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So I was having issues eating food and Im 6 weeks out. I went to my Dr for a check up and somehow I missed the fact I need to take a bite every 10 Minutes then I wont have the stacking issue. I got a little worried because I was chewing like crazy but would take another bite after then I would be done and uncomforatble afterwards. He said that it could cause the sleeve to stretch if I keep that up my gosh that scared me.. I rather just keep drinking my Protein Shakes and Water it seems so less complicated.

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@@cdenney123 I've never heard of waiting 10 mins before each bite?! I'm going to have to look that up!

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Yeah I was shocked as well but needed to find out why I was having a hard time eating it was new to me as well. I thought If I just chewed it to death I woull be good.

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But aren't you supposed to keep your meal consumption at 30 minutes??? So if you can only take a bite every 10 you get 3 bites....is that enough for you at this point??

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I've never heard the take a bite every 10 minutes. I was told to take about 30 mins to teat. To take small bites and chew thoroughly and to stop immediately when feeling full even if it happened in less than 30 mins.

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Me too.....30 minutes and scrape the plate.

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I'm 12 weeks out. I have never waited 10 mins between bites. I measure out my food. 1/2 cup. I can finish it in 20 mins eating slowly and chewing well. If the food is dense then there is some left. Measuring, using small plates or bowls, small utensils, small bites, no liquids before or after for about 30 mins, Protein first, then veggies and a bite or 2 of whole grains. My doc said you cant "stretch" the stomach but over time your stomach fully heals and will relax. He assured me that the only way to gain weight after this surgery is grazing all day, eating sweets and chips while grazing and not eating lean Protein and veggies at each of your meals. The weight comes back from bad choices not from over eating....the surgery takes the over eating possibility away....that's the main point of it. Good Luck! It will be fine...you will figure out what works for you :)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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