I'm currently 3 weeks post surgery and I'm at the point where I am afraid to eat. Mainly because I don't know about the pain and I don't want to go back to my old ways of eating all the crappy food I used to eat. So now I just don't eat at all really. Today I had a banana and my friend made me eat a grilled chicken wing. I didn't even do my protein the way I should. I'm afraid to eat and fail but I think I'm setting myself up for failure. Any advice?

EAT!

My advice would be to weigh or measure everything you put on your plate. Eat very small bites and chew chew chew. And when your tummy says stop, stop.

Are you drinking protein shakes? I really struggled once I hit the pureed and mushy stages because I was afraid to get sick, especially while I was at work, and I am a super picky eater and most things just sounded gross to me. I just kept doing my protein shakes and trying different foods when I felt like it. My first two days of my "regular" diet, I continued to eat my soft foods for the same reasons. Now in week 5, I am really trying not to drink any shakes and get all of my protein from actual food. Some days I can do it, some days I can't. My advice would be to not stress yourself about it, and try foods when you feel ready. But please make sure you are drinking your protein shakes to get your protein in until you are ready to eat.

Download a free app for tracking food so you log every calorie you eat. I think twice about what I am going to put in my mouth knowing the calories in things first. I am working toward 1000-1200 calories a day which goes really quick! This way you won't be afraid to eat knowing your limits.

The same thing happened to me. My suggestion is keep a food log and stay away from alcohol. I became an acoholic by restricting myself so much.

Fruit is pretty much all sugar. Try to eat protien.

Also have set times to eat. That way you don't allow yourself to graze throughout the day.