Gastric Bypass Surgery Diet and Exercise Tips

You may think that after gastric bypass surgery, you can eat what you like as long as you do not overeat, but there are a few more things you should know about your new diet. When you leave the hospital, you will receive detailed instructions concerning your diet. First, you will have to be on a liquid diet at the hospital, but the day you leave you will more than likely be enjoying pureed foods. This is the diet that you should be on for the first week. During this week, many people decide to eat strained baby food.

Then after awhile after your gastric bypass surgery you will be able to resume a regular diet, not what you normally have eaten in the past but what you should be eating to achieve losing weight.

Here are the best tips around for your diet after gastric bypass surgery

•  Stay away from foods that are high in sugar. Low sugar or sugar free foods are fine.

•  Eat slowly, try to make your meals last 30 minutes to one hour

•  Sip liquids between meals and do not drink liquids with your meals. Drinking liquids during meals will cause you to fill up on liquids faster and you need the nutrients from the food.

•  Drink protein drink such as Carnation Instant Breakfast between meals.

•  Remember to take a multi-vitamin or two children's chewable vitamins daily

•  A calcium supplement is also recommended

•  Drinking water or sugar free liquids between meals is also great.

As soon as your surgeon says, it is okay begin walking. You should walk for about 15 minutes per day each and every day. Do not lift items that weigh more than 10 and be sure not to carry items with you that weigh more than 10 pounds.

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