Is it truth or myth?

[30sunshine 5]

After having the gastric sleeve is it true you can only have 4-5 bites of food each meal?

[Miss Mac 6,262]

After my sleeve I could have 1/3 cup plus two tablespoons....and that was plenty. Even now at seven months, I am good with about a 1/2 cup of a casserole or 1 1/2 ounces of meat and 3 or 4 bites of veg.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

I don't find that to be the case at all. I can have the equivalent of half a sandwich. Basically, take any meal I used to have and I can eat 1/3 to 1/2 of it now. (Not that I do; mostly I focus on Protein. I'm just trying to give you an idea of volume.) I'd say it's closer to 3/4 cup to a cup for me. In fact now I am focusing on stopping even before that to be sure I am still hungry. I'm 9 months out.

[mcherder 13]

Its been my experience at first i was able to eat only 1 oz at a time. Now at four week post-op i could eat 3 oz max. I feel that bites is a relative term since each of us bite off differently. I like to stick with ounces rather than bite sizes.

[joatsaint 2,814]

For the first few weeks, I was only able to eat a few bites per meal. As the months wore on, and my sleeve healed, I could eat more and more. At 6 months, I was eating about 1/2 cup per meal. At 1 year I was eating around 1 cup plus a little per meal. Now, at 18 months, I can hold about a cup to 1 1/2 cups, depending on whether it's Protein or vegetables or a mix of both.

[Bob2013 326]

After having the gastric sleeve is it true you can only have 4-5 bites of food each meal?

7 months out and still eating 1/2 a cup of 4 ozs per meal. So ya, if you take big bites then 4-5 bites could be realistic.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Fourteen months out here.

Some days I can eat a cup of non-Protein in a sitting, OR 3oz of Protein, OR 2oz protein and a few nibbles of something else.

Other days I can only eat 2oz of protein OR 1/2 cup of something else in a sitting. My capacity ranges from day to day with really no rhyme or reason.

It's a lot less than I anticipated and when I feel like I'm starving, it can be frustrating on those smaller capacity days. The frustration passes quickly when the size sixes button easily.

Edited July 19, 2014 by LipstickLady

[mi75 1,241]

4 wks out, i can eat about 1/4 cup at a sitting, mostly Protein at this point. it is PLENTY, and my sleeve lets me know when i am nearing full. if i don't listen and keep going, it is pure PAIN for about 40 minutes after. not worth it.

[lsereno 2,525]

I'm three years out. I can eat A LOT of junk foods like popcorn, crackers, or even one of my favs: watermelon. For solid Protein, most days I top out at three ounces with a little bit of other stuff on the side. Sometimes two ounces is plenty. On rare occasions, I eat four ounces of firm Protein.

I eat about the same amount as my naturally thin friends (husband and step daughter) and my health/weight conscious friends.

Early out, it was a struggle to eat even a few bites, but that is part of the healing process and very temporary.

Lynda

[par1959 470]

Quick answer myth. I can eat about a half a cup of food, but that depends on what food I am eating. One can eat a lot more Soup and yogurt than say meat.< /p>

[30sunshine 5]

Thanks everyone, my anxiety is slightly lowered:-)

[Forsythia 882]

Honestly I found it to be freeing that I could have a plate of food in front of me and physically not eat it all. I can eat most of a Lean Cuisine for lunch, but I have no issues tossing it into the trash since I can't finish it. Before I would have eaten the whole thing and licked the plastic container clean, then have a snack or two afterwards. Now that is just not going to happen and it is a relief that I can't.

[gomekast 559]

Initally fresh from surgery yeah. You'll be lucky to get 3 bites down. But it changes.

I'm 9 months out and I can eat around a cup of food. I have foods I can eat more of yes. .Those are the wet fruits. I pair those with dense meats. But...I don't go over my cup of food.

Your hunger will change and your overall intake will always fluctuate. Stress, hormones, life all affect both.

[livvsmum 2,370]

That is probably true for the first few weeks. I would say now, fully healed at 10 months post op I could probably eat 2/3 c. at one sitting. I try to stop before I feel uncomfortably full. There are times when my mouth wants a few more bites because something tastes delicious, but my stomach is saying no way. Those times are the exception rather than the rule, though. And totally worth it. :-)

[gourmetone 394]

11 months out and I still can't eat a whole slice of pizza and I'm glad!