4 1/2 months post op

[Jessie Lyons 2]

I feel even though I'm not eating as much as I used to, I'm finding myself eating bigger portions...I'm scared that my stomach is stretching back is that possibe?

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

eating bigger portions.

Jessie Lyons'

"they" say you can't stretch your tummy (when 85% of your tummy was taken out, the stretchy part went too)

this is per my surgeon and NUT - and many many many others on the board say the same thing

there is an expression on the board, "just because you can, doesn't mean you should"

in other words if you have found out that you are cabable of eating more - DON'T

at 4.5 months i was still measuring - whatever your proper portion per your NUT tells you is what you should eat

you shouldn't even be aware that you can eat more

"they" say your stomach "relaxes" after a time period

thats better than saying tummy stretches, cuz it doesn't

only eat proper portions - then you won't have to worry that your tummy can hold more

just eat amount that the NUT blessed

keep up the good work/job

good luck

kathy

[JourneyToLife 119]

Need to go back to the basics. Re-evaluate why you wanted to have this surgery done. Be careful because you can stretch out your stomach and the surgery would be all for nothing. Do you want to be overweight the rest of your life? Need to ask yourself that question. You've made it this far, don't revert back to the beginning.

[christieouchley 55]

Ive read on alot of websites that the stomach can stretch some after surgery. If you binge and get too full, make the next meal a protien shake and it will actually shrink back down. Its when you overeat meal after meal after meal it will stay stretched out.

[littlebigman 25]

Need to go back to the basics. Re-evaluate why you wanted to have this surgery done. Be careful because you can stretch out your stomach and the surgery would be all for nothing. Do you want to be overweight the rest of your life? Need to ask yourself that question. You've made it this far' date=' don't revert back to the beginning.[/quote']

I don't understand what she would need to reevaluate, she said she wasn't eating as much but she can eat more now. My surgeon told me you would be able to eat more as time went on not that you stretched out your stomach. Which would mean you wouldn't have to eat six meals a day instead you could just eat three.