Hello everyone! I had my surgery April 2nd, 2014. So I'm about 3 months d 3 weeks out. I've been trying to adhere to my guidelines but get worried that I'm messing up often as I'm struggling with my addiction to food. I find that I've started getting hungry in the last month which is really frustrating because in the beginning I wasn't hungry and I could tell when I was having head hunger. Now it's hard to differentiate. When I eat I can comfortably eat about 5 oz or maybe slightly more. Is this too much at my stage? Have I stretched my pouch out? I try to just measure out 4 oz for each meal to be safe, though sometimes I still feel slightly hungry. I rarely get a full pouch feeling which I used to get often in the beginning month or so. So I'm worried my pouch might be stretched. My doctor said this wouldn't be an issue at my stage, but I worry since 5 oz seems like too much. Thanks!

I found a good article/blog about this with a table of the energy density of various foods at: http://oliakcenter.com/blog/what-to-eat-after-weight-loss-surgery/ The ideal food choices after weight loss surgery are foods that are mechanically filling (solid high protein foods like chicken, fish, beef), and foods that have a low energy density (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy). Good luck! Eat more chicken and less veggies for lunch to feel full - and don't forget to drink your water before and after

Great article and spot on. I love veggies and fruits but for now I rarely have them and eat more denser proteins like fish chicken beef turkey cheese eggs. Veggies and fruits are hard to get it down and doesn't satisfy me for sure. And I love my protein shake which I have every day but I def stay away from smoothies. Too much sugar in them.

Wow! This is such great information! I just recently started using an app to keep track of my foods and it is helping immensly. I knew I wasn't getting enough protein but now I know I'm not for sure. I generally only am getting 40-50g. It is good to hear that protein will help me stop being so hungry all the time. It's like I go through phases where I'm more hungry and times when I'm not but combating that with protein, and water is great to know. As for calories I typically get about 600-800 in a day. Is that too much? I'm glad that 5 oz. doesn't seem like too much since I was very worried about that and I'm glad to have what my doctor said confirmed that it's unlikely that I'm stretching my pouch. I also didn't know that you could take too long to eat. I never have that problem as I tend to eat too fast (10-15 minutes) and I'm trying to stop this bad habit. It used to make me sick when I ate fast but now it just can be uncomfortable which reminds me to slow down. Thanks for all of the great help!