How much should I be able to eat

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

If you were sleeved then you don't have a pouch. A sleeve is generally made the size of a small banana, so if you are healed/no longer swollen, are eating slowly and chewing thoroughly, a small banana is just the right size.

[KristenLe 5,980]

The average banana is over 4 ozs (peeled) - which at 2 weeks out my plan suggests 1-2 ozs of pureed foods at a meal. How much are you supposed to have? Mushed/pureed foods will quickly go through your sleeve and that's why it's so important to measure and stick to your guidelines. At 2 weeks - your nerves in your stomach are still not healed - so you won't necessarily know if you are full. I don't think the issue is your "pouch being too big" as much as it is you ate too much. Your sleeve isn't always going to stop you from overeating - we have to stop ourselves (stick to the suggested amounts and measure).

I believe in another post you called out someone for being rude indicating this was a "support group" - yet your replies to people trying to offer you guidance and answers were extremely rude. If you don't want honest responses - don't ask questions. We've lost too many experienced, successful folks on this forum because of these types of posts and that's not good for any of us.

[gina171 626]

At 2 weeks out, banana was on my food list.....BUT only a 1" piece, mashed. My program stresses here are the portions, don't eat more than that til we say you can eat more, end of story. Plus we were warned that bananas are very high in sugar and can cause dumping, so proceed with caution.

Just because bananas are allowed on your program, does that mean they want you to keep eating as much banana as you want?

This is where I think it would be hard to be a NUT, bc you can give people an inch and they can take a mile.

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[KristenLe 5,980]

This is where I think it would be hard to be a NUT, bc you can give people an inch and they can take a mile.

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or a whole banana

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Not trying to be rude but........Thanks for the nutritional facts but that wasn't what I was inquiring about. It was a grab and go snack on my way to work. It's on my diet plan that my NUT provided, so please keep opinions out of it. Thank you.

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Eeeeek! So you don't want real advice that pertains to your questions? You'd prefer limited validation? You might want to block me now to relieve and undue stress I might cause!

[LipstickLady 25,682]

And enjoy those bananas for sure!!!

[LxA 72]

Wow I wish I could have bananas. First full month it was liquids only.

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Oh wow, how much did you lose that month?

HW 341 lbs

07/19/16 - 298 lbs

08/09/16 DOS - 286 lbs

CW 267 lbs

[Krista143 20]

Not trying to be rude but........Thanks for the nutritional facts but that wasn't what I was inquiring about. It was a grab and go snack on my way to work. It's on my diet plan that my NUT provided, so please keep opinions out of it. Thank you.

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Eeeeek! So you don't want real advice that pertains to your questions? You'd prefer limited validation? You might want to block me now to relieve and undue stress I might cause!

@ LipstickLady Ok, so this is like the 10th post I've seen from you and each one makes me lol. I can't wait until I'm on the other side and hope to get a ton of feedback from everyone. You alone though, may be the driving force that keeps me on track. Keep it real

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

When people say I could eat X in X amount, should I be able to? The response is WHY?

You should be weighing or measuring your proper portion and only eating that. I'm pretty sure I could eat quite a bit right now, maybe a 6 ounce steak if I wanted, but a proper portion is 4 ounces. I weigh my 4 ounces and eat that. I don't know if I can eat too much because I don't create situations where I can over eat.

Weighing and measuring your food and only eating the proper portion is a major key.

[dvons 63]

One of the most common questions is how much can one eat yet only one person came back with an answer (Sai) instead of their two cents on bananas at this stage. BTW bananas are healthy for you and every doctor is different. I was told that the first week I could blend 1/2 a banana in my Protein Shakes as long as I strain it.

[gustavio 439]

My plan says 4tbs of mashed fruit as a side to a meal. I didn't have anything else with it since I ate on the run. Pretty sure I'm fine. My response was that we are all friends here, if you don't have an answer from experience to my question, kindly move on. Don't question what my plan is or what I'm allowed. I find it rude. I'm following my plan to a T. I'm not trying to start a juvenile argument, so if that's your intention, don't comment. We are all adults here. Dub, thanks for the clarification. I took that answer much better than the original. Good luck y'all

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@dvons

How much you should eat isn't some great mystery. Serving sizes aren't a mystery.

How much you can eat and how much you should eat are two different things and it seems to be something that a lot of people don't understand by the constant barrage of posts we see about it.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@@gustavio

If your plan says 4 tablespoons, why did you eat an entire banana?

[gustavio 439]

Umm because 1 small banana IS approx 4 tbs. again, if you aren't offering anything positive to the post, move on.

Thank ya kindly.

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Edited September 7, 2016 by gustavio

[Armygalbonnie 643]

WOW!