No problems eating... is that ok?

[catwoman7 10,870]

I'm 10 days post op Gastric Bypass and feeling so damn guilty. Its very difficult for me to follow guidelines. I was told that I'm allowed full fluids. I figured that meant I could eat pretty much anything I could turn into liquid form. So for about a week now I've been liquifying bottles of baby food with organic chicken broth. The baby food is a variety of Pasta, chicken or beef and vegetables. It's in liquid form so I drink 30ml every 15 minutes up to 90 minutes. But now I feel guilty because maybe I shouldn't be doing this. I haven't had any problems with any of what I've been eating. Getting in all my Protein, my fluids and I've been losing weight. Also, how many calories should I be eating daily at this stage?

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I don't think any surgeon would give you a calorie recommendation this early out. They'll just tell you how many grams of Protein and how many ounces of Fluid you should have. That's really the only thing that's important right now. If you strive to meet those two goals, there's almost no way you're going to be taking in too many calories.

[chula82 28]

I'm five weeks out and I've had no issues at all. I can eat anything, chicken, stake, eggs. I do measure everything and stick to the quantities I was given. Am I stuffed? No, but I do feel satisfied and never get the actual feeling that I'm hungry. I preplan my meals and time then si whether I'm hungry or not I eat when I'm supposed to.

It's strange how you don't hear of many people who have no issues, usually those who post are the ones that have some sort of problem. I had actually posted a very similar question in a different forum and was pretty much told off because I was able to eat meat at 4 weeks with no problem. Lol.

My Nutritionist said I was doing great and to just focus on getting my Protein up. She said not to worry about calories because at this point it's physically impossible for us to have too many calories, unless of course we are eating ice cream and Bagels all day.

Good luck!!

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[nlmguerrero 50]

@@chula82 I completely agree with you. I kept thinking something was wrong because NOTHING was wrong lol. I have had no real issues since surgery. I'm losing weight and testing different things out.

So far so good. The full liquid diet was rough but that's just because it's all liquids.

Good luck!! Congrats on being able to eat!

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@@chula82 I completely agree with you. I kept thinking something was wrong because NOTHING was wrong lol. I have had no real issues since surgery. I'm losing weight and testing different things out.

So far so good. The full liquid diet was rough but that's just because it's all liquids.

Good luck!! Congrats on being able to eat!

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