At 8 Months Out I Ate...

[LoserMama 37]

I don't get it. I keep seeing people who are 4,6 or 8 months out who can barely eat 4 bites.

while my ability to eat has definitely gone down (from 4 pieces of pizza or 4 tacos to 1) I don't find myself only able to eat like 4 bites.

How are these people able to get in enough protein/calories to sustain life? Granted I am only allowed to eat 3 meals a day NO Snacks, so maybe I have to eat more at each sitting. I guess if I was eating 5-6 times a day a smaller amount would satisy me.

I feel like maybe something is wrong with me or my sleeve and I will not succeed because I am eating so much.

For Breakfast I had 2 egg whites, 1 slice bacon and 8oz milk. lunch or dinner usually is about 3-4oz meat and then 1/2 cup of veggies or 1 cup salad. I will admit that I cheat on my doctors plan and have a 100 calorie "dessert" every night.

I am almost 3 months out.

I am with you on this. I'm not a 4 bite eater either. And i'm not even two months out. But I figure, I am eating a LOT less than I used to, and typically eating less than 800 calories day, so crap, that's huge. Before I was probably regularly eating 2500-3500 calories a day, if i wasn't attempting a diet of some kind. I just am scared that my volume will grow to be enough that i don't feel restriction until I've overeaten, at some point. I will say, however, if I stick to dense animal Protein, i do feel restriction a LOT faster, so i guess that must be key for me. I can eat about 4 oz of chicken breast and maybe a couple of bites of other things, and then I am done.

I'm thrilled though that so many of you can do so! That is awesome!

my bougie size was 34f, which isn't too large, so I don't understand all the differences, particularly when they show you the tubes and the difference between them, its SOOO marginal. Maybe the fact that some are taller there is some truth to that...Debi are you taller? I'm 5'7" so not super tall,but it make stomach a bit longer?

[lsereno 2,525]

It's nopt just the bougie size, but also the technique (what angle was used, how close did the surgeon staple) and how long your stomach is. My Dr. used a 40. At 8.5 months, I can eat 3 oz. of Protein, some veggies, and a little starch. My weight loss has slowed due to snacking and the fact that I added drinking back in, not because I can over eat at meals.

I am happy with my sleeve and wanted to be able to eat three small meals per day and get my required nutrients. I'm there.

Lynda

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I know and here i am going into my 3rd year and can bearly finish a kids hormel completes dinner. . . or a whole lean cuisine. It was too funny, I went for breakfast with my daughter on saturday to IHOP and just wanted something "small" (yeah right) so I ordered from the fit and healthy menu. . .1 omelette and fruit. . less then 400 calories. . should be good huh? Surrrreeee, here it came and looked like they had put 4 eggs into the omelet. . . of course I only could eat 1/4 of that and some of the fruit. . . poor waiter thought I hated the food. . . it was too funny. . . . .

Haha, so true! I can't believe that it seems NO ONE makes an omelet with less than 3 eggs these days. I can eat 2, but not 3!

[doggz109 41]

I don't get it. I keep seeing people who are 4,6 or 8 months out who can barely eat 4 bites.

while my ability to eat has definitely gone down (from 4 pieces of pizza or 4 tacos to 1) I don't find myself only able to eat like 4 bites.

How are these people able to get in enough protein/calories to sustain life? Granted I am only allowed to eat 3 meals a day NO Snacks, so maybe I have to eat more at each sitting. I guess if I was eating 5-6 times a day a smaller amount would satisy me.

I feel like maybe something is wrong with me or my sleeve and I will not succeed because I am eating so much.

For breakfast I had 2 egg whites, 1 slice bacon and 8oz milk. lunch or dinner usually is about 3-4oz meat and then 1/2 cup of veggies or 1 cup salad. I will admit that I cheat on my doctors plan and have a 100 calorie "dessert" every night.

I am almost 3 months out.

You should not be drinking with meals for one thing. Drop the milk from breakfast. No drinking for 30-45 mins MINIMUM after eating.

[FishingNurse 1,211]

I don't get it. I keep seeing people who are 4,6 or 8 months out who can barely eat 4 bites.

while my ability to eat has definitely gone down (from 4 pieces of pizza or 4 tacos to 1) I don't find myself only able to eat like 4 bites.

How are these people able to get in enough protein/calories to sustain life? Granted I am only allowed to eat 3 meals a day NO Snacks, so maybe I have to eat more at each sitting. I guess if I was eating 5-6 times a day a smaller amount would satisy me.

I feel like maybe something is wrong with me or my sleeve and I will not succeed because I am eating so much.

For breakfast I had 2 egg whites, 1 slice bacon and 8oz milk. lunch or dinner usually is about 3-4oz meat and then 1/2 cup of veggies or 1 cup salad. I will admit that I cheat on my doctors plan and have a 100 calorie "dessert" every night.

I am almost 3 months out.

I eat 1200-1500 cals a day and I am still losing 1 pound every 2 weeks-- totally fine with me! I think you are fine as well. Heres my day-- (and has been since 2 months out)

breakfast 1 cheese stick and a half an english muffin with Peanut Butter

snack large iced latte with 2% milk and vanilla syrup- not sugar free

lunch: 1/2- 3/4 cup of a steak burrito bowl with black Beans, rice, sour cream and hot salsa and like 5 chips

snack- 1/4 cup of nuts or so

Dinner: salad with cucumber/tomatoes/peppers (1/2 cup) and 3oz of chicken or fish.

I eat slowly and I have a few sips of my Water with meals.

[SHELLYROCKWELL 13]

I can only eat 1 egg and 1 slice of bacon, then stuffed. Iam 9 months post op.

[sleeve4086222015 27]

Oh my God, the meals are heavenly! I love beans/Mexican , and I love Mediterranean everything. Two cultural foods I can die for. I love Soul food, but since I grew up in the culture it's almost a sacrilege to not put a hammock in a pot of greens, Amen!

[JCP 619]

10 months out. I love my sleeve more than ever! I can pretty much eat normal food now (can't be real spicy, rich, dense, or greasy of course). I can eat one small chicken leg. Or cut a piece of my husband's steak off (4-5 small bites). I can have one small fajita taco. All of these were my favorites and are again only in much smaller portions. I never feel deprived or hungry. God bless my awesome surgeon!

Edited July 9, 2015 by JCP