I am 4 months out and doing great, but with recovery I notice my capacity for food seems to "grow and grow". I know that this is reasonably the result of the healing process, and that my stomach isn't simply stretching out.

My question for people who have had VSG a year+: When did you feel like your stomach stopped accommodating more and more food?

I do realize that in reality the volume of my stomach is miniscule compared to what I used to eat, but a month ago I could just get through 2 eggs in the morning...now I find myself having room for a piece of toast as well.

I'd hope there is a point where it seems to just stay the same, and I can reasonably get through say...8 ounces of food give or take. Right now I am getting through an average of 6 ounces per "meal", and I am not losing, but I am stable (which is fine, because I am at a healthy BMI now).

I'd love some feedback, as it's hard not to be at least a little worried!

I have a personal trainer 2x a week and I am fairly responsible with my food choices as well, but if my stomach grows and grows I'm going to have to modify my diet to maintain a healthy weight, which I know is part of being healthy regardless of surgery.

What capacity did your stomach seem to stabilize to? How long did it take to reach that point?

This is an excellent topic! I hope more long-timers chime in! I wonder how much the bougie size really affects the ultimate size it ends up being? And I agree in variances. If I don't eat much of a breakfast, I seem to be able to eat a bit more at lunch then in a normal sitting. If I eat a breakfast and then a lunch, it seems to be about the same each time. I am not able to eat much at all still at 6 months post op but definitely quite a bit more than I could at say 2-3 months post op. I would say about 2-3 ounces of protein and that's about it. Slider foods are way easier to eat already at 6 months post op and there is very little restriction in those! Especially Wheat Thin crackers, my evil nemesis! I have to only buy a tiny box because if I buy the full size box----I'm afraid of what I would do to it!

It’s been a bit over 2 years for me. I lost 85 – 90 lbs and stay at that level. I’m hungry most of the time and snack too often. But I exercise every weekday for ~ 1 hour and now that my energy is back – I work out in the yard a lot (and actually like it).

My big thing is that at one sitting – I can only eat a small amount, depending on what it is – I eat slow and wait awhile and eat more. Fun how things have changed. I always eat too fast – as my wife always told me, and had to have my food every hot. Now – she always finishes first and by the end bits – my food is cold.

There is nothing I cannot eat – but like I said – some things more than others. I love chicken wing – but still – after one may be two little ones – I’m full.

When I eat too much , my nose gets stuffed up – without fail. Another thing I noticed, it took me a good year before I could belch again – which really helps to settle my little stomach down and make room for more.

I love this thread. It makes me feel normal when I read that there are others that eat carbs and don't get full. I have to stay away from them. It's like a drug once I start it's OVER!

I am at 8 months; sometimes I can eat more than other times - I eat what I want; but stop when I start to get the full feeling - it is my tool to keep me in line. I just went through some medical issues unrelated to the sleeve so it helped me over the slump hump I was at.

I we all listen to our bodies talk we can make it though and keep the weight off permantely.

Here's a typical day's food for me. I've been eating pretty much this amount everyday since my 1 year surgerversary. :-)