Question:
I AM 3 WEEKS POST OP AND JUST WENT TO SOFT FOODS

I AM SCARED I WILL GAIN WEIGHT SINCE ON STAGE ONE I BARELY GOT ENOUGH LIQUIDS AND CALORIES IN. I AM SCARED ON STAGE 2 I WILL GAIN, SENCE THE SOFT FOODS ARE EASIER TO GO DOWN I WILL NOT REACH THE 850 CALORIC INTAKE I AM SUPPSOED TO. BUT I AM SCARED THAT I WILL GAIN CAUSE THE CALORIC INTAKE IS DOUBLE. ANYONE HAVE THIS WORRY!    — christina L. (posted on May 31, 2003)

May 31, 2003
Hon, don't worry about gaining weight on the soft foods. Your body needs the calories to lost the weight - the purpose here isn't to starve yourself. Remember that at this early stage you are only absorbing half the calories you take in, so if you get 850 calories, your body is only using 425 of them. At 10 weeks I was only getting 500 calories a day and my surgeon was very upset with me. He told me that if I wanted to continue to lose weight I would up the calories to 1000 - 1200 a day. It was difficult because I still couldn't eat much but I did get them up close anyway. I lost 120 pounds in six months and have lost a total of 180 and I am 18 months post-op, at my surgeon's goal and feeling great. So, don't be afraid to eat.
   — Patty_Butler

May 31, 2003
Christina, do not be afraid of gaining any weight. Your body may sort of stabilize for one week like I did when I went from stage 1 to stage 2 of the diet. Try to concentrate on eating your protein first to get as many of you calories in as possible. Once you start adding exercise into the equation you will start needing more calories and you will be able to eat more, I did. I am had my surgery, open RNY on May 7th and am just about in the same time frame as you. I have lost 29# so far. Please try to put your fears aside.
   — ChristineB