How important is Low Fat/Fat Free in Post-Op - Paleo Folks Please Respond?!

[KathyGS 3]

I am paleo in orientation as this has been the best way to me to lose weight pre-surgery and seems pretty congruent with post-op eating as well. In paleo, fat is an important part of the diet, but all the post-op eating guidelines talk about low fat or fat free this or that. I am a week-and-a-half post-op and still on full liquids; pureed food starts in 5 days. No complications whatsoever with surgery. I've been consuming a lot of greek yogurt with added whey Protein (low carb), with various sweet and savory flavorings. Lost 31 pounds pre-surgery; 9 pounds post-surgery. Weight loss plateauing x 4 days. Any advice?

[kamkam 7]

Following as I would prefer to follow a Paelo lifestyle post surgery as well

[ItsMe2033 143]

I'm not an expert on the paleo diet, but I have been on a low carb diet for the last 13 years, so here's what I can contribute:

First, you should check with your NUT and see what they say. Secondly, there are three types of foods that contribute calories, fat, Protein, and carbohydrates. To meet your calorie targets, your calories must come from one of those three groups. In my case, i try to get 800 - 1000 calories per day. If I consume 125 grams of Protein in a day, that's 500 calories. The other 500 have to come from the remaining groups. In my case I generally consume 20 - 30 grams of carbs per day, so the rest will come from fat. 30 grams of carbs is 120 calories, which means that I will consume 380 calories of fat, or 42 grams of fat per day. This give a daily intake of:

12% of my calories from carbohydrates

38% of my calories from fat

50% of my calories from protein.

I have discussed this with my NUT, and she is fully supportive of my eating low-carb and my nutrient intake being as mentioned above. I think the low-fat advice is geared toward people who are not following a low-carb diet.

As I mentioned above, I'm not an expert about paleo, but hopefully this answer will help you.

Edited October 13, 2013 by ItsMe2033

[KathyGS 3]

Thanks! Great Advice.