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1 hour ago, jaminator said:

I am feeling much better, other than some bruising and pain from incisions.

However, i really didnt expect to be this hungry so soon. I heard of people who took months or a year before they feel hungry again, but i am hungry about every 4 hours. Doing shakes and Soups, but would really like some chicken.

Anyone else run into this?

It may be acid reflux. I was hungry at the beginning too and someone on instagram suggested that I ask my doctor for prescription nexxium. I was fine right after. Now I take the over the counter one every day. My hunger went away. I also found that I had to stop Protein Shakes as soon as I could eat real food. They make the acid reflux so much worse.

1 hour ago, mylighthouse said:

Good question.

For me, I am just at 6 months and at lunch I can only eat 3 oz fish or chicken.

For dinner I am hungrier and can actually eat 4 oz fish or chicken... but if it is beef or pork I can only fit in 3 oz. II can eat 2 eggs at a time. And the same as Diana said, Protein first and about an ounce of veggies.

I think what Diana said about the calories is spot on too. I wish I could get myself up to 1000 a day, but I am having trouble just getting close to 950. But I definitely think if you are still hungry after eating the 3 oz of protein... why not go up to 4 oz... nothing wrong with that.

Sorry I don't have anything from my NUT in writing about the portion sizes at 6 months and later, or I would email it to you.

Maybe someone further along than me can help you out.

Thank you so much! You and @diana_from_philly have seriously helped. I am trying to stay on track and then I became a little nervous when I couldn't find the info. I know I can handle 3.5-4 ounces at this stage of most Proteins. Yeah!

1 hour ago, Diana_in_Philly said:

Depends on the Protein for me. I can eat less beef than I can poultry or fish. eggs slide down like nobody's business. Beef and pork I'm at about 3-4 ounces. Poultry 4-5 and fish 4-5. eggs - I can do 2-3 eggs.

I'm almost 9 months out and about 30 pounds from goal. By the time I got to 4 months, my team said shoot for 1,000 calories, eat Protein first, separate eating and drinking, chew well, eat veggies if there is room. I wasn't given a specific diet to follow once I was on full food.

Thank you so much. This is so helpful and exactly what I was searching for. So happy to hear this.

I had vsg in Mexico and i didn't receive a lot of literature past really 6 weeks on how to eat. Now I am 6.5 months postop and I currently shoot for 3 ounces of firm Protein at each meal and an ounce or so of a veggie like broccoli or lately lettuce. Here is my question, I am really not full after and wonder it's ok to maybe go to 4 ounces in this late stage? Is it ok to have 4 ounces of protein at this stage? Would love to know your thoughts and if anyone has a pdf of postop serving sizes for 6+ months they would be willing to email me I would be so appreciative. Kind of lost and everytime I google it there isn't a lot of information past 90 days postop. My email is jeni.lamberto@gmail.com.

I am 2 pounds away from my original goal of 125 for reference.

On 4/12/2017 at 5:02 AM, Afrikanaaa said:

With Keto and sleeve do you monitor more of your calorie count or focus more on fat & protein/g consumption? Because in reading the Reddit thread, people don't have restrictive stomachs like we do

I am 6 months postop and knew I would go keto as soon as I was 4 weeks postop. There are so many successful vsg'ers on Instagram and youtube who are strict keto. It helps with hunger and inflammation. Check out vsgtanya2011 on youtube. She is 5 years postop now and I can't think of a better example. She started to struggle with regain in August and went keto and she has been a huge success.

My experience has been wonderful so far and I feel great with a high fat intake. I carefully measure everything and record all the calories. It's important that we are still restricting calories for lots of reasons. The higher fat literally burns fat. If you record everything on myfitnesspal it will show your macros on the nutrition button.

I shoot for 70% fat, 25% Protein and 5% carbs (good carbs only) for my macros. I am 2 pounds away from my original goal.

I happen to be enjoying 3 ounces of Aldi chicken thighs right now. They have great sales.

I went to Tijuana in November and I had the best experience. The medical care was top notch and the surgeon's staff was warm, knowledgeable and loving. They greeted me with hugs when their driver dropped me off the first day. The hospital staff was plentiful and so sweet, I honestly could not believe how many nurses they had on my floor. I used Dr. Kelly Ramos in Tijuana. I would also check out Dr. Alvares from Endobariatric. He has the #askdra youtube and he is full of information. I think the youtube channel is called endobariatric. Watch his videos and he will actually answer your questions that you ask in the comments section. My surgery with Dr. Ramos cost $4,900 and that included the hospital, surgery, hotel, etc. I only had to pay for the flight to San Diego.

Have you considered eating a ketogenic diet with high fats, moderate Protein and low carbs? That's what I eat and I know a lot of other postop vsg people that do and they are very successful. It seriously helps with hunger and you won't crave carbs. Carbs are the devil. lol. Hope this helps.

Meal planning and food prep will probably help you resist in the future. I am 6 months out and meal prep weekly so i always have things on hand. I am a true food addict and I need to fight my addiction every hour of every day. Are you eating Keto? Look up the Holy Grail Fathead Pizza Crust recipe on Ditchthecarbs.com http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/04/23/fat-head-pizza/ . I make it ahead and after it comes out of the oven I divide into mini servings (my servings are smaller than the recipe says) and I throw the servings into a ziplock. i have it on hand whenever I crave pizza, Bagels, etc. It is seriously better than regular pizza. It will also not make you crave carbs and is filling in a healthy way. As a food addict, having foods readily available to me that will prevent a binge on something crappy is key and it is the only thing that will make me successful with this tool. I hope this helps.

I would suggest that you meal prep right away and try to choose foods with your macro goals. Not sure what your macro goals are, but 70% fat, 25% Protein and 5% carbs has worked for me and keeps me satiated so I don't want to binge eat. Keto has saved my life. Myfitnesspal will show you your macros if you record all your food. Stay strong!!!!