Hi everyone,

Okay, so I am in the puree diet phase. I bought this "Powerful Yogurt" that has 20 grams of protein but it is an 8 ounce container. I can pretty much eat the entire container without any problems, actually, I have noticed that I have been able to eat more of anything lately. I know initial swelling keeps the stomach smaller and it once the swelling starts to go down, you ca eat more, but is this too much? I thought I wasn't able to eat this much? Is my stomach increasing too much? I am worried because I lost 18 lbs (3 weeks post op) and now it's slowing down. Am I not losing enough fast enough? Sorry for all the questions and terrible grammar. I am just nervous! Thanks guys and gals!

Hi everyone,

Okay, so I am in the puree diet phase. I bought this "Powerful Yogurt" that has 20 grams of Protein but it is an 8 ounce container. I can pretty much eat the entire container without any problems, actually, I have noticed that I have been able to eat more of anything lately. I know initial swelling keeps the stomach smaller and it once the swelling starts to go down, you ca eat more, but is this too much? I thought I wasn't able to eat this much? Is my stomach increasing too much? I am worried because I lost 18 lbs (3 weeks post op) and now it's slowing down. Am I not losing enough fast enough? Sorry for all the questions and terrible grammar. I am just nervous! Thanks guys and gals!

Hey, Nsantoro. I'm on my 10th day post-op. I've only been able to add a few mushy foods to my liquid diet. It takes me about 1/2 hour to and hour to yak down about 3 oz of cottage cheese or yoghurt. How long does it take you to eat the 8 ounces?

Let me keep this short and sweet. Yes 8 oz at a time is too much. Measure your portions and then stop. You won't feel a lot of restriction until you move on to dense protein.

Hey, Nsantoro. I'm on my 10th day post-op. I've only been able to add a few mushy foods to my liquid diet. It takes me about 1/2 hour to and hour to yak down about 3 oz of cottage cheese or yoghurt. How long does it take you to eat the 8 ounces?

About a half an hour as well. Any tips for slowing down? Maybe I am too used to eating fast. I am worried.

Let me keep this short and sweet. Yes 8 oz at a time is too much. Measure your portions and then stop. You won't feel a lot of restriction until you move on to dense Protein.

About a half an hour as well. Any tips for slowing down? Maybe I am too used to eating fast. I am worried. What am I doing wrong?

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Did I stretch my stomach out already?!

I'm in the same boat. I am only 11 days post-op and I could eat 8oz no problem if I let myself (and I'd love to let myself - I'm hungry!). A 5.3 oz of greek yogurt is no problem at all. My doctor wasn't worried, but I am... LOL. Interested to see what others say.

Best of luck to all of us!

-Angela

Like yesterday I could only eat a few sips of soup but today I had that entire yogurt?!

Did I stretch my stomach out already?!

You didn't stretch your stomach by eating 8 oz of yogurt. I think my yogurt is in a 6oz container and I could eat that once I hit the full liquid stage at 2 weeks out but it did take me at least 30 mins to eat it. Much quicker now

My nutritionist instructions are 1/2C over 30 min. Stop at 1/2C or 30 min. Which ever comes first. Have you tried small spoons to force smaller bites?

Like yesterday I could only eat a few sips of Soup but today I had that entire yogurt?!

Everyday is different still for me and I'm 3 months out. Yes I hate the whole 8oz yogurt at 2 weeks out and it's fine. I buy carb master yogurt so it only has 4 carbs and 9g of Protein. As long as u are eating good protein it's ok. No worries!!!

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My nutritionist instructions are 1/2C over 30 min. Stop at 1/2C or 30 min. Which ever comes first. Have you tried small spoons to force smaller bites?

I have not but I will start that. Thank you!

And really your going to feel your restriction when you get to ad more dense type proteins..

A lot of us were able to eat a full container of yogurt. Please do measure your food though in the beginning especially, because sometimes your full stomach sensation is not all the way back, so relying on your full signals is not always accurate

About a half an hour as well. Any tips for slowing down? Maybe I am too used to eating fast. I am worried.

I am (or was!) a real fast eater as well. When I eat yoghurt, I just dip a very small spoon into it and basically just lick what sticks. It's hard for me to relate, though, because I have the opposite issue--it takes a huge effort for me to eat or drink anything. Takes me an over an hour to sip down 8 ounces of water! I tried making scrambled eggs two days ago. I started eating them a bit too fast, probably 4 ounces in about 15 minutes and I paid the price--barfed it all up, ugh!

Thanks for asking the question it helps to clear up some of my questions

About a half an hour as well. Any tips for slowing down? Maybe I am too used to eating fast. I am worried. What am I doing wrong?

You are at the famous 3 week stall. About 3 weeks post ops folks go into this stall were they either stop losing or some even gain a pound or 2. Your body is trying to play catch up from on the drastic changes it has had. I nearly lost my mind during this stall because it did not make since to me. I was only eating 500-600calories " how can I not lose weight". All though I research and read that others experience this stall it still was hard to take. Just keep tracking, exercising, and drinking. You will get through it. As far as the 8 oz of yogurt goes... I would measure it just so you don't stretch things. I hope this helps.