Um carbs and you had apple carbs with it. All at a carb sensitive time of
the day Did you alos have milk with the porridge?

Are you allowed fats at the moment? If so, fats are a good way to add
calories without carbs. Use more oils for salads and cooking, nuts, avocados
etc. Full fat dairy if your bg can handle dairy foods like milk etc

Oatmeal and apple are both high in carbohydrates. So is milk
if you added it. Read Jennifer's Advice again.

There are lots of foods out there that are lower in carbs
and also carby foods with lower GLs.

In your position I would be increasing healthy fats, protein
and those carbs and veges that don't spike you. Of course,
if your operation and condition has other dietary
restrictions you'd better discuss those with a doctor or
dietician.

But don't be in a hurry to gain weight. After surgery, any
changes like that should be gradual. Don't stress about it.

Best wishes,

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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AIUI 25 is the upper *limit* of normal, not "ideal".
My BMI is a tad < 20 and none of my doctors is worried.

After my diabetes diagnosis & consequent change of lifestyle ("scared
straight"), I lost weight at a decreasing rate over several months. At least
a couple of times my internist asked me "how much more weight are you
planning to lose?" My answer was "I plan to just keep doing what I'm doing &
let it "settle" naturally where it will." It settled at the weight I was
when I was 20 & other than a few 3-5lb ups & downs (mostly due to thyroid
cancer/treatment/meds adjustment, but once or twice due to...slacking off
exercise during illness but not giving up the treats I'm used to :-) but at
least I did get back on track after a bit....) I've been in the same 2-3lb
range for 9 years. (but since I'm not as "lean" as I was at 20, I'm bigger
around at the same weight <sigh>)

You have entirely different weight control issues, different illnesses & so
on, but you might want to ask your doctors about what they think about your
current weight, your (continuing?) loss, & where a "good range" for *you*
might be. You might also find a dietician helpful in figuring out the
conflicts in meeting the needs of all your conditions.
Best wishes.
bj