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I'm confused...I have been reading that as a new sleever we will have restriction and will eventually can eat what we want. I'm almost 5 months out and still feel restriction but I wonder if our stomachs were made smaller, once the restriction part goes away aren't we still limited to food intake? And how are you able to get in 1800 calories in?

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I am 1yr out on the 19th. I still have the amount of food restrictions. i have to stop when I get full. 1800 calories is a lot for me. Don't worry things will get better.

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I am a year out and can get less than 1300 calories in, I still have restriction and I love it..... But I can also eat a lot more which really scares me. Sliders are the worst, I can eat a lot of them. I can gain weight if I'm not staying on my plan of Protein first, veggies, and little starches. I try to avoid the starches. You are doing just fine. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Work on eating only nutritious foods that are basically protein and veggies. :)

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I'm over a year out and still have restriction...and hope that I always do!! I can pretty much eat whatever I want but there are some types of foods I don't tolerate well and I make it a point not to ever push my sleeve....I have no desire to stretch it out. I LOVE the restriction!!!

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I'm new to this (just over a week), but I was under the impression that the restriction is forever, but the weight loss depends on what we eat and how much we move. Right?

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Just want to echo what the other vets (as you call us) have said. Over 18 months out and still have fabulous restriction. I just keep following the guidelines of eating my Protein first, then veggies, then starches.

Been at goal for 9 months down over 130 pounds since pre-op. It works if you work it.

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I will be at one year on January 11th. There is still restriction, but I think I can eat about 8 oz. (1 cup) at a time. Way less if it's very dense Protein. It's plenty for me.

I certainly do not eat 1800 calories. That is WAY too much for my 5'1" frame. I am still around 800 and will raise it maybe to 1000-1200 on maintenance. I will have to find that sweat spot where I can maintain.

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I am over 16 months out. I can eat pretty much anything in SMALL quantities. This means I can have a bite of some things without bothering me. I have restriction. There aren't any foods that I can't eat, but I do have foods that I tend to avoid because they can make me feel uncomfortable (breads do this).

I eat Protein first, so this makes it hard for me to eat too many calories. If I were to eat sliders and skip Protein, I could increase my calories.

I can't eat 1800 calories. I tend to eat around 800 to 900 calories in a day. I think the only way I could get 1800 calories in is to eat something that is liquid and high in calories like one of those eggnog shakes at McDonalds. It blows my mind that a medium is 600 plus calories. I have not tried to do this; I am just thinking of how I would be able to do it.

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I am over 16 months out. I can eat pretty much anything in SMALL quantities. This means I can have a bite of some things without bothering me. I have restriction. There aren't any foods that I can't eat, but I do have foods that I tend to avoid because they can make me feel uncomfortable (breads do this).

I eat Protein first, so this makes it hard for me to eat too many calories. If I were to eat sliders and skip Protein, I could increase my calories.

I can't eat 1800 calories. I tend to eat around 800 to 900 calories in a day. I think the only way I could get 1800 calories in is to eat something that is liquid and high in calories like one of those eggnog shakes at McDonalds. It blows my mind that a medium is 600 plus calories. I have not tried to do this; I am just thinking of how I would be able to do it.

This reminds me of last March. I was 4 months out and wanted to have a Shamrock shake so bad!! So I went to McDonald's and got one....brought it home....drank it in about 15 minutes and then proceeded to have an absolutely horrible episode of dumping!!!

Needless to say, I haven't even THOUGHT about a shake (or ice cream for that matter) since!!!

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I am over 16 months out. I can eat pretty much anything in SMALL quantities. This means I can have a bite of some things without bothering me. I have restriction. There aren't any foods that I can't eat' date=' but I do have foods that I tend to avoid because they can make me feel uncomfortable (breads do this).

I eat Protein first, so this makes it hard for me to eat too many calories. If I were to eat sliders and skip Protein, I could increase my calories.

I can't eat 1800 calories. I tend to eat around 800 to 900 calories in a day. I think the only way I could get 1800 calories in is to eat something that is liquid and high in calories like one of those eggnog shakes at McDonalds. It blows my mind that a medium is 600 plus calories. I have not tried to do this; I am just thinking of how I would be able to do it.[/quote']

I read a post that said we should work our way up to 1800-2000 calories a day by the time we reachable year. I thought that was a lot too but wasn't sure. I'm glad to hear that my food intake will still be minimized in contrast to pre surgery.

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