hi all! i went thru my surgery around a month and a half ago and becoz of the pre and post op liquid diets within roughly a month i lost around 17lbs and ofcourse it made me feel proud of maself but now from past 2 weeks that ive started off with my soft food diets (which have been just fruits). i feel like im gaining back. Is it normal or whats exactly goin on?? It kind of wurries me that i lost and now gaining back. please help with a proper soft food diet and the kinds of fruits thta i could actually include.

Thanx in advance

you need to be eating Protein first, then vegies, then fruit according to every book, post that I have been reading. Change your soft foods to protein based or at the minimum vegie based.

Mary

Try increasing your protein. Fruits are important, but we need to really get our protein in. If you're on soft foods, you can have canned tuna, other grilled fish. Ground turkey, etc.

Did your Nutritionist recommend specific things for this stage?

well yes ive been told to start off with oats and sugar free juices and protein shakes. Ive tried oats and honestly didn't like it so. fresh sugar free juices on a daily basis. and protein shakes too.

In the initial stages protein is king. You need it more than anything at this stage and through the rest of your life, but especially at this stage.

If you stick to the plan, you will lose the fat. Many of us have failed diets so much that it is hard to believe that it will work this time. The ghost of failed diets past haunts us. This time you have REAL science on your side.

I was a guy that most everyone, even my surgeon, didn't think would make goal. I guess they thought I was too light-hearted about it all. What they didn't see was the mean, stubborn guy inside of me that loves a good fight.

I'm only 3 weeks out but my soft food stage included lean deli meats (chicken, turkey, roast beef) low fat cheese, atkins protein shakes, mashed potatoes, soups, tuna with a hard boiled egg, and scrambled eggs, grits... the only fruit I had was 100% fruit juice no sugar added diluted half way with water. Get your proteins in and watch the sugar content of your juices as juice can have a lot of sugar...

Thanks alot gmanbat.....Thats exactly the kind of reply i was needed to read thanx a ton....