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I grew up on fruit. Now the doctors say I can't have it. What do you do to replace it?

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Never? Or just for a while? I was wondering the same thing and have also been craving fruit.< /p>

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Why do they say no fruit? I have been eating fruit , love it.

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I eat fruit all the time. I have a banana every day. Maybe it depends on how you can tolerate sugar.

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I eat fruit and veg everyday. If it is a snack I have Protein with it. For example I will drink 4 ounces of milk and eat 1/2 banana. Strawberries ill eat an ounce of walnuts or almonds with. I never eat the fruit alone without a protein. In fact I eat more nutritionally now than ever. I don't buy low fat or fake sugar stuff. I only eat whole foods even if they are higher in fat I just eat less and I measure everything.

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I can eat just about any fruit I want. I was never told I couldn't. I would check on that with your nut.

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fruit yummy! Lately I have been having raspberries and mango with cottage cheese for Breakfast. Last week my breakfast was banana slices with 1 tbsp peanut butter! I could never give up fruit now veggies that's a different story! Definitely check with your nut!

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I eat fruit and veg everyday. If it is a snack I have Protein with it. For example I will drink 4 ounces of milk and eat 1/2 banana. Strawberries ill eat an ounce of walnuts or almonds with. I never eat the fruit alone without a Protein. In fact I eat more nutritionally now than ever. I don't buy low fat or fake sugar stuff. I only eat whole foods even if they are higher in fat I just eat less and I measure everything.

I'm the same way, though there are a few things I buy low fat. Mayonnaise, salad dressing, and sour cream are the main ones. I never buy anything fat free, unless it's naturally fat free. Too many additives are put into fat free stuff.

I usually eat my banana with Peanut Butter. I get Skippy reduced fat peanut spread. 'Spread' is different from 'butter'. Less oils and fats are added in.

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I do not understand why your doctors are saying no fruits. Fruits are the best source of Proteins and Vitamins. I hope it is only for some time.

They are full of minerals and Vitamins but they are carbohydrates not Protein for the most part. There are a couple of exceptions of course.

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Mine said no fruit while healing - fibers can get caught in staples and chunks not chewed well will cause problems. After you're fully healed fruits are a great source of nutrition and dietary Fiber. Some fruits (like bananas) are high in sugar with less fiber and may cause dumping in some people. Having some sort of Protein w/your fruit can help prevent that. Berries of all types are a great source of fiber. fruit juice is not recommended by my team - juice has all the sugar with none of the fiber benefits. Drinking a glass of orange juice is way more sugar than a single orange. Some people dilute juice w/water which gives you the flavor if you're craving it. :-)

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Try apple sauce. That's all I am allowed to have. I think they say no fruit due to sugar content!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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