What is your food capacity?

[reigo 0]

I got the plication surgery 8 weeks ago and have a larger than expected capacity. I can easily eat 8-12 ounces of food now. If drinking beverages, I can easily drink 8 ounces in four large sips and feel fine.

What is your intake and how far out are you?

[reigo 0]

Please respond. Was looking for feedback

[Bos123 221]

Well I could drink easily after too but I can't remember how much food I could eat then... I'm 9 mos out now... I still try to estimate and eat about a cup of food, Protein first... And I am full. But I can eat a lot more than that if I want to or if I eat slider foods. I ate 3/4 of a six inch from subway about a month ago, bread and all...not bad considering I used I eat a foot long and chips and maybe a cookie and a drink. Still if I would have minused the bread I know I would have been full... Hope this helps? Once we are healed our restriction is more than in the beginning so we still have to make the right food choices;)

[MissiD 1]

I am already 8 weeks Post op and I am surprised at how much food I can eat now. I even had a little piece of steak a few nights ago and had no problems. So far there is nothing I cannot eat. I can eat salads, bread, meats and rice, Nothing bothers my stomach. Because of me being able to eat anything my weight loss has slowed down. I am learning that this surgery is just a nice tool to have but I still have to make healthy choices if I want to get the weight off. So far I am down 28 pounds since the surgery and I feel awesome. I just need to lose about 30 more pounds and then I will reach my goal. I started exercising this week so hopefully I can start dropping weight again.

[piratess 1]

I had my surgery in march ive lost 76lbs 13lbs left to get to goal I have 4 meals a day of 120g per meal and two Snacks xx

[pjb84 16]

" I am learning that this surgery is just a nice tool to have but I still have to make healthy choices if I want to get the weight off"

So in retrospect, are you saying the surgery wasn't necessary?

[MissiD 1]

Well for me I love the fact that I cannot eat as much as I used to. You still have to make good choices no matter what kind of surgery you have. Weight Loss Surgery is not a quick fix to your eating problems. It is something that can aid in your weight loss. I have absolutely no regrets about having the surgery. For me it has been a blessing. I am down 35 pounds in a little over 3 months and I am not hungry or starving myself. I still have 25 pounds to go and I know it will take awhile and that's okay with me because it's so much easier to diet than before the surgery. Let me explain, When I eat a healthy meal like Baked chicken and Vegetables I am just as satisfied as if I ate a piece of Fried Chicken and Mashed Potatoes. It's all about choices. I can eat both kinds of meals but if I choose the healthier meal I will lose the weight I want to lose.

[music1618 879]

Something that my doc said after my surgery has always stuck with me - you will gravitate to foods you can eat more of. For example I can eat crackers or fruit and not feel real full. However if I eat a steak or dry chicken I can only have a few bites. So naturally I tend to eat fruit and crackers. Although we all know that steak and chicken are what we need to eat, it is human nature to eat things that we know we can have more of.

[Krisy64 0]

I got the plication surgery 8 weeks ago and have a larger than expected capacity. I can easily eat 8-12 ounces of food now. If drinking beverages, I can easily drink 8 ounces in four large sips and feel fine. What is your intake and how far out are you?

I'm only 5 days post op, how long did it take before the pain went away? I'm still on shakes.... But craving real food already. I can drink at least a litre of Water a day.. Before surgery I could drink 2 litres.... I'm also very short of breath when I walk... Is this normal?

[Krisy64 0]

I got the plication surgery 8 weeks ago and have a larger than expected capacity. I can easily eat 8-12 ounces of food now. If drinking beverages, I can easily drink 8 ounces in four large sips and feel fine. What is your intake and how far out are you?

I can easily eat that too, I had plication with banding- I avoid drinking while eating, even if I'm thirsty, I have to wait a while before I can drink. And definitely no fizzy drinks while eating or I'll puke. If I have that one mouthful too much I get huge upper back pain, which takes about half an hour to go. I avoid meats that are dryish, they don't pass through the band very well. I've lost 8 kilos in 6 weeks, but seem to have hit a plateau....and the scales aren't budging anymore for the last 2 week. I'm happy about not being able to have big portions, it's still a big learning process on what I can eat and what I can't and the quantity.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

i have the lap band and plication and right about 1 cup or 1 1/2 cups of food, i am (full) and i stop......its important to stop at the dr recommended (amount).....sure i think i could eat more if i wanted/tried but am too scared of hurting myself to do that..just because we can doesnt mean we should.....so i stop at that sign of fullness.....i eat Protein first always......

Edited January 17, 2014 by ☠carolinagirl☠