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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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?

THANK YOU!!! I am a relatively happy go lucky person and have a hard time dealing with people that thrive on drama.

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Was hoping for advice from people who have "been there, done that" instead got tons of judgement and negativity. It really left a bad taste in my mouth.

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Left a bad taste in mine, too. Sometimes I think people want to be right or seem clever more tnan they actually want to learn or be helpful. I hope these folks were just having a bad night and things are better elsewhere on the forum!

I'm about six months out to give you an idea of what to expect. Average dinner for me is 3-4oz of chicken, with 1-2oz of broccoli. I only within the last week started adding vegies back into my diet. Some things I an eat more of, Soup goes down easy, any of the solid meat like chicken or beef is more filling. I'm generally limiting myself to Protein rich foods while I'm in the loosing weight period, so I haven't tried any fruit since surgery. I'm planning on expanding my food choices once I hit goal and start maintaining.

gustavio, on 06 Sept 2016 - 21:15, said:

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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I've been allowed bananas since day 14. I have a bag of bananas in the freezer. I grab a Protein shake, add in a 1-2 inch piece of banana and a tiny bit of ice and it through my Ninja blender. The banana helps bind the shake and ice.

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@@LisaMergs Thank you!

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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?

THANK YOU!!! I am a relatively happy go lucky person and have a hard time dealing with people that thrive on drama.

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Yes, God forbid anyone eat a piece of fruit BEFORE their Protein source. The protein police will hang you alive.

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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?

THANK YOU!!! I am a relatively happy go lucky person and have a hard time dealing with people that thrive on drama.

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Yes, God forbid anyone eat a piece of fruit BEFORE their Protein source. The protein police will hang you alive.

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Well, there's reasons why there are certain rules with bariatric surgery like the 'protein first' rule. They aren't making stuff up just for shitz and giggles. The rules are in place in order to be as successful as you possibly can be with the surgery.

Sadly, I see far too many people who seem to take those things more as suggestions and not actual rules for success.

Gosh, I love nothing better than eating a banana....some people on here really demonise foods that aren't quite chicken or cottage cheese.

I love to mix banana with egg to cook Protein pancakes, or even smoothies!

If you're posting about pizza, take away and ice cream, OK, you might get some nasty responses....but a banana!? Sheeshhhhh people. Leave the poor gal alone!

I think the first month we are allowed things like juice and bananas to get in extra calories that after we start eating normal it depends on how strict you want to be. Every individual is difrent as is our plans.

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I think the first month we are allowed things like juice and bananas to get in extra calories that after we start eating normal it depends on how strict you want to be. Every individual is difrent as is our plans.

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I wasn't.