I am so worried!!! I am 6 1/2 months out and feel as if my sleeve is too big! I used to be able to get extremely full off of 1 ounce of nuts, and now I can eat 4 ounces of tuna! Is this normal?? Have I somehow ruined my sleeve??? Ahhhh please please please give me advice lol

Thanks!

After 6 months you are completely healed and your restriction is definately less then before. 6 months is when I noticed I could eat more too. 4oz of tuna.... Is that like a fillet or from a can?

Probably not. First of all, I feel like it depends a lot on what I eat. I can eat a bunch of one thing, and hardly any of another. I haven't really figured out what the difference is. Do you write everything down and count calories? I still stay under 1,000 a day, even though sometimes it feels like I'm eating a lot. Remember, it is quality and not quantity, and also, we need to be making good choices for the rest of our lives. I definitely eat more now than I did those first few weeks. I am losing slowly, but still losing, but I also have to exercise.

I am so worried!!! I am 6 1/2 months out and feel as if my sleeve is too big! I used to be able to get extremely full off of 1 ounce of nuts' date=' and now I can eat 4 ounces of tuna! Is this normal?? Have I somehow ruined my sleeve??? Ahhhh please please please give me advice lol

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My doc says fully healed the stomach will hold 4-6 oz....sounds normal. No one could live as restricted as early post surgery!

After 6 months you are completely healed and your restriction is definately less then before. 6 months is when I noticed I could eat more too. 4oz of tuna.... Is that like a fillet or from a can?

Sleeve of Steel, it is from one of those pouches that you find right next to the cans lol

Probably not. First of all, I feel like it depends a lot on what I eat. I can eat a bunch of one thing, and hardly any of another. I haven't really figured out what the difference is. Do you write everything down and count calories? I still stay under 1,000 a day, even though sometimes it feels like I'm eating a lot. Remember, it is quality and not quantity, and also, we need to be making good choices for the rest of our lives. I definitely eat more now than I did those first few weeks. I am losing slowly, but still losing, but I also have to exercise.

buffalogal, thanks for the response. It frightens me that now I'm eating closer to 800 calories a day. I only have 30 pounds until goal weight, but the less restriction thing has been playing games with me mentally and I all of a sudden have so much doubt on whether I will reach my goal weight or not.

I can do the same. As long as you eat within your guidelines and keep losing that's all that matters :-)

My doc says fully healed the stomach will hold 4-6 oz....sounds normal. No one could live as restricted as early post surgery!

Mastiff_mama, did your doc specify exactly when your stomach is fully healed?

It frightens me that now I'm eating closer to 800 calories a day.

Just as a reality check, you do realize how very little 800 calories a day is, right? You could probably double that and still lose weight. Granted, it wouldn't be as fast, but I think we get a bit desensitized to the fact that we really, honestly, eat next to nothing.

buffalogal, thanks for the response. It frightens me that now I'm eating closer to 800 calories a day. I only have 30 pounds until goal weight, but the less restriction thing has been playing games with me mentally and I all of a sudden have so much doubt on whether I will reach my goal weight or not.

I go through the same thing, but when I look at the big picture, I am eating the way I was told to, I eat healthy, I exercise, and do everything as I was told. If you think about it, our bodies can't keep losing like we did at first. We need fuel. I am still losing, but it goes slowly, and I freak myself out sometimes if I think I ate too much. But, I look around me, and watch what other people are eating, and how much, and it keeps everything in perspective. I would say it takes me about 4-6 weeks to drop 10lbs now. But, I'm still dropping, I am 100% healthier than I was before, and 100% happier. If I stayed where I am, it would be okay, but I am starting to trust the process, trust myself, and know I will make it. You will too!

I am 9 months post-op and eat about 850-900 calories daily but lately it's closer to 1000, especially if I've exercised that day. Some days it feels like I could eat all day long, though still only 4-5 oz at a time.

I'm still losing and have 65 lbs until goal. I'm not worried. ...I still feel restriction and I want to be able to eat enough to maintain once I've reached goal and not keep losing!

Probably not. First of all' date=' I feel like it depends a lot on what I eat. I can eat a bunch of one thing, and hardly any of another. I haven't really figured out what the difference is. Do you write everything down and count calories? I still stay under 1,000 a day, even though sometimes it feels like I'm eating a lot. Remember, it is quality and not quantity, and also, we need to be making good choices for the rest of our lives. I definitely eat more now than I did those first few weeks. I am losing slowly, but still losing, but I also have to exercise.[/quote']

Do you use fitness pal? Or as my 5 year old niece calls it the fat girl app!

I do use fitness pal. It has been one of the best tools I use, that and fitbit.

I do use fitness pal. It has been one of the best tools I use' date=' that and fitbit.[/quote']

I've downloaded it....need to mess with it more! Looks like a great tool!

I also use mfp and fitbit. They are critical for my success!

4 ounces of something soft like tuna is really normal once you get to about 6 months out. If you didn't add any mayo to it especially. Adding mayo gives it more volume. Denser foods like chicken, fish or steak you will ALWAYS be able to eat less of than softer foods. That is why if you are feeling super hungry and want to binge on something naughty---eat some chicken or fish or something like that! It will keep you fuller longer. I remember my capacity increased some at 6 months and yes I did freak out. Now at a year out I can eat about the same I could then. It definitely seems like a lot more than those first few months but that is because the swelling is gone. It's perfectly normal.