again diet help

Ok so everything is set for the next few months with health. Now I need help with a diet plan that wont add major weight as I am only allowed to life 5lbs and not bend, in a couple weeks. So I am looking for something not overly high in protein as I am giving a kidney and dont want to add more stress to the remaining one just yet.

I will also not be doing much movement for the first four weeks other then some light walking around the house. So fellow CBB'ers please help me out. I am very worried about putting back on the 90lbs i have lost over the last year or so..... Oh and after the first 8-10 weeks I will be hitting the gym but with a personal trainer so I dont do injury to myself.

height: 5'9.5
weight: 180lbs
goal cal in take during the first four weeks :1400-1600/daily

Stick to fresh beef, poultry, fish, eggs with some fresh fruit and an abundance of fibrous veggies. Avoid any and all starchy carbs like the plague!!!!!
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Originally Posted by ab_chic25

I am giving a kidney

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Wow! That is something. There aren't words enough to provide the praise you deserve. :a+

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Originally Posted by PdH

Wow! That is something. There aren't words enough to provide the praise you deserve. :a+

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amazing !!!!

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Originally Posted by Praetorian

Avoid any and all starchy carbs like the plague!!!!!
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hmmmm so i already was going to try and get mom not to buy them. Your talking like cookies, chips, crap like that right??

I was thinking I might pick up some whole grain pitas and bread just so i dont stress my body too much with no carbs. But nothing else then the whole grain stuff, and then only twice a week.

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Originally Posted by ab_chic25

hmmmm so i already was going to try and get mom not to buy them. Your talking like cookies, chips, crap like that right??

I was thinking I might pick up some whole grain pitas and bread just so i dont stress my body too much with no carbs. But nothing else then the whole grain stuff, and then only twice a week.

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You arent going no or even low carbs if you are eating fresh fruit and veggies. Im talking no starches...no potato, no sweet potato, no rice, no pita...no pasta...90% of women do not need starchy carbs...they are overkill. Whole grains is a politically nice way of saying stuff that makes us fat.
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ahhhhhh ok will try lol but have to train my mom lol

Ther you go with the excuses already. Do it or don't. There no try.

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Originally Posted by natenator

Ther you go with the excuses already. Do it or don't. There no try.

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Its not excuses but fact. When your on weight limits, and movement limits from doctors for 6 weeks because you've have been cut open, most people listen. I for one dont want to **** my body up after and will be listening to doctors orders by the book. Please dont post in this thread if you have nothing good to say..

Like I said I will try but mom likes to cook heavy meals. She is ok, and said she will try to stick to my shopping list. Its mostly veggies, fruits and lean meats I have on there. But she is also shopping for herself and my father, so its not right of me to say, hey you cant have this crap in my house. Come'on life is life, dieting is hard work. I dont know about anyone else but I tend to eat when bored, thats what got me to 270lbs. So yea its a day to day struggle. But enough rants............

Anyone have ideas about what fruits to buy, I mean like what exotic kinds are good tasting???? I will try anything once, if it looks good lol.

You need to explain to your Mom that your nutrition is vital to recovering from such a stressful operation. The body will accelerate healing if you provide the proper nutrients for this to happen. Heavy foods will deposit fat quickly in essence slowing recovery and making the process very inefficient...stressing your body out as you would put it. Fresh nutritious food with adequate EFA's, adequate carb and protein intake is what the body needs to operate efficiently. Because you will be very inactive loading up with heavy carbs will put tremendous stress (insulin release, inflammation, higher cholesterol) exactly what you dont need at this time. I would take what your Doctors say in regards to nutrition with a grain of salt...most are grossly undereducated in the area of nutrition. Do your own research and be prepared. Some good resources are http://www.fatwars.com/
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/
http://www.jayrobb.com/
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thanks a bunch for the sites, will be doing some reading in the next week or so....

Good luck, I think Praetorian has some solid advice. I'd like to add some other info from experience. I followed the docs orders by the book for 5 years, I got fat and sore, my BP skyrocketed and it made the road to recovery harder then it should be. I am not donating a kidney but I have hernitated disks in my neck and well that is a constant pain.
Eating by the Canada food guide is great if you want to get fat. It is the same diet ratio they use to fatten up beef cows for the market, so if you want to be a beef cow, eat by the book. The high protein diet being hard on kidneys is a myth, it has never been proven. People with kidney disease have different issues then normal healthy people. Being short one kidney is not having kidney disease. You need protein for your body, just avoid organ meats for now, chicken and fish and EFA's are going to help you recover.
As for exercise, do what you can, the first few days you should get up and move around, it helps your body recover faster and adapt. Keep your incision clean and follow the protocol for it not to get infected. Once it scabs over it should be protected pretty good. Don't tear open the stitches, but keeping your body flexible is important, it helps the tissue that is wounded recover better because it is more supple then if you overprotected it.
My recovery time is ongong as it has been 5 years since my injury but since saying fu*k it to the docs advice in December, I have dropped 40 pounds and feel better then I have in a long time.

Don't forget portion control...I lift heavy weights for my size, do cardio, and a Bikram class almost every day, (ie. I burn A LOT of calories), but I eat only 6 small meals a day. 6 servings of 2- 3 oz of lean protein, 4 -5 quarter cup servings of a starch (that's 2 slices of ezekial bread, a small fat free tortilla, or brown rice), 4 half cup servings of veggies, and 3 quarter cup servings of fruit, and 3 -4 Tablespoons of good fat, usually in the form of a whole food like egg, full fat dairy or nuts/avocado/coconut...I don't count count calories as portions size is a waaay better hand-to-mouth guideline for most of us monkeys, and if you're eating high quality protein, starch, veggies and fruit, your food will be pretty nutrient dense and keep you healthy!
The hardest part for most people new to eating like this is getting more attentive to feeling satiated without distending their stomach...From doing intense yoga for so many years, which you simply can't do on a full stomach, I can't stomach a full stomach so-to-speak...Good luck girl, you're doing a great thing from someone in dire need! Make sure you stick to a low sodium diet, and skip protein bars and powders...these things can tax the kidneys...:)

Repped for giving kidney!!!!!!