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So I'm almost at 3 weeks post op and feeling good but have mostly been drinking my 3 Protein Shakes for 63 grams of Protein a day and taking Vitamins. I do get my Water amounts in and I manage an applesauce, yogurt, or pudding now and then on top of that. Yet I haven't felt restriction up until today. And hard to believe but it was WATER that I learned it on. I was watching TV and apparently not thinking about how fast I was drinking. I guess I started gulping it like the old days pre-op and before I know it I had a 16.9 oz bottle down in a matter of minutes. All of a sudden I felt this tightness in my chest and almost a pain in my gut. I was like, what is this? I grabbed my music and headphones and headed out the door. A mile later I felt fine. So yeah, I think I ballooned my belly up really fast. I'm glad I didn't do that on food or it would have taken longer to recede. All I know is from now on I'm taking longer to drink/eat and not going to race to get anything down. At least I know how it feels when full so when I go to solid foods I'll be able to stop before it gets THAT bad. This sleeve doesn't hold much!!

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So I'm almost at 3 weeks post op and feeling good but have mostly been drinking my 3 Protein shakes for 63 grams of Protein a day and taking Vitamins. I do get my Water amounts in and I manage an applesauce, yogurt, or pudding now and then on top of that. Yet I haven't felt restriction up until today. And hard to believe but it was Water that I learned it on. I was watching TV and apparently not thinking about how fast I was drinking. I guess I started gulping it like the old days pre-op and before I know it I had a 16.9 oz bottle down in a matter of minutes. All of a sudden I felt this tightness in my chest and almost a pain in my gut. I was like, what is this? I grabbed my music and headphones and headed out the door. A mile later I felt fine. So yeah, I think I ballooned my belly up really fast. I'm glad I didn't do that on food or it would have taken longer to recede. All I know is from now on I'm taking longer to drink/eat and not going to race to get anything down. At least I know how it feels when full so when I go to solid foods I'll be able to stop before it gets THAT bad. This sleeve doesn't hold much!!

Greg, I am 10 weeks out and one of the hardest things for me so far is pacing myself when I am not paying attention to my meals. For example, if I eat lunch at work and am reading or doing something on the computer, I forget to pace myself and will end up with overfill discomfort. Sometimes, it just won't go on down and I have had to "evacuate" it by throwing it up. Makes me mad because it is my own fault. I have wasted my meal time, wasted my food and then I have to make up my Proteins. I am sure we will learn this lesson sometime...just not sure when...K :)

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Greg, I am 10 weeks out and one of the hardest things for me so far is pacing myself when I am not paying attention to my meals. For example, if I eat lunch at work and am reading or doing something on the computer, I forget to pace myself and will end up with overfill discomfort. Sometimes, it just won't go on down and I have had to "evacuate" it by throwing it up. Makes me mad because it is my own fault. I have wasted my meal time, wasted my food and then I have to make up my Proteins. I am sure we will learn this lesson sometime...just not sure when...K :)

I'm going to try to do something that I couldn't do as a kid. Learn from YOUR mistakes. Thanks for the reply. :D

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