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No where in any of my worksheets or papers given to me by NUT doesn't it mention anything regarding how much fat we should be having a day.. And my NUT is out for the next 2 weeks.. Any help?

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My nut papers says good fats, don't recall there being a specific amount

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My Nut advise was not to eat anything that the fat was greater than the calories. So to start she said Fat should be 1/2 of the calories or less.

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How far out are you? I am 3+ years out and I eat high Protein, high fat, low carb. I avoid fried food, but I don't worry about mayo, butter, real salad dressing, etc. Fat makes the food taste better and keeps me full longer.

As the beginning stages, however, fill your tummy with good quality Protein first, the rest later.

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I eat plenty of very high fat foods like Fresh avocado (which you can eat once you get to soft food stage), and bacon (which you can have once you get to solid food stage). I am 9 months out now and probably did not even try bacon until about 3-4 months out. But honestly whenever I have a stall I eat more fat (organic pastured bacon, and organic avocados) and it seems to do the trick. IMHO even saturated fats are not the devil when you do NOT combine them with carbs. That being said Protein first still stands. I wash down my bacon with a Protein Shake that has 30 g of protein. Again this is NOT doable first months out when it's all you can do to get and keep the protein shake down but over time fat is your friend. It is THE best appetite suppressant around.

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My surgeon never gave any amounts to count besides Protein and Water. His nut actually laughed when I asked about low fat and calories cause in the beginning you can't possibly eat too much of either as long as you stick with your Protein and Water goals.

At 2 1/2 years, I eat like lipsticklady...high protein, high fat and low carb. Regular mayo, real butter, full fat dairy, and my golden rule is "Bacon goes with everything". Fried food gives me indigestion, though, so that's not on my list of regular things to eat. Except fried pork skin, that seems to sit OK. But of course that ALMOST bacon.

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