Those that are 8 months or more post op how are you feeling are you eating more drinking more daily do you feel like your stomach has stretched or not?? Please share

Yes, I am eating and drinking more. It's easier to drink now and I have an appetite. I can eat small portions more often. I don't believe that my stomach is stretched. I think that I have head hunger and I mistake thirst for hunger. So I'm working on it. I'm in maintenance now and loving it.

Yes' date=' I am eating and drinking more. It's easier to drink now and I have an appetite. I can eat small portions more often. I don't believe that my stomach is stretched. I think that I have head hunger and I mistake thirst for hunger. So I'm working on it. I'm in maintenance now and loving it. [/quote']

Are you still losing weight? And how many calories are you eating now a day? oh and how far out post op are you?

I'm not even 5 months post op, but last week I ate an entire slice of pizza (granted, this was "designer pizza" about half the size of a Dominos or Papa Johns slice and without the crust) and freaked myself out. I can count on one hand the number of times I've had a bread product since surgery, but it was enough to scare me away from unhealthy foods again. With a dense Protein like steak I can still only eat 1.5-2 oz at a time, but simple carbs like bread, crackers or pizza dough go down much easier. Lesson learned.

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I have really slowed down to a crawl in losing weight and am eating between 1200 to 1500 calories a day. I am about 11 months post op. I have a bounce of about 4 lbs from 146 to 150 lbs. I have learned to drink a diet green tea to aleviate fluid retention and it works. Trying to control my mindless eating and learning coping skills to not eat out of boredom, stresses, or the fact it's time to eat. Lots of hard work to do still.

Are you still losing weight? And how many calories are you eating now a day? oh and how far out post op are you?

I am 8 1/2 months out and I still cannot hardly get in 1,000 calories a day. I do not have a huge appetite and still can't eat that much. I don't think my stomach has stretched because I don' overeat. I still have a rtd protein drink once a day usually in the afternoon. I do not eat hardly any carbs. i don't want bread, rice, or pasta anymore at all. Although I am at my doctor's goal for me, I still would like to lose about 6 more pounds. Later this month I will see my NUT and have her layout a maintenance plan for me for calories and carbs so I can maintain and stop losing.

Thanks for the feed back ladies