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I am having a very hard time eating Breakfast. It doesn't matter what it is. I feel full after only a few bites. This gets better as the day goes on. lunch is fine, etc. I get up at 8am, and wait until 9am to eat thinking that if I at least wait for an hour I will be hungry, but I am not. I force myself to eat as much as possible, but it is very little. I don't eat lunch till 12, and I am not hungry in between. I am almost 6 months out. This has always happened. I thought it would get better as time went on, but it is not.

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there are some people who just have a Protein Shake for breakfast since they can't stomach eating solid food in the morning....so that might be an option.

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I'm over three years out and breakfast is still tight for me. I think overnight your sleeve/pouch empties and restricts some, and rests like that. When you wake up and start drinking water/coffee/whatever....it kinda loosens things up so lunch is easier than breakfast. I typically pick a slider food for breakfast. I like oatmeal in the morning cause it stretches gently, or half a caramel protien shake in a huge mug of coffee that I sip all morning. Not a fan of dense protien in the morning like ham steaks or bacon or that kinda stuff....though I do like that for lunch:)

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I have a shake every morning. I find that my stomach hasn't really woken up until later, so it's much easier to tolerate the shakes.

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1 hour ago, catwoman7 said:

there are some people who just have a Protein Shake for Breakfast since they can't stomach eating solid food in the morning....so that might be an option.

I am not a fan of Protein Shakes. I couldn't even do them in the beginning. I tried so many different kinds, but still couldn't find one that I liked.

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I don't normally eat "breakfast". Never really did, even pre-op. My first meal of the day is around 12-1pm, basically my entire adult life. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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1 hour ago, Creekimp13 said:

I'm over three years out and Breakfast is still tight for me. I think overnight your sleeve/pouch empties and restricts some, and rests like that. When you wake up and start drinking water/coffee/whatever....it kinda loosens things up so lunch is easier than breakfast. I typically pick a slider food for breakfast. I like oatmeal in the morning cause it stretches gently, or half a caramel protien shake in a huge mug of coffee that I sip all morning. Not a fan of dense protien in the morning like ham steaks or bacon or that kinda stuff....though I do like that for lunch:)

Ok, good to know that I am not the only one who has a problem with it. Sometimes I try oatmeal, but again, I can only eat a few bites. I can't even eat 1 egg. I eat like 1/2, and I am full. I think your right about the stomach resting overnight. That is what it feels like in the morning, like its starting up again.

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Just now, ms.sss said:

I don't normally eat "breakfast". Never really did, even pre-op. My first meal of the day is around 12-1pm, basically my entire adult life. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Me too. I never really ate it either. I am just trying to do it because of the scheduled plan we are supposed to follow.

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I'm 4 months out. I just discovered fairlife nutrion shakes. 150 cals, low carb and 30g Protein and it tastes like chocolate milk.

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1 hour ago, ecugsplgrl said:

I'm 4 months out. I just discovered fairlife nutrion shakes. 150 cals, low carb and 30g Protein and it tastes like chocolate milk.

I only tried the vanilla ones, and didn't care for them. I will have to try the chocolate ones, everyone says they taste so good.

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