Ok so yesterday I was at home and became bored my son was with my mom. I attempted to eat a bite size pizza. With cheese an tomato sauce, it hurt really bad an now I'm afraid I have stretched my stomach but I feel fine today I'm just scared to eat. Or drink for that matter. It's only been a week it's a lesson learned I just had to try it out :-(

You haven't stretched your stomach, but I would encourage you to stay on the diet your doctor gave you. Your stomach is still healing and you could damage the staple line. Try to stay busy and resist the temptation and take this time to overcome the bad habits that got you to the point you needed the surgery. Trust me it will be worth it when you are dropping many pounds a week!! Good luck.

it's a lesson learned I just had to try it out :-(

georgia728

first off, you didn't stretch your stomach at all, really.

According to my NUT, you really can't stretch your stomach except if you are constantly grazing all day long, all the time.

This is according to my NUTconcerning stretching the sleeve, would like to hear different comments from my fellow sleevers. Do you kindof agree or what?

Most of us we all fall, or slip alittle off the wagon at sometime. We're only human, most of us Don't beat yourself up over it. Get back to doing what you were doing.

Boredom is bad for people, its easy to grab a handfull - which turns into many handfulls of food. This is what i used to do. Its hard not to eat in front of the tv without eating.

but since we have a great new future - we need to either stay busy, or learn to just not want those Snacks - i am trying to do both.

BTW - next time you grab for something you shouldn't, or don't want to eat, literally "slap" your hand. The pain alone will make you stop reaching for that whatever...............

good luck

kathy

I'm almost 8 weeks out and I ate a lot of really fattening icecream. I'm still not sure why I did it because I have been doing great with weight loss. I have lost like 62 lbs since surgery. The guilt I had was horrible. But with others help to tell me that I'm only human and just to get back on the wagon. I was down 2 lbs the next day. Maybe it was the protein in the icecream lol!

I have not had mine yet, I am going July 19th. But yes, my worst fear would be tearing the cut line. I am pretty sure I am scared enough to stay on the diet but I am sure it is hard.. I am struggling now with eating this and that for the last time.. i dont want to gain 20 pounds before my surgery..haha

I had a cheese steak for dinner ,i said, oh how im gonna miss this.. its my last one. But I can feel the mental changes already - not so much pleasure now that the reality of what foods like that have done to me and my weakness when it comes to night time binges.

So yeah, dont beat yourself up, but keep in mind that you dont want to hurt yourself either.

much love

Vicky

next time, make a better decision!! And perhaps think of some other things you can do when boredom, stress or other situations arise... Don't feel too bad... get back on your plan...

Just remind yourself how sad you will be if you cause a leak at your staple line. NO BUENO! Then they will have to go back in. Give you new inscions to fix the damage or worse you could rupture your banana size stomach. Think of the pain and unnecessary complication you are causing yourself.

I'm sorry to be so blunt but that's what keeps me in check. I was afraid of dying going into surgery and I'm still afraid of doing something wrong post-op!

Super Tight Hugs!!

I like the hand slap idea! You're in the most critical stage, healing that sleeve. Even though you may feel fine today, you can't do that to yourself. Your stomach is still numb, so it can't tell you Ow, that hurts! Give it time to heal so that you will be ready when it's time for solids. Right now the sleeve is working on healing itself and making it work extra hard while healing is not nice to your new sleeve.

Good luck, and get back on your doctor's recommended plan asap.

Thanks everyone for all the advice the slap on the hand worked today while getting my son food in the grocery store. Straight an narrow it is no more crazy stuff for me. Thanks for all your support

Take it one day at a time...thank the Lord for brand new days and brand new mercy Start over today!!!

What is a bite size pizza?!?!?

It can fit in palm

take it one day at a time if you get tempted drink a protein shake or water or go walking because at the end of the day that pizza or whatever you intake that's fattening is soooooo not worth it trust me iknow this lol I've been walking miles every day losing .5 I'm so strict on snacking because iknow if idid snack igotta work so much harder so just try your best set small goals for yourself you can do this best of luck<3

There are 3 in the pack there really small but it was still bad for me

how long have you been post op?

There is a lot of controversy over whether or not we can stretch our sleeve. My surgeon's office says that we can stretch our sleeves and have people coming back in to have the stapleline redone closer for better restriction because they stretched their sleeves. They say that where the stapleline is, there is some fundus that is the stretchy part of the surgery that stretches. They also use the fundus in the RnY procedure which explains why they can stretch their pouches. Anyhoo, I really don't want to find out so I try to under eat my sleeve. Doesn't always work though.