how much can you eat?

[meggspeggs 0]

I seem to be able to eat more than I think I should be able too. For example a whole granola bar....I'm 8 weeks out. Do you think I've stretched my sleeve?

[Thomas CPA 496]

It is a pretty much a fallacy that you can stretch your sleeve. food passes pretty quickly through the stomach and those people in hot dog eating contests don't really permanently stretch their stomach.

At four weeks I was eating a whole Protein bar which is as big as a granola bar.

Think of it this way, your stomach is the size of a medium banana and a granola bar will fit in even without being chewed.

Think in terms of volume not ounces.

You are doing fine, I am at week 9 and I eat more than a granola bar for my meals.

[NtvTxn 1,262]

That is definately more than I could eight weeks after surgery. One of my favorite sayings is: "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should" I'm sixteen months out - I still keep an on line log and when I'm at home, I weigh or measure my food.

I seem to be able to eat more than I think I should be able too. For example a whole granola bar....I'm 8 weeks out. Do you think I've stretched my sleeve?

[NtvTxn 1,262]

My surgeon's physician assistant said that you CAN stretch out your new tummy, just like you could stretch your tummy prior to surgery. It you are eating Protein like you should, the point is for it to stay there and keep you full as long as possible. With by-pass, I think food "by-passes" a lot and moves on out quicker, but we have a fully funtioning stomach, just smaller. Ask your doctor, his nurse, physician's asst. - someone there in his office.

[thinoneday 445]

2 years out and can still only have about 6 oz at a time. 1/2 to 3/4 of a Breakfast taco (never finish the whole thing) AND if i do eat these days it's either one or the other but not both. . .for example, if there is chicken, mashed potatoes and vegatables for dinner, I have to make the choice of what i really want, so I'll usually pick the chicken, then after that if i have room and am not sliming yet, i'll go for a tablespoon of veggies. Usually i don't finish that. As far as sandwiches. . . well I can only use those 100 calorie orowheat thin things and that is only 1/2 - 3/4 of it. i've noticed they now have even smaller orowheat thins at 50 calories each. . . ummm maybe i'll try those. . . good luck!