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Thank you for input. Yes. Trying to keep "reasonable" amount of muscle. It's difficult at 4 months out. The reason for calories is I can easily exercise extra 700 to 900 a day. But at 4 months out I seem to need the energy by eating 7-8 times a day. Wasn't expecting that. Hopefully as you mentioned, over the years there is some settling of stomach, so to get enough energy carbs, only need to eat 3-5 times a day. It's alot easier to manage. I think still at phases where when I full the signal arrive slightly late and feel sick. Hence having to eat 7-8 times a day. About what month did you notice some easing up of stomach? Thank you.

Very neat info goPlay! Thankyou for sharing experience. Folks my experience so far. I am finding that to swim, jog, weights, at 4 months out I have significantly lost or unable keep "energy". Does anyone know if this improves later for increased energy? For example, I think is related to volume stomach can hold. I can't get enough food in 6-7 sittings to do my work and active athletic activity. If it's volume, then I like to slightly increase the volume in my stomach to accommodate my active lifestyle. In this sense, I hoping for a technique to slightly stretch my stomach. I need the actual energy to work my job, work out and *not* feel sick! I used be able work out alot and never feel sick. BTW, I read many competitive eaters (crazy sport!) drink lots of water to train their stomach to accommodate up to 70 hot dogs. Yes that is gross! But it does make a point. Someone here said that the stomach can be trained to adapt to your lifestyle. This is important. Since I'm burning up to 2500 cals a day, I need relative slightly more volume without sick feeling. Google "competitive eater training". It proves the stomach can accommodate your lifestyle. Some of them are only 115 to 170 lbs, yet have trained their stomach to manage more volume. And they don't get obese. So I think for the very active sleevers, we have to think out of the box. My question is has anyone treated their sleeve to make it accommodate your life style? I'm certain we don't always have to get sick all the time to know when to stop. Any comments or experiences?

Is great description! Good approach. Do have opportunity to walk or exercise during typical day? Is 1200 cals enough, if have time for some exercise? BTW, after 18 months, do have any tightness or generally disappears?

Yes. 1. It depends on how much fuel you need 2. You realize can't or don't wantvto eat every 2-4 hrs. Too cumbersome! 3. It's a fact competitive eaters (eg, Nathan's hot dog eating contest) "train" their stomachs to eat 40-80 hot dogs by stretching it with daily routines. See on internet. Some are only 150 lb people, yet trained stomach hold 70 hot dogs. WITH the buns! 4. #3 is not a sport to me, but their training shows we can safely stretch stomachs. Just as we know we can stretch any soft tissue in our body. It's malable material. You decide on goals with Doctor input. 5. If your goal is not heavy training, DO NOT stretch your stomach. 6. If your goal is intense activity and need more fuel (I previously had a gia-normus stomach), you can slowly resize it by "training" it and checking with your Doctor. We are not made of steel or wood (figurative). Our body does adapts, based on consistent training, that is sometimes painful. It just needs time to adapt through training.

Did this help you? ------- I'm3 months out and can eat a cup and 3/4 food. The stomach stretches. Tobuild muscle you need 2000+ calories a day with .75g protien per lb target weight. Probably 200g carb a day. My stomach stretched to accommodate my heavy workouts. I did by expanding volume at month 3 with 12-24 ounces water in one sitting. Sometimes with a cubed apple. The raw fruit and liquid volume will stretch stomach but have to do at least for a week everyday. Now you can eat 2000+ cals in one sitting, bend, run, go for it at gym.

I'm 3 months out and can eat a cup and 3/4 food. The stomach stretches. Tobuild muscle you need 2000+ calories a day with .75g protien per lb target weight. Probably 200g carb a day. My stomach stretched to accommodate my heavy workouts. I did by expanding volume at month 3 with 12-24 ounces water in one sitting. Sometimes with a cubed apple. The raw fruit and liquid volume will stretch stomach but have to do at least for a week everyday. Now you can eat 2000+ cals in one sitting, bend, run, go for it at gym.