Watermelon

[Sleeveme2011 0]

Good morning to all! When did you introduce watermelon (if you eat it) into your plan? Thanks in advance!

[MegInNOLA 531]

I had watermelon as soon as I was allowed soft foods. Be sure to start with a small amount (in the beginning I could only eat a tiny bite!), chew it well, and enjoy--mind the seeds! You really don't want an accidental watermelon seed in your healing sleeve.

[Chicadee 10]

I tried it pretty early as well, when I was able to eat soft food. I couldn't eat very much of it either.

[Sleeveme2011 0]

Awesome! Thanks ladies. I am on soft foods now and was curious. My two books I have (one from Nut and one from Doc) do not say the same things. Plus my doctor has me on a different stage than the book would have me. I am so excited.

[phillygirl 1]

I too had my first bit of watermelon when I was on soft foods, just a tiny bit. DELICIOUS.

[dramagirl28 22]

I juiced mine and had it on the liquid stage. I mixed in some peach Protein Powder and it was pretty good. I tried not to have too much of it though because it does have a lot of sugar. It didn't bother my stomach at all, but I didn't want to chance it.

[Marie from Michigan 11]

Watermelon continues to be a problem food for me at 5 months after surgery. Even just eating a few pieces will send my stomach into spasms. I think its because of the high sugar content. It was a food I loved prior to surgery, but not so much today.