> > > San , CA

> > > Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

> > > P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

> > > ~5'9 " tall

> > > 05/09/2003 319 Orientation

> > > 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

> > > Current 157±2 Goal until plastics?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Francisco, We had this very rich cheese here today and I

nibbled . It was sooooo divine. I was overwhelmed by the taste. Then

I did not feel so well but I ate a little piece of shredded

pastrami. I think that did not go down so well. I wonder if mixing

food is a good idea. O well. I am learning. HOw are you tonight? I

hope Steve is with you. Lilka

> > > > >Wow, Shell, this is interesting. I am afraid to eat

anything

> but

> > > > >protein. I even dumped once on non-fat mayonaise I was

eating

> > with

> > > > >my tunafish. Now I eat it with a bit of yogurt but I don't

look

> > > > >forward to it. I am afraid. Can I try some vegetables? some

> > fruit?

> > > I

> > > > >ate a few canned string beans when I first got home with

> cottage

> > > > >cheese and I was OK but since then I have gone on to

strictly

> > > > >protein and now I am afraid. I will try. I mostly try to

eat

> two

> > > > >ounces of protein so that doesn't leave me much in the way

of

> > > vegs.

> > > > >Often I can not even eat two ounces of protein. O well.

Thanks

> > > > >again, Lilka PS I will try the socks.

> > > >

> > > > Eleanor Oster

> > > > eleanor@ (personal address)

> > > > www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

> > > > San , CA

> > > > Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

> > > > P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

> > > > ~5'9 " tall

> > > > 05/09/2003 319 Orientation

> > > > 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

> > > > Current 157±2 Goal until plastics?

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Francisco, We had this very rich cheese here today and I

nibbled . It was sooooo divine. I was overwhelmed by the taste. Then

I did not feel so well but I ate a little piece of shredded

pastrami. I think that did not go down so well. I wonder if mixing

food is a good idea. O well. I am learning. HOw are you tonight? I

hope Steve is with you. Lilka

> > > > >Wow, Shell, this is interesting. I am afraid to eat

anything

> but

> > > > >protein. I even dumped once on non-fat mayonaise I was

eating

> > with

> > > > >my tunafish. Now I eat it with a bit of yogurt but I don't

look

> > > > >forward to it. I am afraid. Can I try some vegetables? some

> > fruit?

> > > I

> > > > >ate a few canned string beans when I first got home with

> cottage

> > > > >cheese and I was OK but since then I have gone on to

strictly

> > > > >protein and now I am afraid. I will try. I mostly try to

eat

> two

> > > > >ounces of protein so that doesn't leave me much in the way

of

> > > vegs.

> > > > >Often I can not even eat two ounces of protein. O well.

Thanks

> > > > >again, Lilka PS I will try the socks.

> > > >

> > > > Eleanor Oster

> > > > eleanor@ (personal address)

> > > > www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm

> > > > San , CA

> > > > Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003

> > > > P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA)

> > > > ~5'9 " tall

> > > > 05/09/2003 319 Orientation

> > > > 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery

> > > > Current 157±2 Goal until plastics?

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

HI Lilka

Please be assured everything you are experiencing is completely

normal. Ive been away from the computer for a couple of days so Im

sure the others have given far wiser advice.

Huggles

>

> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing

quite

> well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too.

When

> I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My

husband

> and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even

eat

> today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also

get

> ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be

overly

> sensitive or something.

> I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate

> hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got

ill.

> What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat

something

> else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage

cheese,

> mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many

> foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu

but in

> a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas?

> This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka

>

[Guest guest]

HI Lilka

Please be assured everything you are experiencing is completely

normal. Ive been away from the computer for a couple of days so Im

sure the others have given far wiser advice.

Huggles

>

> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing

quite

> well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too.

When

> I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My

husband

> and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even

eat

> today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also

get

> ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be

overly

> sensitive or something.

> I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate

> hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got

ill.

> What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat

something

> else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage

cheese,

> mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many

> foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu

but in

> a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas?

> This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there Lilka- I am there with you right now. I have been living

on cheese, cottage cheese, yogrut, scrambled eggs, tuna and I tried

a table spoon of mashed potatoes. I did have some white fish

tonight when we went out with friends, not bad. I know I can't eat a

lot of things but right now most stuff sure smells good.

PEGGY

>

> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing

quite

> well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too.

When

> I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My

husband

> and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even

eat

> today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also

get

> ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be

overly

> sensitive or something.

> I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate

> hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got

ill.

> What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat

something

> else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage

cheese,

> mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many

> foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu

but in

> a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas?

> This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there Lilka- I am there with you right now. I have been living

on cheese, cottage cheese, yogrut, scrambled eggs, tuna and I tried

a table spoon of mashed potatoes. I did have some white fish

tonight when we went out with friends, not bad. I know I can't eat a

lot of things but right now most stuff sure smells good.

PEGGY

>

> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing

quite

> well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too.

When

> I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My

husband

> and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even

eat

> today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also

get

> ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be

overly

> sensitive or something.

> I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate

> hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got

ill.

> What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat

something

> else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage

cheese,

> mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many

> foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu

but in

> a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas?

> This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka

>

[Guest guest]

I'm actually looking forward to this problem - for years my husband and

I have had disagreements about the temperature of the house and the

car. He thinks anything under about 75 degrees is too cool for comfort,

while I think anything over 70 degrees is just too warm. You can see

the problem! So if I become more " in sync " with his temperature sense,

everyone will be happier.

Cathy C.

[Guest guest]

I'm actually looking forward to this problem - for years my husband and

I have had disagreements about the temperature of the house and the

car. He thinks anything under about 75 degrees is too cool for comfort,

while I think anything over 70 degrees is just too warm. You can see

the problem! So if I become more " in sync " with his temperature sense,

everyone will be happier.

Cathy C.

[Guest guest]

So, maybe we should plan that summer trip to Arizona and New Mexico now?

Ed

Re: I have this problem

I'm actually looking forward to this problem - for years my husband and I have had disagreements about the temperature of the house and the car. He thinks anything under about 75 degrees is too cool for comfort, while I think anything over 70 degrees is just too warm. You can see the problem! So if I become more "in sync" with his temperature sense, everyone will be happier.Cathy C.

[Guest guest]

So, maybe we should plan that summer trip to Arizona and New Mexico now?

Ed

Re: I have this problem

I'm actually looking forward to this problem - for years my husband and I have had disagreements about the temperature of the house and the car. He thinks anything under about 75 degrees is too cool for comfort, while I think anything over 70 degrees is just too warm. You can see the problem! So if I become more "in sync" with his temperature sense, everyone will be happier.Cathy C.

[Guest guest]

Lilka: Your ability to eat will expand with time. Right now, everything is all inflamed and puffy, because it is going through the healing process. In a way, consider it a blessing to be bored by food. This is a good opportunity to take the glamour" associated with food away...and the opportunity to think of food as fuel. Think of it in a pragmatic way. It's freeing. Now, don't be too depressed about that...things will change, and you will be able to digest better after time. But, even today, there are times when certain foods work just fine, and other times when they don't. I can usually tell after the first bite. One of the big things with beef (isn't it a bit early for you to be eating hamburger? I don't remember...) is that you have to chew chew chew...and I think that particularly with hamburgers, we ar eused to gulping them

down. So, be even more vigilent about chewing with burgers than you are about anything else. I can't remember if you can have veggies yet, but I know that the veggie stage is better if you have things very soft. I think I may have mentioned that makes homemade ratoutille for me...and it is just great on fish, chicken or even mixed with eggs. It moistens things. Here is the approximate recipe: 1 eggplant, chopped up onions, " " zucchini " " garlic cloves " " tomatoes " ' red and green bell peppers " " a little bit of chicken broth fresh thyme Herbs de Provence a splash of olive oil and a bouquet garni (you know, bay leaves that wrap up thyme, rosemary, and some other herb) salt and pepper to taste Just put it all in a big pot

and let it come to a boil. Don't add water, the veggies have plenty of water in it, and the chicken broth will help keep it moistened before that is released. Reduce, and then simmer all day, with the lid on...and then later, take the lid off. We freeze it into small portions in freezer bags, and stack them in the freezer. It is a great source of important nutrients, and putting a little bit on your meat really adds a nice flavor, and makes it easier to digest. Try it, you'll like it. Robynnsdyoko wrote: Hi Lilka,I had my surgery in May 2005 and also have issues with being cold all the time. It is almost funny since my problem before was always being too hot. The thing that has

helped me the most is wearing tee shirts under all my clothes now. I buy the three packs of tank top tee shirts at Target or Kmart and wear them every day. They are thin enough that they don't add bulk, but since they are cotton, the added layer really makes a difference. I dress business casual/professional every day for work, and it doesn't show at all. I live in the Sacramento area, and this is the first year I'm actually looking forward to the summer heat :)As far as food, are you able to tolerate scrambled eggs yet? I had pretty good luck scrambling an egg white with a bit of cheese.Good luck,Sherri>> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing quite > well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too. When > I

get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My husband > and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even eat > today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also get > ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be overly > sensitive or something. > I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate > hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got ill. > What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat something > else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage cheese, > mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many > foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu but in > a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas? > This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all,

Lilka>

[Guest guest]

Lilka: Your ability to eat will expand with time. Right now, everything is all inflamed and puffy, because it is going through the healing process. In a way, consider it a blessing to be bored by food. This is a good opportunity to take the glamour" associated with food away...and the opportunity to think of food as fuel. Think of it in a pragmatic way. It's freeing. Now, don't be too depressed about that...things will change, and you will be able to digest better after time. But, even today, there are times when certain foods work just fine, and other times when they don't. I can usually tell after the first bite. One of the big things with beef (isn't it a bit early for you to be eating hamburger? I don't remember...) is that you have to chew chew chew...and I think that particularly with hamburgers, we ar eused to gulping them

down. So, be even more vigilent about chewing with burgers than you are about anything else. I can't remember if you can have veggies yet, but I know that the veggie stage is better if you have things very soft. I think I may have mentioned that makes homemade ratoutille for me...and it is just great on fish, chicken or even mixed with eggs. It moistens things. Here is the approximate recipe: 1 eggplant, chopped up onions, " " zucchini " " garlic cloves " " tomatoes " ' red and green bell peppers " " a little bit of chicken broth fresh thyme Herbs de Provence a splash of olive oil and a bouquet garni (you know, bay leaves that wrap up thyme, rosemary, and some other herb) salt and pepper to taste Just put it all in a big pot

and let it come to a boil. Don't add water, the veggies have plenty of water in it, and the chicken broth will help keep it moistened before that is released. Reduce, and then simmer all day, with the lid on...and then later, take the lid off. We freeze it into small portions in freezer bags, and stack them in the freezer. It is a great source of important nutrients, and putting a little bit on your meat really adds a nice flavor, and makes it easier to digest. Try it, you'll like it. Robynnsdyoko wrote: Hi Lilka,I had my surgery in May 2005 and also have issues with being cold all the time. It is almost funny since my problem before was always being too hot. The thing that has

helped me the most is wearing tee shirts under all my clothes now. I buy the three packs of tank top tee shirts at Target or Kmart and wear them every day. They are thin enough that they don't add bulk, but since they are cotton, the added layer really makes a difference. I dress business casual/professional every day for work, and it doesn't show at all. I live in the Sacramento area, and this is the first year I'm actually looking forward to the summer heat :)As far as food, are you able to tolerate scrambled eggs yet? I had pretty good luck scrambling an egg white with a bit of cheese.Good luck,Sherri>> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing quite > well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too. When > I

get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My husband > and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even eat > today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also get > ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be overly > sensitive or something. > I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate > hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got ill. > What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat something > else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage cheese, > mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many > foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu but in > a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas? > This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all,

Lilka>

[Guest guest]

Ed. I can not believe you said that. Just today with my daughter we

were talking about Jamaica. She had just come back. She said it was

90% there and I said I can never go. Then I remembered that I no

longer weigh 292 and I will be thin. I threw my head back in utter

amazement as I realized I may be able to go to Jamaica myself some

day. Lilka

>

> So, maybe we should plan that summer trip to Arizona and New

Mexico now?

>

> Ed

>

>

> Re: I have this

problem

>

>

> I'm actually looking forward to this problem - for years my

husband and

> I have had disagreements about the temperature of the house and

the

> car. He thinks anything under about 75 degrees is too cool for

comfort,

> while I think anything over 70 degrees is just too warm. You can

see

> the problem! So if I become more " in sync " with his temperature

sense,

> everyone will be happier.

>

> Cathy C.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi. Thank you sooo much for the recipe and the advice. When I get

the hamburger, I ask the butcher to run it through the grinder one

more time. Now it is groud even finer. But, you are right, I can

only eat a few bites. As I wrote to Barbara, I am not sure when I am

full so ZIZ stop if I have any pain at all. If I have pain, I

immediately lose my appetite and that is that until the next meal. I

also grind and grind it in my mouth. I will eat more fish, I

promise. Love, Lilka

PS I am printing out your recipe. Thanks so much.

> >

> > As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing

> quite

> > well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too.

> When

> > I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My

> husband

> > and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even

> eat

> > today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I

also

> get

> > ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be

> overly

> > sensitive or something.

> > I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate

> > hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got

> ill.

> > What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat

> something

> > else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage

> cheese,

> > mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of

many

> > foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu

> but in

> > a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new

ideas?

> > This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi. Thank you sooo much for the recipe and the advice. When I get

the hamburger, I ask the butcher to run it through the grinder one

more time. Now it is groud even finer. But, you are right, I can

only eat a few bites. As I wrote to Barbara, I am not sure when I am

full so ZIZ stop if I have any pain at all. If I have pain, I

immediately lose my appetite and that is that until the next meal. I

also grind and grind it in my mouth. I will eat more fish, I

promise. Love, Lilka

PS I am printing out your recipe. Thanks so much.

> >

> > As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing

> quite

> > well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too.

> When

> > I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My

> husband

> > and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even

> eat

> > today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I

also

> get

> > ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be

> overly

> > sensitive or something.

> > I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate

> > hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got

> ill.

> > What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat

> something

> > else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese, cottage

> cheese,

> > mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of

many

> > foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu

> but in

> > a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new

ideas?

> > This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Thanks for the advice and recipe Robynn. I'm sure it will help some of us pre ops. SassyRobynn VanPatten wrote: Lilka: Your ability to eat will expand with time. Right now, everything is all inflamed and puffy, because it is going through the healing process. In a way, consider it a blessing to be bored by food. This is a good opportunity to take the glamour" associated with food away...and the opportunity to think of food as fuel. Think of it in a pragmatic way. It's freeing. Now, don't be too depressed about that...things will change, and you will be able to digest better after time. But, even today, there are times when certain foods work just fine, and other times when they

don't. I can usually tell after the first bite. One of the big things with beef (isn't it a bit early for you to be eating hamburger? I don't remember...) is that you have to chew chew chew...and I think that particularly with hamburgers, we ar eused to gulping them down. So, be even more vigilent about chewing with burgers than you are about anything else. I can't remember if you can have veggies yet, but I know that the veggie stage is better if you have things very soft. I think I may have mentioned that makes homemade ratoutille for me...and it is just great on fish, chicken or even mixed with eggs. It moistens things. Here is the approximate recipe: 1 eggplant, chopped up onions, " " zucchini " " garlic cloves " " tomatoes " ' red and green bell peppers " " a little bit

of chicken broth fresh thyme Herbs de Provence a splash of olive oil and a bouquet garni (you know, bay leaves that wrap up thyme, rosemary, and some other herb) salt and pepper to taste Just put it all in a big pot and let it come to a boil. Don't add water, the veggies have plenty of water in it, and the chicken broth will help keep it moistened before that is released. Reduce, and then simmer all day, with the lid on...and then later, take the lid off. We freeze it into small portions in freezer bags, and stack them in the freezer. It is a great source of important nutrients, and putting a little bit on your meat really adds a nice flavor, and makes it easier to digest. Try it, you'll like it. Robynnsdyoko wrote: Hi Lilka,I had my surgery in May 2005 and also have issues with being cold all the time. It is almost funny since my problem before was always being too hot. The thing that has helped me the most is wearing tee shirts under all my clothes now. I buy the three packs of tank top tee shirts at Target or Kmart and wear them every day. They are thin enough that they don't add bulk, but since they are cotton, the added layer really makes a difference. I dress business casual/professional every day for work, and it doesn't show at all. I live in the Sacramento area, and this is the first year I'm actually looking forward to the summer heat :)As far as food, are you able to tolerate scrambled eggs yet? I had pretty good luck scrambling an egg white with a bit of cheese.Good

luck,Sherri>> As you know, I am 5 1/2 weeks out of surgery. I think I am doing quite > well but I have this problem and I wonder if others have it too. When > I get cold, I feel so awful. And I get cold all the time. My husband > and I are fighting over the heat in the house. I could not even eat > today, I was so cold. Sometimes I just go to bed and sleep. I also get > ill when I get too hot, like in the sun. My body seems to be overly > sensitive or something. > I am also getting very bored with the food. Yesterday I ate > hamburger for the 3rd time. Before I was OK but yesterday I got ill. > What else can I eat? Do I have to wait three months to eat something > else? I am scared of eating and I mostly eat cheese,

cottage cheese, > mozerella and sometimes Swiss. This is boring. I am afraid of many > foods. I have eaten salmon. I dumped with tunafish. I like tofu but in > a broth like in Korean food. I don't eat the broth. Any new ideas? > This is so boring and yet I am trapped here. Love to all, Lilka>

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