Help! 2 1/2 months Post Op and Not Eating

[Tomo 1,195]

I hear you on not wanting t to gain weight. I deal with that issue from time to time myself. But unfortunately a skinny dead person is of no use, so please eat and take care of your body. Try to remember it's not an all or nothing type of deal, you can eat healthy things, even a lot of them and not gain weight. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables, getting your Protein and Water in will keep your body healthy so you can go out and do all kinds of fun things in life. As far as vomiting, if you are careful and chew really well, you should be far past that point now.

[Arabesque 7,443]

On 6/13/2023 at 3:35 AM, Ace35 said:

Thank you! My surgeon said I can eat what I want and in the same breath asked me to write a review on google…lol I have mandarin oranges to try and combat the OJ craving. I am going to try and eat a packet of grits today and see how that goes. I have popsicles that I am getting tired of so I need a change. Taco Bell has been a huge craving of mine. I read on here some folks have been able to eat 1 taco without any issues. I was told not to count calories by my surgeon because it causes a bad relationship with food to develop. I know already my caloric intake is low.

I wasn’t given a calorie goal either just the portion sizes. I’d did random checks out of my own interest so I know I didn’t get to around 900 calories until 6 months & I was okay. I eat about 1500 to maintain my weight.

I love rolled oats. Ate it from purée & still eat them every day now so I hope the grits go down well for you. Instead of eating a whole taco, eat the filling only. The shell could be off your plan being a high processed, simple carb. The spices & other flavours in the filling will likely satisfy your desire. Good luck with the mandarin.