Lap Band surgery through the specialists at TopSurgeons has not only been very successful, but also very popular.
Once you have had Lap Band surgery, you will begin a transitional period. The transition period will include finding and maintaining a proper diet and exercise regimen as you transition into the new you.
One of the most important parts of the transition period from having the surgery to the post-surgery period is your diet.
Immediately following Lap Band surgery one's nutritional intake will involve only liquids during the first week.
During this portion of the recovery, your stomach will only be able to work with thin liquids. Those liquids that are available to you during this period include water, fruit juices, milk (only skim milk), and chicken or beef broth, sugar free popsicles, and other likewise items.
From Liquids to Foods
Regarding weeks two and/or three, the all-liquid diet that was necessary in the days after Lap Band surgery will be followed by only pureed foods. Individuals can expect to eat only pureed foods for about two weeks after the all-liquid phase of the post-Lap Band surgery diet. Your doctor and/or nutritionist will closely monitor your food intake during this time to assist you in the process.
At this point you begin to introduce minimally textured foods. The consistency individuals will be searching for in acceptable foods is like that of baby food.
During this phase individuals should focus on eating foods rich in proteins first, and then allow for vegetables and fruits. Lap Band patients will be permitted to eat foods richer in calories during this period than later stages, because the idea at this time is on transition rather than weight loss. Pureed foods can include low-fat pudding or low-fat yogurt, pureed or mashed peas and thin mashed potatoes minus the butter.
In week 4 and/or 5, individuals are able to move on from pureed foods and transition to soft foods that include a small portion of greater substance. Among the foods offered at this point will be flaky fish and ground turkey.
Regular eating will follow soon after, but individuals are reminded that staying focused on a healthy diet and instituting or maintaining healthy physcial activity will be key to getting to the weight loss goal you want and staying there.
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