6 Wk Check Up And At Risk For Stretching My Sleeve

[lowe1961 45]

I went for my 6 week check up. And my doctor said that I need to stop eating before I get the feeling that I am full cant go any futher. He said to just stop before I get to that point. I have no idea how I am going to do that. Because I will be eating and all of a sudden It will just hit me. And I will feel stuffed. Any suggestions would be great. Dr said I will end up stretching my stomach if I dont stop this.

[Tryan 20]

I'm pretty new at this, only 3 weeks 2 days post op but I meazure my food. I always stay at 4 oz. I sometimes wonder if I am eating to much. Hopefully someone will read this and help us both out.

[Foxbins 625]

You must measure your food, and keep measuring until you reach goal. At six weeks post-op, I could eat about 2 oz of yogurt or cottage cheese, half a scrambled egg, 1 oz cheese. Eat a quarter cup and then stop. If you are still hungry, take a 20 minute walk and then come back and eat another tablespoon or two. You will soon learn that you don't need to eat until you're stuffed to feel satisfied. Learning that you can't eat the portions that you used to is really hard--even today at 20 months post-op I find myself putting too much on the plate if I'm not thinking about it. Old habits die hard.

[COnative 192]

From everything I read it sounds like you ae not eating slow enough. You probably feel you are but maybe try eating just a little slower. This is going to be a tough one for me because I usually just get the shovel out when I eat. But I hope your feeling fuller faster is just that easy- taking more time. All the best!

[slojo 150]

The eating slow thing is hard for me as well...

[skane10 64]

I'm nine weeks out and I still put a little too much on my plate even though people who are eating with me think I'm hardly eating. I eat until I'm just staring to felled a little full. If I then wait a few minutes, my tummy registers as completely full. This usually ends up being about a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food.

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[LaBelle509 326]

I always measure my food! I invested in a good scale that also tells me the caloric value. At three months out, I don't eat more than 4oz. There are times, depending of how dense the Protein is, I don't finish. I am desperately trying to teach myself not to eat until it hurts. I need to be content with the amount my body needs to be healthy. Not a bite more. That's how I got in trouble in the first place.

[gustavo52974 369]

I always measure my food! I invested in a good scale that also tells me the caloric value. At three months out, I don't eat more than 4oz. There are times, depending of how dense the Protein is, I don't finish. I am desperately trying to teach myself not to eat until it hurts. I need to be content with the amount my body needs to be healthy. Not a bite more. That's how I got in trouble in the first place.

That sounds like a great scale! What kind/brand is it?

Oh yeah, I also have this problem. The "fullness" feeling is so sudden. And I have a problem eating slowly too, especially if I'm eating by myself and I'm in a rush. I simply HAVE to change this.

But I find that if I eat with other people, I enjoy frustrating them by eating in slow motion and eating only a tiny portion. I love watching the dawning shock on their faces. But I'm snarky and self-centered.

[LaBelle509 326]

That sounds like a great scale! What kind/brand is it?

Oh yeah, I also have this problem. The "fullness" feeling is so sudden. And I have a problem eating slowly too, especially if I'm eating by myself and I'm in a rush. I simply HAVE to change this.

But I find that if I eat with other people, I enjoy frustrating them by eating in slow motion and eating only a tiny portion. I love watching the dawning shock on their faces. But I'm snarky and self-centered.

Biggest Loser ( got it at Walmart) it is fantastic. I am sure I can eat more. But I don't want to continue the vicious cycle of eating until " passing out" so I cap myself at the 6weeks food limit on my NUT list. I eat my Protein first and then my veggies( usually spinach or green beans).

and yes I eat soooo slooow it drives my friends insane

[lowe1961 45]

Thank you everyone for your comments. I am going to try to slow down and start to weigh my food. I think this will help.

[sassypants 673]

i eat using a teaspoon so its smaller mouthfuls to stat with and chew the crap out of it because I puked a lot I still can’t eat 4oz in one go so I do 4 teaspoons in a 20 min or so sitting and stop.

They know can’t eat 4oz of food in a sitting so just from me not trying this much food any more and knowing I can do 1-1 ½ oz at a time I got it down where i know exactly how much I can eat in one go with no puke from it being too much/too fast/not chewed enough.

[CandiKiss 15]

I was sleeved on Aug 17th and now on puree foods. I measure everything 1/4-1/2 cup of canned tuna or chicken etc..But I eat until I burp. That's let me know to wrap it up! LOL..then I just finish the rest at my next time to eat.