I just wanted to know from you vets how much food can you eat or are suppose to be eating after a year??? Any info from you guys or your meal plan for the day will be helpful.. Thanx much

12 months out. It depends on what it is and how much it mushes down and travels through. My stomach empties or starts emptying around 15-20 minutes. Popcorn, it seems like I ca n eat an endless amount. I can eat half a sandwich if I take out the lettuce. I can eat a whole orange. I can eat about 4 oz of dense Protein and a bite of something else.

Almost two years out myself.

Let's see. The amount I eat depends on what I am eating.

Usually,

I can eat about 4 oz of chicken, sometimes less for unexplainable reasons. I always measure this out on my little scalable. It just takes a few seconds and I have a pretty good sense of what 4 oz is so usually get pretty close on the first weighing.

I can eat endless amounts of Fiber one Cereal. Love the stuff and it mushes up really well. You would think it would cause restriction because of the high fiber, but sadly it does not. I have to measure out 1/2 cup.

I can eat Protein bars without feeling any restriction, so I do not eat them unless it is a real crunch situation. If I set one, I usually want 2 and then 3, so no, not good for me to even eat one. Quest bars are the worst in triggering my desires.

I can eat 2-3 oz of veggie like cooked brocolli or raw red pepper.

I need to be a little careful because too much red pepper, for example, causes slimes in me quite easily, even to this day.

I remember most trouble areas with eating went away by month 6, and after that, the amount of food I can eat in a meal has not changed that much. Again, my typical meal looks like 4 oz of lean protein and 2 oz of some veggie. I do not typically have any trouble with these numbers so am pretty good about measuring.

The issue seems really to come down to the type of food (and in the end, what it is). I've seen people eat a donut while I was eating a banana. Both cards, which is better for you? This is where I really look to see what the type of food is. Does it really matter if we're overeating salad or lean Protein? Drinking lots of Water? Are we drinking calorie laden drinks or eating pizza?

If you can stretch a bit but get in all your veggies, fruits, and lean Proteins and maybe not need a Vitamin, would that be a problem? I don't do Vitamins but I do Vega packets. This works better for me as I choked on pills (especially the big Calcium ones) and liquid vitamins I spit out/up almost immediately.

The issue seems really to come down to the type of food (and in the end, what it is). I've seen people eat a donut while I was eating a banana. Both cards, which is better for you? This is where I really look to see what the type of food is. Does it really matter if we're overeating salad or lean Protein? Drinking lots of Water? Are we drinking calorie laden drinks or eating pizza?

If you can stretch a bit but get in all your veggies, fruits, and lean Proteins and maybe not need a Vitamin, would that be a problem? I don't do Vitamins but I do Vega packets. This works better for me as I choked on pills (especially the big calcium ones) and liquid vitamins I spit out/up almost immediately.

My Dr. told me that I would need vitamin supplements for the rest of my life even if I eat the recommended amount of fruits and veggies because the food is not broken down the same way with so much of the stomach gone. She said that while it is true that the vitamins are extracted in the small bowel, not the stomach, they are pre-processed by stomach acids in a whole stomach and they are not pre-processed enough in our smaller stomachs with less acid.

Lynda

i was told the same thing vitamins for the rest of my life whenever i go to the docs or hospital for any appointment not even wls related i am asked constantly you are taking your vitamins right?

Here's a typical day's food for me. I've been eating pretty much this amount everyday since my 1 year surgerversary. :-)