How do you know how much when your Doctor won't tell you?

Hi, I just passed my 6 week milestone and my doctor authorized me to start on soft foods. When I asked him about carbs and fat, he said that I'm not going to be eating a large enough quantity for me to woory about counting grams of stuff, so I shouldn't bother. He told me to start out on mushy stuff like scrambled eggs and mashed potatoes. This morning, I decided I didn't have enough time to scramble an egg, so I grabbed a Carnation Instant Breakfast, (My first one ever, even from my liquid days) and about 1/4 of the way through I dumped! Bad! I started crying my stomach hurt so bad, then, just as my stomach started to recover, the "other end" started to protest and I was running for the bathroom. Did I dump from the carbs? It said one serving had 37 carbs, but I only made it to 1/4 a serving. Now I'm scared to eat. I want some safe guidelines to follow, but my surgeon doesn't believe in counting carbs. And he suggests I start eating pasta too. Pasta?!? Won't that make me dump? Please, I need to know what a "moderate" intake is for fat and carbs, not Atkins-style. Oh, and i swim every other day for 1/2 hour as my excersize as well as walking whenever my knees allow it. Thanks!

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