ok ok this is going to sound a bit silly but i was wondering if there was anyone out there who has been sleeved for awhile that would be willing to put a pic of there dinner plate up so us youngsters can actually *see* how much you are actually eating.

It would have to have a hand or someting like that under/near the plate to get a correct size. I would really love to see how much the vets of this site are actually eating. (just to get an idea. at least then we have something to go by, like a starting point. vets eat "this much" soooo i can start with half of it (just for example i guess, like a bouncing point)

cheers & thanks.:001_smile:

I am soooo looking fwd to seeing those pics...will be worth the wait... cheers mac. (no hurry for me as i still got a few weeks before i can even think about eating!!!! (starting full fluids tommorow!!! yayyyyy)

I like the idea dange and was thinking of it myself. i am really interested in knowing what my plate could look like once the situation down there is stable

I also share dange's confusion with oz measurments as we use grams but i guess a quick google look up will clear that up:001_rolleyes:

and just a question. is it ever possible to say... have a half foot of subway sandwich or a regular sized burger a year post-op or am i way off?

sorry if i sound like a noob, but that's what i am:001_tt2:

hahah classic!!!!

half a foot sounds better than 6 inch hey!! lmao.... i want to know when i can ask for a 3 incher... (lol easy to please these days lmao)

maybe just get a half foot and save a quarter for later!!! :lol0:

and just a question. is it ever possible to say... have a half foot of subway sandwich or a regular sized burger a year post-op or am i way off?

I'd be very surprised if you could do the 6" subs. You might be able to eat out the insides, but the combo of the roll and the insides would be a bit much for most people. That said, there are docs who make the sleeve big enough that people can do that. But the larger sleeves have trouble with regain too.

I can eat half a PB and J sandwich right now. 1 piece of bread, with a regular amount of PB and J on it, folded in half.

I need to eat some stuff I don't normally eat so my pictures aren't all the same thing over and over. LOL

The problem I have is that I measure stuff out and then, either I need more than in the picture or I can't eat it all. I'm trying to put stuff in each picture that everyone knows the size of too. So I put m fork in, usually. Sometimes it's a dinner fork and sometimes it's a salad fork though. I'll have to label them well so it's always clear.

Oh, I forgot to say that for the hamburger, it's going to depend on the size. A quarter pounder? No. I can eat most of a frozen hamburger if there is no bun but cheese and tomatoes on it. If there was no cheese, I could probably eat it all. But I also want some veggies, so that adds to the volume.

Two things I have found is that a) many times a taste is all it takes to satisfy a craving for me and if it's really, really important that I eat a certain volume, there are techniques you can use to get it in. You won't be able to get a 16 oz. steak in that way, but you can get in an extra 50% more. It's kind of a slippery slope, though.

Hey thanks for the clarificatiion mac. I'm fairly new here, u don't know me but i've read lots of what u have to say in many of the forum threads. hats off to u my lady u've done a great job to urself and others.

by the way, i do remember getting to a profile of urs were u had gathered all testimonials of people 2 or 3 years post op. couldnt find it again, can u guide me please with a link, i wanna bookmark it this time.

i must say, it would be strange to adjust to the fact that a 6 feet tall guy wont be able to finish a 6'' coldcut sub.:huh0: i wonder how creative the comments of people i know will go and for how long.

I went to subway about 5 months out... I ordered a turkey and cheese flat bread. I asked them to cut it in half

( they don't cut that for some reason )

and I was only able to eat the half. Taking my time too. I just can't eat bread.... which for me is a GOOD thing!!

I had a flatbread sandwich at subway last week too. I wasn't even able to come near getting half of it down.

Mac

I agree with Burnout- you are very knowledgeable and I have gained a lot from your posts.Thanks !

Well, if you are 6', I bet your stomach ends up bigger than mine. So maybe you'll be able to do it!

Though, I never could finish a 6" pre-op. I'd eat all the insides, most of the bread and then a cookie. I'd rather have the cookie than all that bread! :drool5:

So Mac,are you still going to do the pictures?

I know at 3 1/2 months out, there is no way I could eat 1/4 of a 6" subway sandwich with bread. I can eat a piece of deli ham wrapped around a piece of string cheese.

I can eat the middle of an enchilada, no shell. I tell them to make it with the chicken, the sour cream and the guac. with a little bit of sauce and cheese on top. It depends on the amount of chicken they give me, but I can usually eat all of that.

Something like steak, I can eat about 5 bites if I chew it really well and cut it up very tiny.

Thanks for the imput girls...and mac.... thankyou so much. its hard when you guys talk about size in oz as i just have NO idea about the oz. or the cans of chicken salad??? we dont have them here in Aus. I bought these little plates that are actually tart shells (about the size of your palm with the fluted edge) i tryed eating from a bread and butter plate, but found myself overloading it. at least with a smaller plate the chance of overload is going to be less! again girls...its just a bouncing point!

Thanks again Mac. i look fwd to seeing the pic

I have a digital kitchen scale that measures in both ounces and grams. You just push a button to switch between the two. I'll be you could find one there and then you could see what 2 oz of meat looks like, if all of your meal suggestions are in English/American measurements...also, check here for a conversion chart from English/American system to Metric: Conversion Chart

YOu'll see 1 Tablespoon equals 15 ml...1 oz Fluid equals 30 ml...etc. Good luck!

But it's not 2 oz. by weight. It's two oz. by volume. That's 1/8 of a cup, if you need a visual, btw.

I am trying to get some variety for my pictures. I'll do a bunch of stuff tomorrow, whether I eat them or not and then make an album.

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Thanks AF. I had already forgotten about this. Blame the brain-fog. :confused1:

LOL please don't tell me "brain fog" is part of post op too!