10 DAYS OUT, THINGS GOING TOO GOOD?

[skinnydawg73 1]

I'm 10 days out, still in the full liquids stage, but I can drink a 32 ounce Powerade in about 20 minutes. I can knock down a 10 ounce Greek yogurt in 5 minutes, with no trouble at all. All this talk on these forums about people struggling to even drink a Protein Shake, and I could almost chug mine. I'm a little worried, that the surgeon made my pouch too big? Or should I just shut up and be happy about it? I'm not having problems with hunger and I am content on the 5 to 700 calories I'm eating a day. I'm averaging 80 to 90 grams of Protein a day.

[The Candidate 3,215]

Glad things are going so swimmingly at 10 days out!

[sarahbee 46]

Be glad it's going so well! Mine did as well and I had the same worries, but once I started on normal fully solid food, I felt the restrictions of my pouch real fast.

[skinnydawg73 1]

Thanks sarahbee. That's what I was kind of figuring. I just didn't want to be one of those people who feel little restriction. I just ate a 5 oz yogurt and a 3 oz sugar free pudding. I feel pretty stuffed now. I'm now finding out how important it is to eat slow even if I could eat it fast because it does take a little bit to feel full at least in my case.

[sarahbee 46]

Yep - and that'll be a bigger deal when you're on solid, regular food. I remember thinking the surgery didn't work for me during pureed and soft food stage. Now I've been on normal food a couple weeks. I get stuff on a little bit of scrambled egg and half a meatless sausage patty and have a few incidents of stuck food/vomiting. I am VERY aware of my surgery now And yes - eating fast is no biggie when it's all soft stuff, but can lead to a whole heck of a lot of discomfort later, so train yourself now!

[Daisee68 2,493]

You definitely need to get in the habit of eating slower. Just because you can do all that stuff fast doesn't mean you should. Even with yogurt I set a timer on my phone for 1 minute and make myself wait 1 minute in between every bite. This is one of the hardest habits for me. When I am eating with others around and can't use that timer, I feel a little lost. I know it will become habit eventually but a struggle right now. And when I have solid foods and eat too fast, it is very uncomfortable and almost always comes back up.

[lexiemustang 268]

I felt the same way, but it did change once I got to solids. My biggest struggle is waiting between bites/not eating too fast. If you can get in that habit now, it will make the transition to solids easier.