Am I eating too much

tia_1417 · June 15, 2010

:confused1::confused1: Am I eating too much????

B - 12 oz of coffee w/scoop of Protein

slice of bread w/peanut butter

S - 1/2 of grapefruit

L- small side salad about 1 1/2 cup of lettuce - I wasnt able to finish it all (almost)

I was three months out on 3/11. Did my stomach stretch out of place already? If so is it possible to have a sleeve revision to a smaller pouch?

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Tiffykins · June 15, 2010

Your stomach has not stretched. You're eating slider foods so more is going to go in there. The denser the food the less you'll be able to consume.

Your stomach has relaxed, all of the swelling has pretty much subsided and if you're 6 months out, you'll be able to eat more than you could at 2-3 months out.

I can still only eat 4-5oz of meats, but can at an entire cup/8oz of mushy slider foods. Fruits, veggies especially lettuce are all sliders. If you'll eat meat, or a Protein dense food source before the other stuff, you'll notice that you can not eat as much.

Breads, rice, Pasta, potatoes, veggies, and fruits are all sliders for me, and that maybe the case with you as well. It doesn't sound like your eating too much, maybe too many sliders, but quantity wise it's not too much. If you're in your losing stage still, I would go back to the basics, and stick with the Protein first rule.

cwalker · June 15, 2010

Did your salad have any Protein in it? It sounds like you're not getting enough protein dense meals to me. I was told we could eat lettuce but spinach leaves were better for us and to concentrate on protein, then vegetables,fruit and lastly bread.Do you belong to www.myfitnesspal.com it really helps to track what your daily totals are. Good Luck!!:confused1:

ouroborous · June 15, 2010

I second what Tiffykins wrote (as always!)

Slider foods I can consume with almost no feeling of restriction whatsoever. Solid foods, on the other hand... my girlfriend and I went out for dinner at a local Mexican joint, and we split three tacos. I was able to eat 1/2 of one taco and a couple of tablespoons of black Beans and rice, over about 45 minutes. And I was STUFFED.

Moral of the story: the density and consistency of the food make a HUGE difference.