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Originally Posted by Starhanger
I was told yesterday at my 6 week appointment post surgery that I could start back on "regular food". What should I stay from? What are some of the best things to start with? I must admit I am a bit scared, I have lost 62 pounds in 6 weeks and I am so nervous that it will all come to a halt going back onto regular foods.
I really love spinach salads, and I am looking forward to trying raw greens again, is this something reasonable to do at this stage? I seem to be able to eat most cooked veggies alright at this point.
Rice does NOT go down well. Neither does oatmeal! I am really looking forward to eating some bread. I have heard that toasting it seems to work better. Any truth in that?
Ok I have babbled on enough here... I welcome any and all advice about this please!
*smiles*
Wendy
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For me I couldn't add in any raw vegetables like salad until 12 weeks postop. At 6 weeks I started with deli meat, soft vegetables and a little bit of fruit. I stayed away from rice and bread for a couple different reasons. The first is that it made me feel really full and made my pouch ache...and secondly it really doesn't have much protein so I tried to eat food that gave me the most bang in a small volume.
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