ToughButFair

I know the question of whether or not a sleeve can stretch is a hotly contested and debated topic here, but I'm afraid something stretched or went wrong. I'm 4.5 months out, and as of a couple weeks ago, I can eat a LOT more than I used to be able to. For lunch today, I had a whole boneless skinless chicken cutlet. Had to be at least 5-6 oz.! And its not like I'm cheating or forcing it down. I'm hungry a lot, and I don't get full unless I eat these large portions. Even then I'm often hungry again within an hour or two. I drink my recommended water every day so it's not just thirst. I know I'm still eating less than I used to, obviously, but did I do something wrong? Did I stretch out my sleeve? Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Well after worrying yesterday I broke out the food scale today. Turns out that my boneless skinless chicken breasts are only 3.8 oz. so I guess it's not really so concerning that I can eat a whole one at 5 months out. I thought it was way bigger (like 6-8 oz.). That said, I do feel hungry way more often than I used to, and am losing at a much slower rate. But I guess that's just a normal part of the process.

I definitely ate it faster than I should have. But I thought the problem of eating too fast is that I get full too quickly and don't eat enough. Are you sure that eating too quickly can make me eat too much?

Sleeved 10/31. Down 31 lbs from the sleeve, and 53 lbs including pre-op liquid diet. Down 66 total from my heighest weight. Eating real food again is amazing, and makes this process so easy.

I'm 3 weeks post op, doing mushies now, and I'm afraid I'm able to eat too much. Everyone here says at this point they either have no hunger, or get full after a couple spoonfuls. I'm rarely feel full and feel hungry every couple hours. I have yet to feel any restriction at all. I make myself stop eating after 3ish ounces just so I don't over eat. My nutritionist tells me that it's basically impossible and I should be eating 1/4 cup of food 3 times a day and I'll be fine but that's not a reality. Maybe I just healed too quickly, but if I only eat 1/4 cup per meal I'm literally starving over the day. I'm eating like 2-4 oz. every 3 hours. I'm on a PPI and getting in 80-100 oz. of water a day (I drink a lot when I'm hungry). Am I doing something wrong? Typical menu: Breakfast - 3 oz. of protein oatmeal (plain oats made with fairlife milk, 0% Fage, and a scoop of unflavored unjury) Morning Snack - 2 oz. mix of fat free refried beans and guacamole with a scoop of unflavored Unjury, with 1 oz. of melted cheese Lunch - 1 serving of Shelly's Ricotta bake Afternoon Snack - 1 Morningstar Sausage blended with Soft Cheese Dinner - 3 oz. of beef Chili Am I doing something wrong? Am I just unlucky/lucky to have a quickly healed stomach that can handle more food than most?

But I've been stalled for a week now. I hope that isn't because I'm eating too much...

I'm having trouble finding a good Protein Powder. I tried Bariatric Fusion and found it gross (especially the chicken soup). Premier Protein is just way too sweet for me. The Caramel is revolting, and the Banana and Cream is drinkable but soooo sweet. Everyone says Unjury is the best. If I don't like Bariatric Fusion or Premier Protein will I like Unjury? Am I doomed to find all Protein shakes undrinkable? Everyone keeps saying how great Premier Protein caramel is and I really find it disgusting.

The guidelines I was given say during the mushy stage I should eat max 1/4 cup of food 4 times a day. That's like 4ish dry ounces of food a day. That seems really really low. Like impossible to hit any type of nutritional goals type of low. Any thoughts? I know I should ask my NUT but she is not very helpful. Basically just says stick to the sheet (and buy the products on it obviously), and doesn't really seem to know too much of the details of how bariatric surgery actually works.

Did anyone else have a 4 week Post-Op Liquid diet? I've never heard of it elsewhere, but my Doctor does it. I'm going crazy. Just finished week 2 and it's so hard to think I have 2 more weeks. Especially since I (thankfully) healed from the surgery super fast. I was drinking normally and up and about basically the day after surgery, but I still can only have nasty Protein Drinks.

Anyone else have 4 weeks of liquids? I just finished week 2 and am dreading 2 more weeks of this. And THEN 2 weeks of puree. A month+ till I can chew food again

Does anyone else have 4 weeks of liquid diet after surgery? I just finished week 2 of 4 and I'm dying here.

I was sleeved 10/31 and I'm always hungry. I'm on a PPI. I'm getting 70 g of protein a day. 64+ ounces of water. And I'm just always hungry. Also still have the same cravings I did before the surgery, and I'm able to drink like normal. It feels like I didn't even have the surgery and I'm just on a starvation diet And to make it worse, my doctor's plan is 4 weeks liquids, 3 weeks mushies. So I'm still 6 weeks away from even eating food. I really don't know how I'm going to survive this. This is much much harder than the preop liquid diet.

Flavor was very artificial, way too sweet for me. And the consistency was kind of slimy.

I hated Bariatric Fusion meal replacements. This is different?

Never seen clear. Is it unflavored, or fruit flavored? Do you also find Premier Protein milk-based to be gross?

I know the surgery effects everyone differently, but I'm 3 days post op and not feeling any of the reduced hunger benefits. I'm on an antacid (though it's not a PPI) and drinking water. But I am starving. Is there anything else I should be doing? Why am I hungry?

Maybe a stronger antacid would help? I'm on an H2 blocker, but maybe a PPI would be better? I guess I'll have to ask my doctor.

They told me to get about 16 oz of protein drink in. I've been getting 30-40 grams of protein a day. Maybe I should up it?

I'm 2 days post-op. Thankfully doing well! I got pretty hungry today so tried some protein for the first time. I mixed some 2% fairlife chocolate milk with some premier chocolate powder, and it was actually delicious. I think my tastebuds in general are very dulled right now (is that a thing?), but it means the icky protein powder after taste is too subtle for my dead taste buds to detect. I know lots of people post on here about using Fairlife milk. I was just wondering if it's a problem that it has 12g of sugar in a cup? All protein drinks have some sugar (usually 1-2 grams), but 12g does seem like a lot. Is there any actual downside to this? My nutritionist is pretty hard to reach and honestly not the most helpful, so while I agree every food question should just be "ask your NUT" I was wondering if other people knew anything about this?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has tried both Bariatric Fusion and Unjurys chicken soup powders. I tried Bariatric Fusion and find it really gross. It tastes milky and salty, but not at all chickeny. Does Unjury taste better? The same? Thanks!

In the hospital now recovering from my surgery yesterday. It was v chill. Very little pain. I stopped using morphine almost right away. Making my way through some water and tea right now.

I'm 24 and my surgery is tomorrow!

Could you post a link to that Kosher group?

Could you post a link to that Kosher group?

Hi all, I was wondering if there were any other Orthodox Jewish Sleevers. I figured it would be nice to share experiences and tricks for dealing with Shabbos/Yom Tov etc. I'm 4 days away from my surgery date and getting anxious.