Size of stomach

[gomezk2 24]

I am 7 months post op and i feel as i can definitely handle more food in the new sleeve stomach than before. I assume is because it has completely healed and also feel more hunger now than before. Also as far as liquids i can now drink more and bring down more liquids than before. Wanted to ask the opinion and advise of fellow sleevers to see if this is normal or something to be concerned about..

[Elode 8,093]

It's normal!

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Normal. As I went into regular foods at one month, my limit was 1/3 cup. Now two years out I can eat one cup of something dense like beef stew, or two ounces of meat with 1/2 cup of steamed veggies. If it's fluids, I could only drink about four ounces in an hour. Now I can finish a 10 ounce bottled Water and half of another one.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Totally normal.

And healthy.

And this is why you must build other disciplines / behaviors / lifestyle around eating differently for the rest of your life.

The sleeve will help you lose weight.

But by itself, it won't keep you from regaining.

(My opinion.)

[Kindle 8,667]

Yep, totally normal. I could eat twice as much at 6 months as I could at 3. And twice as much at 12 months as I could at 6. I probably reached max capacity around 14-15 months. It is now mostly my head that controls my portions. If I ate as much as my sleeve holds I would definitely regain. That is why establishing new eating habits and coping mechanisms early on are SO important. Long term success has very little to do with your sleeve.

[Sophie74656 1,572]

your surgeon should have talked to you about this. In the beginning your pouch is still swollen and can hold very little. As time goes by the swelling goes down and there will naturally be a teeny bit of stretching. It's normal