Honestly my anxiety is threw the roof with my eating habits. I know I'm not eating as much as I used to before the sleeve. But I'm eating more than I did 3 days post op. I'm so scared to 'stretch out my sleeve' that I'm nervous almost every meal. Does everyone else have this problem?

Sleeved

The best way to control this kind of anxiety is to weigh and measure your food, every bit of it. I had some of the same concerns early on and found that measuring my portions eased my mind almost completely.

You SHOULD be eating more at 3 months post-op than you were 3 days post-op...you also know what volume/protein grams you should be eating now, so weigh it, measure it and eat it!

I am feeling the same as you. I'm at a stall. I am following my NUT plan to the T. But I realized that earlier on I was losing weight daily because I was eating a lot less and healing my tummy. Now that I'm on a regular diet, I'm not losing weight. I track everything in myfitnesspal and my NUT is my friend on it too. That helps track what I eat. I'm so worried too about stretching it.


Thanks Nancy

I am feeling the same as you. I'm at a stall. I am following my NUT plan to the T. But I realized that earlier on I was losing weight daily because I was eating a lot less and healing my tummy. Now that I'm on a regular diet, I'm not losing weight. I track everything in myfitnesspal and my NUT is my friend on it too. That helps track what I eat. I'm so worried too about stretching it.


Thanks Nancy

I feel the same my worst fear is stretching it back out. I worked so hard to get my banana belly (my sleeve) that it makes me almost sick that there is a way to ruin it


Sleeved

24 minutes ago, hdsjourney said:

I feel the same my worst fear is stretching it back out. I worked so hard to get my banana belly (my sleeve) that it makes me almost sick that there is a way to ruin it


Sleeved

The whole "stretch my sleeve out" thing gets used way too much. Unless you are constantly stuffing yourself to the gills and making yourself miserable you are not going to stretch it out. In time you'll be able to eat more in a single setting but that's normal. It's all about what you put in (quality of food) and how much. That's why it is important to keep a food journal to know exactly what you're getting every day and to measure out your food so you know how much you're getting.

Try reading this article for some more insight (plus debunk the all the "pouch reset" talk) - http://www.bariatricpal.com/magazine/556-fact-or-myth-the-5-day-pouch-test/

Honestly, you should be eating more! For me, if I was restricted to 500 cals for the rest of my life I wouldn't be happy because that's not enough to sustain a healthy life. I look fwd to eating a normal and healthy 1100-1300 per day.

I am feeling the same as you. I'm at a stall. I am following my NUT plan to the T. But I realized that earlier on I was losing weight daily because I was eating a lot less and healing my tummy. Now that I'm on a regular diet, I'm not losing weight. I track everything in myfitnesspal and my NUT is my friend on it too. That helps track what I eat. I'm so worried too about stretching it.


Thanks Nancy

I feel the same my worst fear is stretching it back out. I worked so hard to get my banana belly (my sleeve) that it makes me almost sick that there is a way to ruin it


Sleeved

I have been stuck at the same weight for 2 weeks it's finally starting to move I am doing weights and all but that terrifies me....finally lost 1lb this morning ( I weigh everyday) but I was told I had to eat more cause my body was holding on to it cause of low calories but I still worry about eating to much [emoji58]

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