Hello all, my wls was on 5/4/12; (little over 3 weeks) I'm not sure if is ok to start eating fruits?? I know some fruits are high in sugar, what do you guys recommend me?? I'll appreciate any feedback. Thank you.

You should only be eating very soft foods, so if you do eat fruit, eat soft ones like a little banana. some fruit is ok...natural carbs are what you want. Protein is always your priority so I have found that I don't have much room left over for fruit and carbs but I still manage to eat small amounts most days. When I was a few weeks postop, I smashed up strawberries, too, since I love them!

What about watermelon? It's in season right now, and seems like it would be easy to tolerate... although, I've not had my surgery yet, so I could be wrong... just thought perhaps small bites would be tolerable.

I eat small cubed pieces of watermelon. I have started to do so almost daily since Houston started getting back into the 90's. I keep some in the fridge and some in the freezer.

If you eat ot dont cut up your piece til you are ready to eat it, or eat it with a baller, so you dont release all of your fluids. I find watermelon to be refershing, keeping my liquids high, and it breaks down when properly chewed to where you can have alot.

I HAVE noticed it is still best to measure it. It is fibery and if you eat your fill, it can take a long time to pass. I also think it has cause occasional tummy aches.

I'm almost three months out. My NUTS says I can eat fruit but wants me to lose some more weight because of my diabetes to avoid blood sugar spikes

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will start with little pieces of banana and watermelon.

I ate watermelon starting about 2 weeks postop

Am 3 weeks post-op and I started eating watermelon & had half an apple. To tell u z truth I started nibbling on anything but chewing very carefully.....

Please be careful of the banana. It has alot of carbs. Right now you need to concentrate on protein. If you want fruits, I would suggest watermelon, kiwi, or grapefruit sections. I am almost 6 months out and have not had a banana since. i really watch my carbs, even from fruit. Good luck!