I aM confused my doctor said he uses a 40 on all patience. I've had my surgery but was talking to my friend who had hers done a year ago and she is eating 4oz per serving. I'm freaked out because she doesnt know her size and my doctor said I would be able to eat 1/3cup at first and it can stretch up to 4 cups. Now 4 cups per serving is a lot to me.

I just don't know if eating 4 oz is enough for your body??? I'm confused and not wanting to eat like a bird forever. Yes portion control and better choices was what I signed up for.

I have a 32 bougie. Sorry don't know what it means.

4 CUPS? something isn't right. Possibly you misunderstood?

I'll have to ask him at my next appointment. My husband even heard what he said. 4 cups per serving. Either way I wanted to know how a 32 size differs from 40???

Yea sounds like a misunderstanding there. Preop your stomach holds 1.5 liters of food, after it will hold 4 oz...not 4 cups

My new tummy was sized over a 40 bougie, It really depends on the surgeons technique. As for four cups, it depend on 4 cups of what. You will never be able to eat 4 cups of solid Protein, such as beef, pork, chicken, or fish. But you probably will be able to eat 4 cups of popcorn.

I'm almost a year out. For Breakfast, I had 1 cup of greek yogurt, mixed with 1/3 cup berries and on the side I had oatmeal (1/4 cup oatmeal cooked in 1/2 cup water). I was full and it took be about 30 minutes to eat. For lunch I had chicken salad (3 oz. chicken breast, 1/3 small apple, 2 T. dried cranberries, 1 tsp. walnuts, 2 T. lite mayo and a small handful of spinach) with about 10 whole grain wheat thin crackers. For a snack this afternoon I had 1 oz. of pretzels. For dinner I plan to have 3 oz. of shrimp with 1/4 cup cocktail sauce and another handful of spinach. For a late night snack, I will have a couple of cups of popcorn and a small orange.

Lynda

Let's see if this works. I'm not computer savvy so I don't know how to link this but you should be able to copy and paste it and you will see a picture showing the difference in bougie sizes. Not much of a difference at all.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carmelita/blog/2011/03/31/-2/

If someone else knows how to link this please feel free to do it. Thanks.

As for eating 4 cups of food at a time, it would depend on what you are eating. I could probably eat 4 cups of popcorn if I wanted to but I couldn't imagine eating 4 cups of any Protein.

Looks like it links automatically!

Does anyone know what size bougie Dr. Kelly uses i never thought to ask him?

I just had it done April 9 with Dr. Kelly. I believe he told me a 36 was the size he used.