The Transformation Journals

The diet after surgery is very much like the liquid diet I followed pre operatively.  It starts out with a full liquid diet and the amount is very small.  The total meal is one quarter cup ( 1/4 cup ).  Imagine your stomach the size of your fist.  Your nutritionist or dietician will provide you with a list of foods you can eat and when you can eat them.  The list and time table I was given was a good guide but I found that the amount I could take in progressed much slower.  As far as fluids, one ounce every 15 minutes.  Nothing to drink 30 minutes before a meal and 45-60 minutes after a meal.  I am 14 months post op and there are times when the average healthy choice/lean quisine type meal is too much for one meal. 

Don’t force it.  You will get more in as time goes by.  Eat too much and you will make yourself sick.  Be patient, go slowly, and listen to your body.