Post op experiences & favorite easy foods

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

46 minutes ago, Ivy Joel said:

That is really informative thank you. I guess it just threw me off since my last nutritionist appt she showed me a plate (it was the typical size of an appetizer or dessert/childs plate and said that is about the size meal i would eventually be eating so i guess, as time goes by your new stomach stretches? But until then yes chewing and taking breaks definitely. It must be hard to get enough Water daily just taking tiny sips! That will be difficult for me i drink a ton of Water even before considering surgery I did, and i drink it fast. I have to break that habit!

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That plate of food is what my nutritionist said I would be eating at 6 months. I'm still only about 1 ounce of solid food at a time and I'm 2 months out. In the beginning, not only is your pouch small, but it is swollen. You've just done terrible, mean things to it! Everyone heals at their own rate, some in 2 weeks, some in 6. Eventually, your pouch will stretch out, but from what I've heard, to a max of about 10 ounces - way below the 100 ounce stomach you may have now.

[Jonsie27 101]

I'm 3 weeks out and I like cubed tofu with a little sesame oil and garlic salt, or a piece of provalone cheese with a paper thin slice of prosciutto inside. Lots of Protein. I agree with the poster above, making food is weird for a while because your idea of what your portioning will be like is totally new. You can do it!!!