3 Weeks Out, Eat one or two bites and I'm full, When will I be able to eat more?

[Johanna1955 69]

I am 3 weeks out and I'm not hungry at all. This is fine. When I do try to eat something I find I can't eat more than a bite or two and I feel full and cannot eat more. An example is those little tuna salad kits with crackers. I mix up the tuna salad, don't eat the crackers and after eating only half the tuna I have to stop.

I hear a good amount for a sleever is the size of a children's meal. How long before I will be able to eat even that much?

Went out to lunch with a good friend. Had a very small serving of cottage cheese and I couldn't even eat half of it.

When were you able to eat more at one time? I still have the gas (grouch pouch) issue too. Phazyme does help with that.

Thanks!

[diannepj1960 28]

My surgery was on jan 24.and i am still not able to eat but a few spoons full,i'm on pureed now and i start my soft foods on wednesday.you feel full all day so it's hard,and just go with the flow:

[TheGamer 406]

I was sleeved 10/22 and a children's meal would make me sick. There's no way I could eat that much. Depending on the density of what I'm eating, I can eat from about 1/3 (dense protein) to 1/2 a cup (soup) at a time. Some of the longer term sleevers that are a year or so out have mentioned they can do about a cup of food at a time.

[Jugee44 9]

I was sleeved on Nov 13 , 2013 , so appoximatly 3 1/2 months post op . My start weight was 237 , Day of surgery 222 and as of this morning 185 . I found that the first 2 1/2 months , I was much like you after just a few bites and I was so full that if i took another bit ,I ended up throwing up but with the creamy or chunky Soups I never had a problem eating a full cup .

I find that with time , I can hold down more food but I don't know if that's good or not , because I have a sense of guilt . I don't push myself I have always known when to stop . This past month I have been craving hearty meals and I seem more hungry more frequent . I am not to worried because my weight lose seems steady 51- 52 lbs in 3 1/2 months is pretty good.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

Don't worry about eating more. At just over 6 months I still weigh 2 ounces of Protein and have maybe if I can 1/4 cup of veggies. Just worry about getting in your protein requirement each day.