Goodbye fat. So long extra weight. See you later pounds. Gastric bypass surgery for obesity seems like a miracle for people who otherwise can’t seem to shed the weight.
But do you have the stomach for how you have to eat afterwards? If you don’t, gastric bypass won’t help you – it will just be money you spent needlessly, and you’ll still be obese. But if you can follow the diet, you stand a good chance of taking off the weight and keeping it off.
About the Eating Plan
What is the gastric bypass diet, and how does it work? Basically, you follow the same eating plan you would as if you had undergone the procedure itself. Plan to spend at a month eating this way. It’s not easy, but if you can stick it out, you’ll accomplish two things:
You know you can successfully follow the diet you’ll need to use following the surgery.
You’ll very likely have shed pounds in the meanwhile.
Not such a bad deal. Now let’s take a look at what you’ll need to eat… or not eat, as the case may be.
Your Month of Food
You’ll have to start out slow with foods, and that means both quantity and what you might term quality.
For the first couple of days you’ll want to be on a semi-liquid diet. This means broth, juice, strained soups, and well-cooked cereals. You should only eat a small amount at a time — just a few ounces — although you can eat six or more times a day. You can also sip liquids between meals, but very slowly.
Once your first few days have passed, you’re ready for a diet of pureed foods for about a week. Yep, the consistency of baby food. And you can use baby food if it suits you; otherwise, make use of your blender or food processor. The whole point is to eat foods that would be easy on your healing stomach, if you had actually undergone the surgery. Again, eat just a few ounces at a time (although it can be a bit more than the liquid portion of the diet. Sip liquids between meals.
Next you’ll graduate to soft foods. These include canned soft fruits, well-cooked veggies, eggs, applesauce, finely minced meats and such. As before, eat small meals several times a day and sip liquids slowly between meals.
After two weeks, you can start gradually introducing more solid foods into your diet — fresh fruits, canned vegetables, small pieces of meat; do this over the course of a week.
Word to the Wise
If you want to try the gastric bypass diet before deciding that the actual surgery is right for you, you really do want to talk with a registered dietitian ahead of time, to make sure the foods you choose include are healthy choices, and in the appropriate amounts.
Also, the diet as outlined above is “time compressed” – if you actually had the surgery, these steps would very likely take more than a month or two.
The gastric bypass diet: it’s not for everyone. But for the severely overweight, it may be what you need.
Author: Gail Nettles
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
Provided by: Digital Camera News
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