If you are bed ridden due to surgery.... how do you avoid gaining lots of weight!

If you are bed ridden due to surgery.... how do you avoid gaining lots of weight??????

I had leg surgery awhile ago and gained about 50 pounds as I was bed ridden for months.

I may have another leg surgery and in bed for couple months... .so what food is the best to avoid porking up?????

Cut out most protein. You eat far more protein than actually necessary and as you are not using many calories, cut your intake down to 1500 calories a day. It would be quite possible to avoid all red meat while bedridden.

Do not eat desserts, sweets, sugary breakfast cereals, or drink soda. Those will not be burned off by your body.

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. You can eat as many veggies as you want without gaining weight--but avoid eating a lot of bread/pastas.

Also depending on the surgery you have had, you can continue to do some workouts while you are bedridden. Ask your doctor what you can do successfully. You may be able to still do arm workouts, or if nothing else, attempt to keep the muscle active and tense for part of the day. Holding your arms above your head for 2 minutes at a time is a great workout.