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I'll be six weeks out since my surgery on Thursday. At a meal, I can still only eat 4 or 5 tiny bites of food. I'm using a baby spoon, so I mean tiny! I feel full and I'm not hungry.

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I'm slightly ahead of you at 11 weeks and I am continually surprised at how little I eat and how satisfied I feel. The important thing is not to push it and respect the signals you are getting. If you push the results are not good (pain and nausea), so understand that you can only hold a bit. The more experienced here say that it does get better, but it is really restrictive in the beginning.

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Yes this is completely normal. Don't push it. Listen to your body. If you are full, stop eating. You eventually will work your way up to eating the 4 oz per meal. I am 6 months out and just started being able to eat the full 4 oz. It takes a while. Your stomach is still very swollen inside from surgery.

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At six seeks I was on regular cooked foods, but Miss Tummy could only hold 1/2 cup of food. Sometimes not even that much. An ounce of meat and a couple of bites of veggies was all I could eat. It took me over a year to get to a cup of food or 2 ounces of meat and few bites of veggies.

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yup, so normal! I am now almost 3 months out and usually can eat about 6 pretty normal sized bites per meal. Some days more but, usually 6 bites and I stop (or I should if i don't want to be uncomfortable but, i am still learning where that line is! )

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