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[slimmindown 15]

Pre op i was 308LB Today day 17 i am about 283LB's. I am supposed to be in my mushy food phase but i can barely eat anything, maximum half and egg or 2 oz of a mushy food like mashed potatoes. Water is not my friend either can barely get down 4 ounces. However i can drink the water if its flavored and i can drink an 8oz Protein Shake. If i force myself to eat the 4 oz of mushy i most likely will vomit... is this normal? is is supposed to get better? am i worrying for nothing?

[rmeofone 43]

You are doing fine. Everyone is a bit different. Promise, it will get better. I'm 8 months out and eating normally. It took about 2 months to feel fairly normal, although i was eating in mutch smaller quantities! Hopefully, you're not feeling hungry..

[Arts137 1,811]

How many days post surgery? Folks are different, but if you are in your first two weeks than this is not too uncommon. Discuss with your surgeon at your follow-up! Remember, the order is liquids (hydration), then Protein.

It'll come.

[slimmindown 15]

Im 17 days post op.. thanks for the responses guys but i just don't feel right i quit smoking also so maybee its just the nicotine withdrawal messing with my head.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

deleting my post because I didn't realize which forum this was, sorry!

[slimmindown 15]

Cause i thought i was supposed to eat 4 ounces, it only happened once, didnt do that again

[gamergirl 4,609]

i am 8 weeks out and i can only eat 2 oz at a time. I measure out my food and eat it, and when it's gone, I'm done until the next meal. I eat 5 times a day so as to get in all the 600-700 calories, and in between, all I seem to do is remember to drink. Sounds like you're doing fine.

[slimmindown 15]

8 weeks wow, good to know thanks , when are you planning on starting solid foods, or are you already?

[Sassygirl06 962]

Eat until you are satisfied.....don't ever force anymore then is comfortable or you will be throwing it up anyways. Everyone is different. Everyone will fit different amounts at different stages, and be able to tolerate different foods as well. There is no normal, but what works for you. Good luck!

[gamergirl 4,609]

8 weeks wow, good to know thanks , when are you planning on starting solid foods, or are you already?

We started solids about 4 weeks after surgery so I've been on them for 4 weeks. I don't have any trouble with anything, but I suspect it's because I measure out or weigh my food. After the first few days we realized that my husband who was sleeved the same day, can hold 4 oz at a time of solid food (like chicken), but I can hold 2. So we measure it out and eat that. But like I said, it takes 5 meals a day of which some are shakes to get all the Protein in.

[OBXgirl 21]

Gamergirl: when u have Protein Shakes, how many ounces can u tolerate? It seems to take me forever to get down 8 oz. I am a little over 3 weeks out.

[slimmindown 15]

i have no problems with shakes i can get down 8oz easy

[gamergirl 4,609]

Gamergirl: when u have Protein Shakes, how many ounces can u tolerate? It seems to take me forever to get down 8 oz. I am a little over 3 weeks out.

At can sip at 4-6 oz at a time so we make ours with one scoop of Protein and half a cup of soy milk which is better than nothing.

[gamergirl 4,609]

deleting my post because I didn't realize which forum this was, sorry!

oh shoot. so sorry!

[Justinh125 472]

Though my portions are still much smaller than that of most people, I'm still surprised at how much I can eat in one sitting...sometimes seems like more than 4oz.