Question for 1 year post op...

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

I place a double cheeseburger (animal style) with French fries and a chocolate shake in front of you....how much can you down in a sitting

[Pac-woman 325]

1/4of the meat only. The bread will get stuck in your esophagus and no room for liquid plus u cant drink when u eat.

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

Well the fries right? The fries can stay? Oh please can they stay

[Pac-woman 325]

Lol you wont have room in your 1 to 2 oz tummy. You have to fill it with Protein. It better be a real burger and not the crap from McDonald's

[ahri 16]

Honestly? All of it but only if you sit in front of it for 1.5 hours. In a normal 30 mins setting, most of the burger and maybe 3-4 individual fries. Maybe 1/4 of the shake.< /p>

[FitnFabfor2014 358]

For me no bun, no burger (I can't eat bread anymore it makes me nauseous, great part of the sleeve). There is no want to eat burgers for me. I have tried fries, I can only eat a few (a quarter max of small fries). No shake. It will make me sick from all the sugar. My tastes have changed 100%. I'm not by any means saying I stick 100% to my program, but I have given up a lot for my new sleeve life. I must say something about McDonald's fries always sound good....in theory, until I get one in and my stomach says NOPE.

[joatsaint 2,814]

If I had all that in front of me, I'd only be able to eat about 3/4 of the burger and take a sip or 2 of the shake and I'd be uncomfortably full.

I can eat ANY of it - shake, burger, and fries - there's just not enough room in Frankensleeve for ALL of it.

So I'd have to decide how much of each food I wanted before starting to eat.

Edited February 5, 2015 by joatsaint

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Probably half to 3/4 of one patty. I wouldn't touch the bread (makes me feel queasy and uncomfortable). If I had room after eating the patty I might be able to do 3-4 fries? I would try to resist them though. I also wouldn't touch the shake - no eating and drinking at the same time, and the shake is a waste of my calorie allotment for the day. If I waited 30 minutes after eating the theoretical hamburger patty and fries, I would guess I might be able to do 1/4 of a milkshake.

[alittlejoy 26]

I reallllly think you need to research this surgery more and come to terms with reality - you WILL NOT be able to eat like you are now and lose weight. If you're not willing to give up fast food, you're not going to lose weight. That's the case with surgery or without.

[HaddocksEyes 205]

Half of the burger and a few fries (like maybe 5 or 6). No shake.

or

All of the shake and nothing else.

or

All of the patty (sans bread) and the veggies and half of the fries.

My choice is usually to have half of the burger and just a few fries. I almost always skipped the shakes because I have never liked to drink my calories. That hasn't changed post-surgery. I have not had a shake since the surgery, and it has been almost 6 months. I doubt that will change going forward.

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

The point of this is not ME thinking that I am going be able to eat all this good good stuff after surgery, but more of Portion Control. I have a big issue with portion control and food addiction, I dont wanna be told I can never have a few bites of the good life, hence why I think surgery is for me.... before I am 400 lbs

[Rogofulm 2,440]

Not interested an anything from Mickey D's. I could eat a 5-6 ounce beef pattie with a bite or two of veggies, but that's about it. But I'm only 7.5 months out.