I Am Just Amazed

[kelliecalgary 18]

I know that having the sleeve was supposed to cut down on the amount that you can eat but I never expected it to work this well.

Honestly I have had an eating disorder since I was about six years old. I used to sneak food at night and get rid of the trash outside so that my family would not see what I was eating. When I got work babysitting at age 12 all of my money would go to getting food.

Before my sleeve I could easily eat $20 worth of food from Taco Bell, and not feel full. Today I had 1 bean burrito and was stuffed!!!

It is an amazing feeling, one that I have not felt in a LONG time, due to years and years of binge eating.

I really hope that this lasts, but I have heard of people stretching out their sleeve and having to get it redone!

I am curious what other peoples diets were before and after the surgery, how much could you eat in one sitting before compared to what you can eat of the same food now?

[Angela324 13]

Oh, wow, Kellie, I'm so glad for you! And you're making me feel even more excited about having my surgery on 8-15. I can't wait to read what some of the more experienced ones have to say. I certainly hope it lasts. I've never heard of anyone having a re sleeve. Could that be possible with already having 80% of our stomachs gone??

[mokee 588]

Went to support meeting last night. Nutritionalist lady said please don't start treating yourself until you reach goal. Maybe a bite here or there. It is easy to get back unto your old ways and overeat. Not heard of anyone saying they have stretched their sleeve.

Just a thought maybe you should see a physcologist and try to work on this eating thing. I know you want success and we all want it for you.

[TMyers1471 87]

I am almost 9 weeks out, and I feel the SAME way. I was a food addict. My world revolved around food. I have had to re-adjust my world since being sleeved. I am NEVER hungry. I have to force myself to eat, and when I do, I can only eat about a 1/2 cup of anything. I have found that blogging is very theraputic, and I read all the time. I have had to find new things to do that don't involve food. I'm also signing up for a cardio dance class next week. Eating is a chore now. Who knew that would ever be MY motto?!?!

[peacequeen 434]

There has been mixed opinions about stretching the stomach. I was told that it can't stretch much because the part of the stomach that stretches has mostly been removed. I'm almost 7 months out and I can hold about the same now as I did when I first got sleeved.

Before I was sleeved, I could easily eat a 2 cheeseburger value meal with large fries and soda from Mcd's and then I'd head to DQ for a large strawberry cheesquake blizzard,,I'd finish most or all of it. I can hold maybe 5 ounces max now. I can't finish half a happy meal..not that I eat alot of those but just comparing. I used to eat 4 large slices of pizza with soda,,now I can't hold 1 large slice,,maybe 1 small slice.

Great question kellie...

[MinaT 669]

Kellie, what stage of your diet are you on if you had surgery on July 9th? Did I read it wrong? Are you only 11 days out? I was only starting full liquids at 11 days and was on that for 5 weeks. I am still on soft foods until Sunday and I know it's going to be a while until I can actually go to regular foods.

I'll be 7 weeks out on Monday and yesterday I had a Protein shake for Breakfast, I had one piece of deli light ham chopped into 3 teaspoons of cottage cheese for lunch, and for dinner I ate about about an 1.25 ounce of turkey tenderloin, 4 baby cooked carrots, about a teaspoon of 1% cottage cheese, and about a teaspoon of instant mashed potatoes. I spent an hour uncomfortable and realized I should have foregone at least one cooked carrots.

My entire day I had less than 485 calories, 33 grams of carbohydrates (which is higher for me), 6 grams of fat, 60 grams of Protein.< /p>

You had one bean burrito from Taco Bell for dinner. 370 calories, 56 grams of carbohydrates, 11 grams of fat,13 grams of protein.

While newly sleeved until maintenance most doctors ask that you stay within 40-45 grams of carbs per day.

I'm sure it went down easy because the shell, the Beans and whatever is in it is just food that can easily be chewed up and swallowed and if you drank anything at all with that, it is just going to slide down your tummy, preventing the full feeling you were suppose to have.

I know it's a lot less than you used to eat, but it's not a wise choice and truthfully that's the food that causes people to gain weight in the first place. High carb makes you hungrier. Add what you ate for the entire day and you will see.

Are you charting your food, Water etc. on anything like myfitnesspal.com? I just would hate to see someone go through this surgery and wonder why they aren't losing weight or even gaining weight or go back to their bad habits. I would really hate to see you end up with a leak, eating solid foods immediately. I can't imagine your doctor would allow soft or solid food food at 11 days post-op.

You may very well lose weight while eating like this at first, because you are only 11 days out and will be losing Water etc. first, but you will struggle losing fat because you will be taking in too many carbohydrates and once that is used for fuel it will be restored as fat. Your stomach isn't even healed yet, and you are pushing the limits of it's size already.

If you haven't been told where you are suppose to be nutrition wise, I would definitely speak with your nutritionist or find one, because I think you really need to talk to someone. Many people seek support from a behaviorist or therapist, to try to get to the underlying reason for the weight gain in the first place.

I think it's wonderful that you see such an improvement but at 7 weeks, I could not eat even a bite or two of that, and it worries me that you don't see that was a bad choice for a meal.

I hope you take this post in the light I am intending, as someone who has done a lot of research on the sleeve and started out the six month pre-approval phase working on behavior modification, lowering my carb intake and really fully getting to the root of my eating problems to begin with.

Good luck to you and I wish you the best.