Question About Restriction

[shelleyrn22 78]

As the days go by I'm beginning to wonder if my dr even did a sleeve on me. Today is day #11 and I can hardly tell any restriction the last 2 days. Have I screwed up & stretched it already??? :'(

[kiki19 16]

I think it takes a little while to start feeling the real restriction. As long as you are consuming mostly liquids and really soft foods, you can take in way more...once you add meat to the mix, it seems you fill up quickly. I actually think you are not as sensitive nerve-wise and it takes a little while to start really feeling the restriction. I think that is the reason it is so important to follow your post-op diet...

[shelleyrn22 78]

I've followed it faithfully! I feel like a pig

[JDHenin 165]

Still on liquids? You WILL notice the restriction when you start solids.

[Puppies4us110 11]

I didn't feel restriction until solid foods. Tread lightly!!

[shelleyrn22 78]

I'm on puréed & mushies beginning today.

[kiki19 16]

I've followed it faithfully! I feel like a pig

I have felt like that a couple of times...it has gotten way better the last couple of weeks...In the beginning, it's like you are so consumed with what you can and can't have. As you go along, you learn what you can and can't eat...you quit trying things and really start using the sleeve to your benefit. I ate about 10 pita chips today...five of them had hummus, the other five were plain...I was so full I could barely move...But for Breakfast, I had about 1/4 cup of frittata, lunch was about 2 oz of chicken, and then I ate those pita chips...I most of the time eat five meals a day, but today, I have only eaten three times. Probably cause I ate five times yesterday...and I am just not that hungry today. So don't beat yourself up over it. I remember drinking 12 oz of Protein drink when I was doing liquids...my doctor said that was normal in the liquid stage. I did not gulp it down, but I don't remember savoring it for any great amount of time either...I don't think there is a lot of stretching going on in the first months anyway...I think that probably comes with overindulging over a period of time...

[kiki19 16]

KFC mashed potatoes and gravy was my go-to on mushies...I didn't really like Beans. I didn't have meat until week 5.

[shelleyrn22 78]

Thank you so much for your time in replying.. I'll be glad to get back to work tomorrow.

[Mr_Worm 129]

I'm on puréed & mushies beginning today.

Oh its a totally different when you get to solids. Liquids and soft things slide on through the sleeve. More solid foods stick around longer in the stomach. You're doing fine, just remember to be eating the healthy liquids and soft foods. No ice cream ..etc.