Fruits

[strellalight 3]

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.

[amarieh 3]

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!

[Butterflylegacy 64]

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.

[Pookeyism 1,143]

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.

[andi0120 41]

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

[strellalight 3]

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

[kwindham 57]

I ate watermelon starting about 2 weeks postop

[bugsy 2]

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.....

[SleeveDreamer 383]

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!