Question:
Need advice on what to eat at 4 wks post op
I am finally 4 wks post op and off the pureed food. Now I don't know what to eat. Tonight I got brave and ate a 1/4 of a very small slice of pizza and 2 bites of a ham & cheese calzone. I chewed it very, very well and it sure was yummy but I don't know if I should be eating these. It may be okay to eat them but will I still lose weight or should I eat "typical diet foods" until I lose the weight I want and then I can eat regular foods. I don't know and I'm a bit confused. — Peggy D. (posted on May 2, 2002)
May 2, 2002
Hi Peggy - I am 5 1/2 weeks post op. In my surgeon's practice they say
Protein, protein, protein. I eat any kind of protein that sounds good to
me. I do not eat "diet foods". I do buy everything sugar free
but not fat free. When something is fat free they tend to add extra carbs
to make up for the lack of fat. My nutritionist told me to add cheese and
powdered skim milk to anything that I can to add protein without adding
bulk. She did a comparison of powdered skim milk to commercial protein
powders and per ounce it is the same as most. It also doesn't have that
awful after taste. Hope this helps!
Bridget
— Bridget C.
October 9, 2002
Hi, I am surprised it stayed down. I am 6 weeks out and if I tried anything
that heavy, no matter how little it would have come back up. I think you
are setting yourself up with eating the wrong foods right off the bat. I
think cheeze can be a snake in the grass... sure tastes good, but not good
for you. Just my opinion.
— mbowman2
October 9, 2002
Did your surgeon NOT give you a post op diet to follow? My surgeon didn't
release me to eat food like that until I was 8 weeks out. You have to be
careful because your new tummy is still healing. At 4 weeks you should be
eating soft foods like eggs, cottage cheese, yogurt,tunafish, soups, stuff
like that. Be careful, you don't want to sabatog your surgery. Now is the
time to develope new and healthier eating habits. Remember, the surgery is
just a tool.
— Kim B.
October 9, 2002
Hi Peggy. All of our doctors are different on our post op diet and we are
all a little different on what we can tolerate as well. My surgeon says to
have 1 oz each of protein, vegetables, fruit and carbohydrate per meal. I
ate Pizza for the first time at about 4 weeks out also. Probrably about the
same amount as you. I've had it twice with no problem and mostly eat the
cheese and sauce off the top and then nibble a bit of the crust, lol. I
just made sure I got it from a Pizza place that wasn't real greasy. I was
also sent home on solid foods. Wasn't aloud to leave the hospital till we
could hold down solids. My surgeon also wanted us to chew, chew, chew and
not blenderize or grind things. I found out yesterday at my appointment
that even though we are supposed to be aloud to have 1oz each of 4 food
groups that we are not to exceed a 1/2 cup measuring cup in total volume
per meal. Some things if you weigh them on a food scale take up more space
then if you put them in the measuring cup so volume is more important then
weight. I'm not saying you should follow my diet. I think you should ask
your surgeon about it. Do they have you meet with a dietician or
nutritionist? I basically eat normal foods just watch the fat and sugar. If
something is high in fat or sugar I don't eat it. I don't want to dump. I
had open RNY on 8/15/02
— Carrie D.
February 25, 2003
My thoughts are that you want your body to heal and you want to be able to
function well, so my nutritioninst said that you want to take in 60-70Grams
(the first few months)of protien a day and 60oz of water. So eating that
pizza and calzone maybe gave you 2 grams of protien and mostly other stuff
like complex carbohydrates. Complex carborhydrates aren't that great
because they break down to sugars and then your body will use that to burn
to support your body and metabolism rather than breaking down your fat
cells. I believe, yes, you definately will still loose weight alot but you
may feel crappy and you are setting yourself into a pattern to in many
months from now eat foods that will not support your weight loss. There is
a book - Finding the thin person within yourself a woman who had the
surgery stated that the successful people at the time they levelled off
their weight they were eating three meals a day and exercising 4 times a
week. This surgery is a tool you've got to do all the work. I would chalk
the pizza and calzone up to a messed up day which I have had and I imagine
the most perfict dieting person has messed up and I would focus on Protien.
Lowfat Cottage cheese, chicken, fish, meats, high protien drinks, lowfat
milk, and soy products. Always eat protien first. Good rule.
— Rachel R.
September 3, 2003
I'm 4 weeks post op, too. I am slowly introducing new foods back into my
life. I tried pizza (one of my favs!) and was able to eat about 1/3 of a
slice of a large pie and then nibbled on the cheese on the rest. A
calzone, I'm sure, would kill me right now. Like the others said...
protein, protein, protein! Then veggies and fruit, then carbs. Carbs like
crackers are doing a good job of settling my stomach if I feel the need,
though. My problem is that food just isn't enjoyable to me right now.
Will it ever be enjoyable again? God, I hope so. I have to really force
myself to eat right now. Everything, even if it tastes ok, just makes me
feel blah. I mean everything, whether it's pureed chicken or cheese or even
the protein drink. Blah!
— terriny
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