I am not sure if this is a common thing or not, but I am 5 months out, and for the past month it has proven relatively easy to eat actual average meals in size.

Have I stretched my pouch?

I don't think you have stretched your pouch. But on the other hand, it is extremely important to follow the daily meal volume limits if you want to maximize your weight loss. The weight loss phase is relatively short and then your weight loss will level off and you will slide into the maintenance phase.

I don't think you have stretched your pouch. But on the other hand, it is extremely important to follow the daily meal volume limits if you want to maximize your weight loss. The weight loss phase is relatively short and then your weight loss will level off and you will slide into the maintenance phase.

Do you know what the volume limits are at each phase?

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At about 5 months out, the max my surgical team gave me was 1/2 of food if it were all chewed up.

The danger of eating without knowing is that many times, Bariatric patients get comfortable with eating more than they should and it backs up into the esophagus which is not good. There are studies on this.

It is very very unlikely that you stretched your pouch however how long is it taking you to eat an average plate of food? My guidelines prefer that i eat slowly but not to take longer than 20 minutes and never ever eat longer than 30. Because your pouch can also start emptying at that point thereby allowing more food than you need to be consumed.

Lastly, are you drinking with your meals? The reality if you are is that you could be pushing foods out of your pouch faster and thereby making more room and creating more hunger.

These are just some ideas that could be the culprit.

My surgeon started me at 1/4 cup per meal - growing slowly to 1/2 cup per meal.

Thank you for your replies. I do eat more slowly, so a meal spreads over an hour, more if I am eating rice.

I do drink with meals, which I guess is making it easy tto eat more based on one of the answers.

if you had RNY, drinking with meals will wash the food out of your pouch. That's why you're able to eat so much. Let the food sit in there for awhile - at five months out, I was told to wait an hour after eating to drink (some surgeons say 30 minutes). At 14 months out, I only eat a cup to 1.5 cups of food at a pop, depending on what it is.

Can I know why most of you don't think I stretched my pouch? I was scheduled for a scan I am so scared to find out that my pouch is stretched I postponed it.