I am 8 months post op and today I was able to eat a whole hot dag and 75% of the bun!!!! Is this too much for someone 8 months post-op?

I don't think so. I hate hotdogs but I think I'd be able to eat that much.

I could do it easily....

I hope I can stay away from hot dogs, in general. I think I will with between 6 to 8 oz of food. (at a month out)

I hope I can stay away from hot dogs' date=' in general. [/quote']

Just think about all the gross things that are in them!

Although, that never worked with me and Oreos..

No, I am a year out and I could eat a whole hot dog and bun at 8 months. It gets scary how much you can eat after a year. I try to avoid the carbs as much as possible. Next time just eat the hot dog, no bun. It's like the training wheels come off. It's all you pretty soon.

I guess thats what freaked me out, i havent been able to almost completely eat anything up to this point....... i should have not ate the bun, oh well i will be better in the future. I greatly appreciate all of your responses.

No' date=' I am a year out and I could eat a whole hot dog and bun at 8 months. It gets scary how much you can eat after a year. I try to avoid the carbs as much as possible. Next time just eat the hot dog, no bun. It's like the training wheels come off. It's all you pretty soon.[/quote']

I am scared to loose my training wheels!! Lol!!

I am scared to loose my training wheels!! Lol!!

Me too. The good thing is there still a level of restriction so I can't go back to eating a whole pizza. Seriously, I could eat a whole pizza. Now I can eat a slice and I am done 3/4 through.

I promised myself that I would eat pizza until I got to goal and was able to maintain before I eat pizza. I could eat 2 slices and 3-4 hot wings previously.

4 months and a week out, never it would be possible for me to eat a hotdog with a bun. I dream about the things I will probably never be able to eat again. A big Italian meal, fair food....A burger and fries...oh well I have found that I have a new level of satisfaction with the things I can eat. And I know that their is a lot of opinions over whether or not sleeve stretching is possible and my intuition and own felling tells me it is possible so I am aware when I eat that I do not want to do that. I think that is why some ppl are able to eat more at 9 months than at 4. I am not claiming to know this for sure its just my humble opinion so no hate mail please.

4 months and a week out' date=' never it would be possible for me to eat a hotdog with a bun. I dream about the things I will probably never be able to eat again. A big Italian meal, fair food....A burger and fries...oh well I have found that I have a new level of satisfaction with the things I can eat. And I know that their is a lot of opinions over whether or not sleeve stretching is possible and my intuition and own felling tells me it is possible so I am aware when I eat that I do not want to do that. I think that is why some ppl are able to eat more at 9 months than at 4. I am not claiming to know this for sure its just my humble opinion so no hate mail please.[/quote']

You know, I was just thinking about this today. At four months your stomach is all healed, right? So why would we (me) be able to eat much more at 8 months? I think the whole "stretchy part being cut out" is just another sales pitch. Like the hunger hormone being removed and we will never feel hungry again!

Ive had the same assumptions, but was told differently by those who had surgery previously. My experience is they were right, because I dont over eat. I know we should be healed after several months, but there is gradual difference over time that Ive noticed in myself. I think I was limited a lot at first due to the hernia repair and Im thinking the swelling takes quite some time to go away completely..... I do love my sleeve though!!

Ive had the same assumptions' date=' but was told differently by those who had surgery previously. My experience is they were right, because I dont over eat. I know we should be healed after several months, but there is gradual difference over time that Ive noticed in myself. I think I was limited a lot at first due to the hernia repair and Im thinking the swelling takes quite some time to go away completely..... I do love my sleeve though!![/quote']

I would have to agree. I do think everyone is different. There are some foods that I will never be able to tolerate. And others that another sleever is fine with. I don't do well with high sugar foods. My coworker she can eat pancakes, frappuccinos, etc. I get dizzy after a certain amount of sugar. I am at goal. She had her surgery in Feb12. mine June12. We both feel we can eat a lot more than we could a couple mos out. Now hunger is a different thing. I don't get really hungry. A bite or two satisfies me. I sometimes feel lightheaded because I forget to eat.

You know, I was just thinking about this today. At four months your stomach is all healed, right? So why would we (me) be able to eat much more at 8 months? I think the whole "stretchy part being cut out" is just another sales pitch. Like the hunger hormone being removed and we will never feel hungry again!

And I was counting on these 2 things: They'd remove the stretchy part (so I'm not like a gastric bypass patient and weight more in 5 yrs than I do now) and removal of the Ghrelin. Now I'm bummed. Do you feel hunger like you did in the beginning and can you eat more now than when you started eating solid food again?

Just curious...

You know, I was just thinking about this today. At four months your stomach is all healed, right? So why would we (me) be able to eat much more at 8 months? I think the whole "stretchy part being cut out" is just another sales pitch. Like the hunger hormone being removed and we will never feel hungry again!

The stomach is able to expand again once healed.

Not to be rude, if you think the "stretchy part being cut out" is a sales pitch", why did you have the surgery? I would think that you were shown or seen pictures of what was to be done to your insides. And understand what could happen to you if you did not use the new stomach properly.