I have to ask...

[tampa 55]

When can I start eating a little more? Tomorrow I will post op 4 weeks. I am fortunate that so far I have had no issues.

I have only told 3 people about my surgery. I have lunch plans with a client today and I am

So nervous about eating like a bird in front if her.

Right now I can drink 16 oz Water in 3/4 of an hour. Same with 11 oz premier Protein shake

Soups go down pretty easy. As does Greek yogurt.

It takes me 2 hours to eat egg and chicken salad. At one sitting I probably can eat between 1-2oz.

I am very pleased with my sleeve. I just want some spence of normalsey. I would be so grateful if eventually I could eat 4oz at one setting.

When did everyone start to eat a little more? Thanks

[Arts137 1,811]

We are all different, my experience was easy, so I need to pay attention to amounts (and expect to do so forever).

All I can advise is go, enjoy and maybe Soup today!

I suggest that a restaurant is NOT the place to try new things... you don't want any surprises there!!! Practice at home.

[Fixerupper 335]

At five months post my capacity had increased. Enjoy and use this time to develop better habits. Make the most of it. Just tell the person you had a Breakfast meeting as well so you can't eat much.

[Lorie269 392]

I am 3 months out and I still can't eat very much. I can get about 1.5 -2 oz of dense Protein in at a time. Sometimes, just a couple of bites. I hope that it increases in the future but right now I am very happy with the little bit I can eat. I want to take advantage of this time for as long as I can.

If Soup goes down well for you, just order that for lunch.

Edited October 25, 2013 by Lorie77

[BrownDoesAll 409]

Don't rush it. Eating too much may cause it to come back up..and you don't want that. Try to focus on something else (I know its hard). this is the time when you can lose the most amount of weight, but it may slow down if you rush it. there will be a point in time when your able to eat more, take advantage of this time now.. when the sleeve doesn't want much more.. take your time.. patience..this is the long haul, but well worth it in the end

[tampa 55]

Great advise everyone. I just like to know what is ahead. It makes some of the tough times a little easier

[AvaFern 3,516]

I had this problem at about a month post-op and I just said I wasn't overly hungry. Most people may notice that you're not eating much, but won't be rude enough to comment on it. I like the Soup idea someone else had, although be careful- I thought I was good with soup until I accidentally got one with way more fat than I thought was supposed to be in that kind of soup. I felt miserable almost immediately.