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Almost 3 months post-op....Today I went to a local salad bar and made the best (although small) salad I'd ever seen! Oh it was so pretty with all it's bright colored veggies and even a side of fresh fruit! I took FOUR bites and felt full - didn't even touch the fruit! Oh how I wanted to eat that fresh crisp salad that tasted so yummy and good, but I just had to take it to go. It was the first time I mourned food a little - although I am SUPER happy I get full from so little and that outweighs (pun intended) any of the "aww shucks I can't eat that" feelings!! Anyone else?

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I'm 2 1/2 months out and can only eat maybe 3 teaspoons of food before I am full, sometimes too full and am in pain.

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it's weird--my restriction seems to vary by day. Today I feel like I'm getting restriction just from drinking and don't seem to want food at all. Other days, I feel like I can eat 3/4 to a cup of food--mostly lettuce with a little Protein on top (more fibrous veggies fill me up more and I can eat about half a cup). I'm about 10.5 weeks out.

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Im a little over 4 months out and I can only eat a 2 - 3 ounces of food at a time. So if the food is more dense, I can only take in around 2 ounces. Like wings, I can only eat 2. If its fish, I can eat half of a filet because its less dense. Ive gone out for sushi and can only eat 3 little pieces. Thats the only time I wish I could overeat because I LOVE sushi :) So I just eat my 3 pieces very very slowly. But I have to say that like TES, my restriction does vary occasionally.

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I'm 12 weeks out. I feel the same way. 3 to 4 bites usually fills me up... and there have been times that I was like... geeez!! I wanted more! But, for the most part, I'm very happy with my sleeve. I can only eat an ounce at a time.. sometimes less. If I measure by volume, 1/4 of a cup is more than I can handle. A lot of times I measure out my food and still can't finish it. It can be frustrating! But I've lost almost 60 pounds, so it is definitely worth it!

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Thanks for the input!

Tess and BunnyK -- I'm the same way wit restriction! Mine varies from day to day it seems as well.

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Almost 3 months post-op....Today I went to a local salad bar and made the best (although small) salad I'd ever seen! Oh it was so pretty with all it's bright colored veggies and even a side of fresh fruit! I took FOUR bites and felt full - didn't even touch the fruit! Oh how I wanted to eat that fresh crisp salad that tasted so yummy and good' date=' but I just had to take it to go. It was the first time I mourned food a little - although I am SUPER happy I get full from so little and that outweighs (pun intended) any of the "aww shucks I can't eat that" feelings!! Anyone else?[/quote']

I'm sorry to say that at almost exactly 6 months post-op this resonated with me! The first thing I begged my surgeon to let me eat was salad because that was truly the only thing I missed at all. Now it truly is the only thing I'm mourning as the warmer months of the year come around. Fresh vegetables and fruits, crisp, ripe, and delicious...darn it! How I hate only being able to eat about 3 ounces, maybe 4 if I've not been hungry all day.

I've lost 133lbs and I'd have the sleeve again in a heartbeat. But I miss salad. I truly miss eating salad.

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