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Karen,
So glad your getting onthe right track and conrats to you on a clean colon procedure. I too suffer to gain weight. I weigh 114lbs and I'm 5'8. I recently gained 4lbs and hope to gain a total of at least another 16lbs to reach 130.I've been on the diet program for 11months now and it takes some time to balance out.I eat quite a bit of the desert foods and I eat high protien and carbs and get a small amount of fruits and veggies everyday into my diet.I have been recently trying to eat a little higher fat content in my diet to gain some weight. If your not taking a probiotic try it. I like the jarro-dophilus and been taking it for 2 months now. Also with every meal have a cup of chamomile and peppermint to help with digestion and ease of the stomach. If you haven't tried soy yogurt it's great. Start with a little everyday and gradually work up to two yogurts a day. Soy can cause gas and bloating if your not use to eating eat. Also you can try beano before you eat. I found rice dream drink enriched plain is wonderful for me, as I can't drink the soy. I buy rice dream bar ice creams.Yum!!
I eat pretty well considering I use no meds or fiber supps.
Here's a typical eating day for me.
IBS safe waffle with 1 soy yogurt(plain or fruit) for breakfast and half banana sliced.
Snack slice of banana bread of a banana muffin homemmade with a cup of tea.
Lunch a bowl of steamed white rice and grilled chicken and zucchini and mushrooms. Lemonade.
Snack hand full of tostitos chips and some avocado slices
Dinner Stir fry shrimp with veggies and white rice.
After dinner snack angel food cake and tea.
keep in mind these are not big meals but moderation. I eat all day long.
So as you can see once you get stable and stay stable you should be able to eat all kinds of the recipes from the recipe book or exchange. Hang in there it will happen.
Sherri

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