Pears, raspberries

So, it is harvest time now.  My dad grew up on a fruit farm.  Growing up, my parents had a giant garden, with a huge raspberry patch.  Every year, we canned and picked and preserved.  For me, pears and raspberries--more than any other fruits--represent not just a treat to eat, but also a kind of soul food, full of all those memories of childhood and family generations and the earth's abundance.  I would just love to eat a bowl of fresh raspberries, or an entire Bartlett pear, with abandon, juice running down my chin.

Help.

I'm not sure why you can't have fruit. I was sleeved on 12/08/2014 and in July at my surgeon appointment I was told to add in "good" carbs, like fruits and veges. They said that I could cut back on the protein (that I just needed to get at least 40 grams a day because protein was for healing and to help you not to lose muscle, not for weight loss and that I was already healed from surgery). I really only count calories (and make sure I get that 40 grams of protein). After all, weight loss is about calories in and calories out.

There's a bit of variety in plans between surgeons. Many suggest 60 - 80g protein/day, which leaves little room for fruit. Other patients tend to have trouble with ANY carbs, since even good carbs lead to cravings (often for bad carbs).

RNYers have a different anatomy than sleevers, so we have some different requirements than sleeved people. It is recommended we get at least 60 grams of protein a day since we do not absorb nutrients as readily as others due to our re-routed guts. We need to take 200% RDA, so we double up on daily multivitamins, along with extra calcium and most of us end up needing extra D3, and some post OP's need extra iron, B12, Vitamin A, K, and things like copper, selenium can also need to be taken by some post-OP's. 

Also, some of us RNYers get absolutely, terribly sick on fruit sugars. I, for example, get really sick from eating certain fruits-pears in particular. 

Pears make me so so sick. My body sees them as pure sugar. Even with a protein source mixed in, my body HAAAATES pears AND peaches, which really sucks because I loved peaches. 

I'm not sure how far out you are, but if you are more than a few months, you might be able to try a little bit of sliced pear combined with yogurt or cottage cheese.

You can check with your nut to see if raspberries are okay. I just sort of zoned out on my dietician when she mentioned them since I don't like fresh raspberries. 

I did just that...pear with protein, and it felt like such an indulgence.  Thanks!  I am about 9 mos out, so I do allow a little fruit sometimes.  I guess my OP was kind of a reverie and mourning.  Things not what they used to be.  No "eating with abandon," even if it is fruits and veggies.  But thanks for the reminder that I can still enjoy.  

Why can't you?  Berries are actually fairly low glycemic.  A pear has a lot more carbs but half a one isn't going to hurt you.  I could make both these things fit into my daily plan as long as I plan ahead.  I don't eat fruit every day but I would never deny myself something like this. 

I say enjoy! 

Thanks Tracy!  

fruit is full of sugar and for some,me especially, sugar will slow down / stop weight loss. 

Asl long As there is free flowing easy to use sugar in your bloodstream,your body will burn that easy sugar for energy before it will bun your stored fat,burning stored fat causes weight loss

Surgery cures our stomachs, not our heads.   Your wish may be old thinking and you may get just as much joy out of an appropriate serving of this bounty. 

Let us know how you solved this conondrum.