It's summer and I love fresh fruit.

I had my VSG on 3-16-16. I have been following my plan and am still losing weight, just a little bit slower. I attribute that mainly to not doing much exercise. I walk about 4 times per week about 1 to 1-1/2 miles.

I eat about 70-90 grams of Protein and my calorie intake is about 800-900 per day. Because of the fruit I have been eating, my carb intake is around 60-75 grams. When I don't eat fruit, it is about 25-35 grams.

When I eat watermelon, I count it as part of my Fluid intake since it is 90% Water. I have never been able to get in 64 oz of fluid since my surgery, even with my Protein shakes. Most of the time fluid intake is about 40-50 oz per day. I have only recently, in the past month or so, been able to drink water vs. sipping it.

I don't eat any refined carbs, so no bread, rice, Pasta, pastries, sugar, etc. Is eating fruit something I should be concerned about? Should I be limiting my fruit intake to stay within a certain carb gram amount at 3 1/2 months postop?

The only thing I really eat that increases my carb intake is the fresh fruit and my Quest Protein Bars. Any tips or comments are appreciated.

Thanks!

I'm not sure if it will affect me just yet. I'm 18 days post op. I've been doing about 1 serving of fruit 3-4 medium strawberries (i use a fruit/veg peeler to trim off the skin seeds) 10 blueberries, 3-4 peach slices (no skin) and maybe 1/3 of a banana. I started purees on Fri so recently I've been placing those fruits with a 1/2 cup of triple zero greek yogurt pureed in the nutribullet.

It makes about a 6 oz serving and I split it up into 2 servings to have in the morning before my workout and as an afternoon snack. Goes down well. No issues. If I begin gaining, i'll cut it out. For now it's absolutely Devine.

Fruit is extremely healthy, and even the American Diabetes Association recommends it for diabetics. Some people think fruit is a problem because it's (a little) sweet. But the difference is that there isn't much sugar in an apple or a banana (the dose is low), and also the soluble Fiber makes what sugar there is, absorb slowly.

You want to get a wide variety of fruits and veggies to get a full spectrum of Vitamins and minerals, and summertime is the ideal time for fresh fruits and veggies!