I'm beginning to notice at 6 weeks out I am able too consume a bit more food. Yesterday I managed half a can of tuna in one sitting and finished the rest off an hour and a half later.

Today I was able to consume half a piece of toast with jam. I'm not told to measure my food in ounces, however I am told to just use small plates to eat my food in. I'm not sure if half a piece of toast is a lot or not- I mean it doesn't seem like a whole lot really.

I am about six weeks out and I have noticed the same thing. I had a check up yesterday. My doctor said that once the swelling goes down, you can eat more. He reminded me I have to make good choices about what I am eating. The sleeve is a tool. It is a reminder to me that I still need to track calories and measure food while I am in the losing stage. I don't want to get in the bad habit of eating more just because I can.

I haven't gotten there yet but I was told the same thing by the doc and his groups. We have to attend them after and they're weekly. One of his ideas is "fill your pouch with the most nutritious items you can most of the time" So good luck!!! You can do this!

thanks for the feedback. I'm definitely tracking calories every day but sometimes I can get a little obsessed with it. I average around 500-800 calories and my main diet consists of raw vegetables, tuna, fish and if I have toast I have a small amount of whole grain brown bread and low fat cheese or jam as my 'treat' lol. I've had toast twice since surgery. I do feel I make very healthy choices and it's also easier to make these choices but at times, I have to watch I don't eat too many sweet low fat things like mousses as they will make me crave more so I try to limit that.

I think as time goes on it becomes easier to eat the wrong types of food and that's why it's a great thing to make the changes to our diets now.

I found eating a low fat chocolate mousse gives me a flavor for chocolate so I eat maybe one once or twice a week. Mostly I will have a smooth yogurt to get in my calcium and soya or skimmed milk. Chicken and other meats can be heavy on me but I'm loving tuna and avocados are my favorite. They are around 300 calories each so I have half of one when I have a taste for it. I'm really enjoying eating these healthy foods and my body is thanking me for it. This is the best thing I've ever done for myself.

12 weeks out from my op.

Slowly I am "trying" some of the food my bad eating habits.

So stupid...

I need to make a post of this.

After 6-7 weeks I was suprised, that I could eat some more.

The other day I tried to eat chips, candy, Ice cream

- It was just like i wanted to sabotage or just wanted to feel some kind of freedom .

Lucky for me, I was not able to get much down.

This is a great tool. And I will still work on my emotional eating habits

@FiloSophia, I had the same feeling. I felt like I had to have some carby foods just to tell my brain that I am not completely deprived from the things that "I will never be able to eat again."

And I did, and I can eat those things, if I choose to. And I paid the price and felt like crap from it. But I ate the cookie. And I move forward. I know now that I can eat the same crap as before and while I will not eat the whole bag of Cookies, I CAN eat 1 if I truly want. I don't feel so deprived anymore. I don't feel so restricted from the foods I "love" (I say that loosely as I my tastes are changing - who knew soy was actually good). I just know now that there are better choices to make for my life. And now I don't feel so defeated from my slip.

One thing I am dealing with is reading the posts where people say they can't eat more then 2 tablespoons and they are full to the max and I feel like I am eating more like 6-8 ounces. I feel like the doc made my sleeve too big and I eat too much. Then I look at the amount of time I am no longer spending in the kitchen grazing all day long. And I look at the weight lost so far. I look at how much I truly am eating in comparison to this time last year. It is a blessing in disguise. It is all relative. I may be able to eat 6 ounces comfortably, but I can never eat the whole bag of cookies again!

Thank you, curtsj01!

Exactly. A good way to decribe it.

I can already choose to eat those things so early on.

I have to move forward too. Find out the best way to react and choose. Now I can choose - it was difficult for me before. And I do not have the big cravings yet. I know they will come in a year or two. There is such a huge difference between eating the whole ba or just one cookie. It is easier to accept our slips, when we know, thay are in such smaller amount or volume. I have to look and think about my eating.

I weighed myself yesterday and was so suprised that I have lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks, beginning to eat crappy food. I need to be aware.

Like you, I can eat more than a few tablespoons. 6 ounzes - can do.

Maybe more.

But no matter what - I will never be able to eat the same amount. You are so right.

And I still loose weight - maybe not as fast as others. I do not know.

It would be OK with my just to loose 20 pounds more. So everything will be alright.

We are all different - maybe it is our reaction to the feeling of being full. We need more pressure on our pouch to feel full, than some others.

I do not know.

This sleeve is a blessing. I will try not to be too afraid of a little unhealthy food here and there. Thanks again

@FiloSophia, I had the same feeling. I felt like I had to have some carby foods just to tell my brain that I am not completely deprived from the things that "I will never be able to eat again."

And I did, and I can eat those things, if I choose to. And I paid the price and felt like crap from it. But I ate the cookie. And I move forward. I know now that I can eat the same crap as before and while I will not eat the whole bag of Cookies, I CAN eat 1 if I truly want. I don't feel so deprived anymore. I don't feel so restricted from the foods I "love" (I say that loosely as I my tastes are changing - who knew soy was actually good). I just know now that there are better choices to make for my life. And now I don't feel so defeated from my slip.

One thing I am dealing with is reading the posts where people say they can't eat more then 2 tablespoons and they are full to the max and I feel like I am eating more like 6-8 ounces. I feel like the doc made my sleeve too big and I eat too much. Then I look at the amount of time I am no longer spending in the kitchen grazing all day long. And I look at the weight lost so far. I look at how much I truly am eating in comparison to this time last year. It is a blessing in disguise. It is all relative. I may be able to eat 6 ounces comfortably, but I can never eat the whole bag of cookies again!

I've been at goal since the first week of this past Nov. I am slowly but surely realizing they were right at the seminar before surgery. This is NOT a diet, it is a way of life.

At 8.5 months out, I have a lot of restriction, I can eat a half cup of food; not quite two eggs or 2 oz of Protein along with a few bites of a veggie and maybe an eighth cup of cottage cheese. I love this tool.

The hardest thing for me is realizing that I can share a slice of pumpkin bread at Star Bucks with my husband without guilt. I can and I MUST eat off and on during the day to keep from losing more weight. I am very aware of everything I put in my mouth. Not junk like Twinkies and Ding Dongs, milk shakes or ice cream. I didn't do anything like that before surgery, but I am currently addicted to Natural Peanut Butter and graham crackers.

Maintence has been the tricky part to me, nobody said it could be hard to stop losing. Anyway, my point is, I had a aww haaa moment when I figured out, this is how naturally thin people eat....they have a small piece of cake, or have a couple of Snacks in the afternoons without guilt. They order what they want, eat a smaller amount than WE sleevers use to eat, about what we can eat now probably.....and don't give it a second thought. I have a friend who has always been thin. She has NEVER been on a diet, eats anything she wants and never thinks about it. She does not ever overeat, ever! I am learning to feel this way and think this way.....I barely eat anything it seems. I look back at what I use to eat and I eat like a bird now.

I look at what other people order, what two people at one table will order and am in shock!!!! Hey y'all....that use to be us!!

You can totally eat too much eventually! DougNichols posted about running into a 4-yr sleever who was still overweight and just ate around her sleeve. I'm on vacation now and have been consuming a ton of calories, too! You can't down an entire cheeseburger or a burrito or something, but if you eat frequently, eat high-calorie items, and drink sugary drinks and are sedentary, you could easily gain weight. I probably had like 3000 calories yesterday....I'm not stressing because I also walked 10 miles and was active otherwise (swimming, etc), but if I was sedentary, this would definitely translate into weight gain.