So today I ate an entire banana in one sitting. I ate slow of course but kept waiting to get full and didn't. I'm worried my "pouch" is too big? I'm almost 2 weeks out and this is the most I've eaten. I usually don't stop when I'm full, I stop when I start to feel a small amt of pressure.

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Omg...this is never ending

I'm two weeks out and it's less of a feeling "full" and more of an "I need to stop eating now" feeling. I can barely eat anything at all rn tho. I don't even have to try, I know I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of banana. But everyone is so different. Withing 4 days my mom was calling her surgeon to want to move on and eat "regular" food. (side note: she's doing really well, we're all just very diffferent).

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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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Trying to be helpful here, honest, but your perceptions on amounts are way off. One small banana is not even close to 4 tablespoons, it is way, way more......there are 4 tablespoons in 1/4 cup. No way a small banana is just 1/4 cup, unless it is one of these teeny specialty finger bananas:

And if you program says 4 tablespoons of banana as a SIDE, that means you have to eat your protein first, you can't skip the protein first rule and expect good results.

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Thanks Gina, I have this handy measuring device from my NUT and I mashed and measured about 3 and 3/4 tbs of banana. Your right, protein first. I know better. It was a grab and go. Was in a rush and figured something was better than nothing. Plus my NUT encouraged me to eat one serving of banana a day, either as a snack or during a meal for the leg cramps.

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This is basically what your stomach looks like immediately after surgery:

At 2 weeks out, you're still healing. Nerves have been cut and things stapled back together. Your "full" sensation may not be working properly because of everything being so wonky (scientific term). That's why it's very important to measure everything so you don't accidentally over eat if you are trying to rely on the full signal early out. That's how leaks can occur. Also, certain foods give better restriction than others. For instance, I can eat 6 ounces of fish at 2 years out, but can still only eat 3 or 4 ounces of chicken breast because it's denser protein.

Is that a good enough answer for you, princess?

Thanks Gina, I have this handy measuring device from my NUT and I mashed and measured about 3 and 3/4 tbs of banana. Your right, protein first. I know better. It was a grab and go. Was in a rush and figured something was better than nothing. Plus my NUT encouraged me to eat one serving of banana a day, either as a snack or during a meal for the leg cramps.

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For a grab and go, you might really like the Mini Baby Bel Light cheese, it's the little round one wrapped up in wax. They keep outside the fridge for about 2 hours bc of the wax. Anyway, super dense, yummy, and a good base in your stomach.

They are quite cheap at Costco and Sam's, but expensive in the supermarket.

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Well. It's official. Bananas are from the devil. They create arguments and chaos.

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Thanks Gina! I'll give them a shot.

Jane, apparently!

Babbs, really great informative answer. Was impressed by the response in fact. Until, I got to the end. Why is it so hard for people to be nice.

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Edited September 8, 201610 yr by LisaMergs

Ok, i feel silly asking but... i have a weights and measures question. (Not about bananas). When weighing protien, meats for example, is it safe to assume it's cooked already? Or should it be weighed raw?

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Ok, i feel silly asking but... i have a weights and measures question. (Not about bananas). When weighing protien, meats for example, is it safe to assume it's cooked already? Or should it be weighed raw?

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Weigh it cooked.

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Thanks Gina! I'll give them a shot.

Jane, apparently!

Babbs, really great informative answer. Was impressed by the response in fact. Until, I got to the end. Why is it so hard for people to be nice.

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Meh. Just a little joke to keep things light. No harm intended. I personally like being called a princess. And we all know that @@LipstickLady IS one. A pretty pretty one.

Geesh! BP needs a drama forum for some people...Joking...

Thanks Gina! I'll give them a shot.

Jane, apparently!

Babbs, really great informative answer. Was impressed by the response in fact. Until, I got to the end. Why is it so hard for people to be nice.

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Meh. Just a little joke to keep things light. No harm intended. I personally like being called a princess. And we all know that @@LipstickLady IS one. A pretty pretty one.

A VERY pretty pretty one!!!

Wow, really. Is this petty nonsense the standard of this forum?

Thanks for asking the question about volume, @gustavo. A lot of nutritional advice can be a bit confusing or counter-intuitive. I'm still trying to get over the fact I can be so full on 3 spoonfuls of Beans, but can eat more tuna. Weird, eh?

I think it's a pretty normal human desire to make sure things are on track, particularly early on. Yes, we each have a plan to follow, but I think we learn by comparing advice and asking questions. Her question was about volume, not is it was OK to eat what she ate. Not sure why everyone was obsessed with the correctness of the Evil Fruit Which Will Remain Unnamed.

Maybe when we are worried about the state of our own diets and progress, we want to validate our own opinions and knowledge just that bit more? We worked so hard for this change, and we all want to be correct in our respective plans. Maybe we need to learn some humility and empathy as well?