Eating Fruit
I tried some fruit for the first time since surgery yesterday and I was so happy that I didnt have any complications. I had a big strawberry, a peice of watermelon, a peice of pineapple and a peice of honeydew along with a small salad for lunch. I never knew much much I missed fruit until I bit into that strawberry. Woo Hoo!
Great news! I love fruit. You and others make me just feel so much better about having the surgery. Listening to you come back to a life of eating normal foods makes all this seem so much easier. What have I been waiting for. I am ready for it to happen to me. Carol Carol,
I know there are many who have the surgery and become militant low or no-carbers and are quick to jump on others for having a sandwich. However, my doctor prescribes a heart-healthy diet with focus on reducing fat and sugar, portion control and moderation. I know what foods I need to avoid so I dont fall into the same patterns before surgery. I also know I will face numerous challenges with my diet for the rest of my life but I refuse to take on the Atkins mentality and not enjoy fruit or whole grains ever again.
Amy 
i love fruit and am dying not being able to eat it!!!!!!!!!! i can't wait to sit down and eat some jucy pieces of pineapple and strawberries. summer doesn't seem the same without it!!!! i got all the info i needed amy... thanks so much hun!!!! i will see u at the meeting on tuesday!!! i am so excited to meet everyone...i met two other women while in the hospital and i will call them and let them know!
so that we can meet again! Wishing you the best always darlin. 
Johanna 
Amy, it sounds like you're doing so awesome!! Some people dump on watermelon, so you're lucky you didn't. I would like to be able to eat fruit post-op as well. I plan to get my protein in first, but want to do a well balanced diet post-op. My dietician is militant against Atkins because she says in the long term, it's just not good at ALL nutritionally.
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