by three weeks out I was on pureed foods. I know some people didn't do pureed, rather they just chewed everything to a puree before swallowing. You should always follow your surgeons/nuts plan though, they give it to you for a reason, especially since you are still healing.

It took until about 12 weeks out for me to start feeling like I had much energy. Then I was able to walk more so as long as you ARE walking, I wouldn't worry too much, you'll soon be able to do more.

Karen
RNY 7/19/11
Start 305
Pre-op 290
Post-op 302
Now 203

I'm a week and a half out and I eat food I just chew really well. Plus if ur losing then I think ur doing great!

I couldn't eat at your stage it was all I could do to breath and drink

Ummmmmm, 20 lbs is amazing!!

You can do your 20 minute walk at two different times a day. I never did 45 minutes of exercise in a row the first year after GBS. I broke it into 10-15 minute sessions.

I was only on liquids for a week then my program had me on chicken, low fat cottage cheese, tuna, shrimp, fish, crab, lobster, eggs, beans, and tofu.

If you're not going to follow the rules straight and narrow, I encourage you to make decisions with your head rather than with your emotions. If you're going to reach for real food, go for full on, solid protein. Make sure it is moist and chew it into a liquid (spit out anything that doesn't chew well). Stay away from the white carbs and processed foods...they can go down easy but will stall your weight loss.

JJ

20 lbs is wonderful! Congrats! Getting 60-90 protein and 64 oz water will help Your energy, mind state and healing. Protein melts fat and water flushes it. At 3 weeks out you will have days when you are tired and days when you have energy. It stabilizes. Just up your walking time as you can. Take your water and sip while you walk. If you are on soft foods that means you are eating "real" food. As long as any food is chewed to mush the way we are always supposed to anyway, that is good. If you want to be successful with this then you have to make the choice to Follow the rules of the program or not. It all comes down to your choices. If you are rebelling you are only hurting yourself. Have you started working with anyone about your emotional and mental head issues? In the end these are what will be the difference between succeeding and failing. Your head and heart need to be in accordance and working together!

thanks for all your advice. For the most part i'm following rules but i was discourage when my doc told me walk 45mins day. i'm just not there yet. I know i have to chew if not it will come back up! who want that. i' just taking one day at time

I had the same problem with not being able to drink enough. You being tired may be from that....and of course the lack of food. To this day if I don't drink enough my ears plug up and i have decreased hearing.....go figure. Anyway, I have taken to eating alot of sugar free popsicles and drinking alot of coffee....unfortunately. Its better than nothing at all. I also can tolerate Snapple sugar free iced tea only the regular and peach flavors....again its a taste thing. For a long time after my surgery the only thing i could drink was coolattas from Dunkin Dounts....coffee coolattas.