5 weeks post-op and can eat everything I've tried--nervious

Hi, I'm realitively new to this website..I'm 5 weeks out and I seem to be able to eat just about everything I've tried. I'm alittle nervious, because it doesn't seem to be normal from what I'm reading on the website. I do make sure everything is lowfat or sugar free or below 5gs. But I can eat toast, crackers, shrimp, I even tried a little corn beef I made this weekend. Cooked veggies, french onion soup and I had a banana last night. I'm afraid I'm not going to loose like everyone else is because I'm able to eat so many things. Has anyone else had this experience. I can only eat small portions and I'm still worried about getting enough protein 50-60grs. Any info would be appreciated. Dee

Dee: I found it easier to eat at your stage than I do now. I think it was because my tummy was still healing and all the feeling were not back yet. I recommend you weigh and measure everything so you do not consume more that you should since those feelings may not be there yet. It seems that once my tummy was fully healed I ate less and was full faster. Give your body some time and in the mean time just be careful. Best of luck, Chryssie

Hi Dee I got Nectar protein drink from store.bariatriceating.com/syntraxnectar.html?D=050704 Kathy K

I also can eat everything Dee. Sometimes it is difficult to be good, but it will be a learning experience for you. If you eat carbs, you will crave them all day. Stick with protein first, it will fill you up and keep the cravings at bay. Try a protein supplement to help with your protein intake. Pam

All of our sugeons suggest slightly different eating regimines following surgery, so it might be tough to find some universal guidelines for a little more than one month out. From my own experience, I was very tentative about getting in solids for the first several months (I would only try one new food-- if at all-- at my evening meal to minimize any risk if it disagreed with me). Also, I tried to take that initial period to get away from foods that had been problematic-- like high-carb foods such as toast. Consequently, I tended to concentrate on eggs, low-carb yogurt (fat really wasn't an issue for me), cottage cheese and protein drinks. As others have and will suggest, use a protein drink to boost your protein intake, eliminate toast and banana (all carb, no protein) and try to figure out the role you want food to play in your post-operative life. For many of us, the changes that are necessary to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight all require true lifestyle changes that alter the relationship which we have with food. And, those changes are often part of an entire personal evolution. Good luck in your journey.