Now that I have my sleeve, I guess I won't be able to do a foody trip around Europe like I've always wanted.

Au contraire, mon frere!!! Wait until you have lost all the weight you want to lose and are well on your way in maintenance. Your capacity will have increased a bit at this point, so you have to be careful, but you CAN enjoy "normal" meals. Just much smaller. I've had some very delicious food recently, and had to give half of it to my husband, but that works out (he's skinny already;) ) You can INDEED enjoy a food trip. It will just take you longer.

Don't they server much smaller portions out there anyway? (depending on the country...)

People have linked true food enjoyment with pigging out and stuffing the stomach to bursting. With the sleeve you realize that food is even more enjoyable in smaller amounts with a varied selection.

Small portions in Europe? You must be joking!! Canapés and tapas are the way forward for dining with a sleeve.

That's a very good point, I honestly never thought of that! It's more for the taste then to over eat! Thank you!!!!! I guess I must now begin to save for my trip !

Well, then you share with your food buddy! HE can get fat while you keep losing.

That's a very good point, I honestly never thought of that! It's more for the taste then to over eat! Thank you!!!!! I guess I must now begin to save for my trip !

YAAAYYY!!! (clap clap clap)

Now that I have my sleeve, I guess I won't be able to do a foody trip around Europe like I've always wanted.

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Very shortly after WLS - One lady on the board, blogged weekly about her excursions, vacation throughout europe with her DH

really, it was amazing - she was out of the country for one year, country to country, eating properly all over the world!!!! - OMG - didn't gain weight, lost about 100 lbs to goal!!!

More power to her

Ya, I used to make fun of those tiny, ultra-expensive portions the big chefs on the Food Channel dished up. Now they look about right. I guess I'm getting classy.