I actually have a few questions... I am 3 weeks out and just getting to start the pureed stage. I have cheated a little and had some spaghetti... My question is, I dont know if im eating too much. Like, I eat I guess between 8-12 bites. Most times it doesnt even look like ive ate anything out of my bowl. I have never thrown up from over eating but sometimes I feel uncomfortable for just a few minutes afterward. I dont know, im scared of stretching my sleeve out and like, how long is your stomach healing? I dont want to over do anything I was just absolutely sick of soups and what not. I guess I am just really scared of messing my new stomach up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

It takes about 6 weeks or so for things to heal up.

What I do is measure everything putting only the 2 or 4 ounces on my plate - and then eat with a baby spoon so that I don't eat too fast. This way I know how much I am eating so I can journal it (my dietician wants me to journal daily). I eat until I feel full (most of the time that means I eat until I belch, but tonight it was until I got a tight feeling). If I haven't eaten my entire portion, then I put it in the fridge until my next meal time. I have found some 1/2 cup containers that for storage, as well as some 1ounce and 2 ounce containers too (those are "baby food dishes" - but they don't look like they are for babies - just the outer packaging was). It really helps.

I agree with Nancy - I had to measure everything for the first 3 months. If I tried to eyeball it, I would eat too much and be very uncomfortable. I bought some 1/2 cup tupperware storage cups and would fill the halfway to equal 1/4 cup of food. It looks like nothing, but that is what your sleeve can comfortably handle right now.

Cool thing about tupperware is that I could fill a few of them up and then store them for later, put them in my purse, etc. I alsways had a "legal" snack with me wherever I went.

I am just over two weeks out and I have the same issues. I really don't want to measure everything and eat with a baby spoon unless I absolutely have to. I would rather be able to just tell when enough is enough. So, we will see.

I actually have a few questions... I am 3 weeks out and just getting to start the pureed stage. I have cheated a little and had some spaghetti... My question is, I dont know if im eating too much. Like, I eat I guess between 8-12 bites. Most times it doesnt even look like ive ate anything out of my bowl. I have never thrown up from over eating but sometimes I feel uncomfortable for just a few minutes afterward. I dont know, im scared of stretching my sleeve out and like, how long is your stomach healing? I dont want to over do anything I was just absolutely sick of soups and what not. I guess I am just really scared of messing my new stomach up. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I have never felt full or had pain from eating (3wks out now). I am really careful to keep to my 2 oz of food. I bought some demitasse spoons instead of baby spoons, they look slightly more adult. My problem is that I drink too fast. Before surgery I would drink 4 liters of soda a day. I live in Las Vegas, so hydration in the summer is critical. Any suggestions to slow down the drinking? I try to think sip, sip, sip and I only use a little juice glass, but before I know it my 4 ounces is gone in 5 minutes.

What some people do is use a "sippy cup" until they can learn to sip their drinks slowly.