Had my surgery Feb. 8th, and most days I feel good about it, today - not so much. I am down 52 lbs. so I am happy about that but I am having a hard time eating. I don't know if it is just that I am having a hard time accepting just how little I can actually eat, or if I am not able to eat as much as most. It feels like I was eating more a month ago than I am able to now. I also have never gone a more than a week without getting sick after I eat. Sometimes I can eat the same thing I ate before with no problem and this time there is a problem. I can't seem to figure it out. Has anyone else had this problem at almost 4 months out? Is it still a process that will change more? I thought by now I would be able to eat a little bit, and enjoy that and be satisfied. Now I feel somewhat hungry and go to eat and feel frustrated because I just know I can't eat what is in front of me - no matter what it is. The protein drinks are saving me...

Thanks for your input

Diane

I can eat 2 rashers of grilled back bacon, a bite of sausage and 1 fried egg for a brunch now. I can eat 2 slices of bread with minimal topping in one go but it's pushing it. I can eat 600ml of french onion soup over 30 minutes, or a whole grilled chicken breast with chilli sauce and salad. I fill up quickly and stay full for maybe 4 hours if I have eaten a protein meal, only 2.5 hours if it a carb meal. I tend to follow an Atkins type regime as this works best for me. I am happy with where I am now, if we go out for a long leisurely lunch I can eat more as there are long pauses between the courses and wine relaxes your stomach. I am a year out from surgery and I still feel the restriction but it's not in a bad way, I don't get sick, I just can't eat any more. I do find if I get too hungry I eat too fast and that does tend to make me cough which I didn't do pre surgery.

Im on my 12th day out from the surgery, so yes, I'm in the healing stage. That is why I mentioned the creme soup. It is difficult to just drink 2 oz of that every 10/15 min. I am beginning to feel very hungry. especially now that I have begun phase 2. I have never seen the brown cow brand of greek yogurt in our wallmart stores in Fl.

The Dannon Greek Yogurt is also very good!

What do you add to your chicken and tuna salads? I thought of adding sour creme? or maybe unflavored yogurt, then again the low fat mayo would probably be more to my liking. Do you add veggies to it..like onion, pickles, eggs?

For egg tuna or chicken salad, I use

Miracle Whip Light and a tiny bit of mustard. You can put eggs in with the chicken salad if you want, but unless you're cleared for solids, I wouldn't put onion or pickles in there yet.

It really doesn't matter which brand

of Greek yogurt you buy. I just like

to buy the plain and add stevia to it cause it's lower in carbs.

Oregondaisy..your a wealth of information and I thank you . So nice to have people to speak with that are way further ahead on this journey.

Thank you all your posts I feel the same way. I am getting afraid of eating.

You're welcome! I am glad to help!

I use stevia because it's more natural than any other artificial sweetner. Some people don't have a problem

with Splenda, but it gives me horrible gas.

Edited May 31, 201016 yr by Oregondaisy