9 days post op and I can already eat 4oz yogurt?

[Talaria 50]

I'm a little worried that I'm 9 days post op and can already eat 4oz of Chobani. That seems like a lot. I was definitely full and satisfied when finished and couldn't have eaten more. Maybe I was able to eat that much because yogurt is like a slider food? No way I could eat 4oz of chicken, tuna, etc. It makes me worried that my sleeve is too big. Any experience with this?

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[reree6898 1,164]

Your surgeons team or NUT should have given you volume limits for now. That early out you should only probably have a quarter cup and stop there because your still swelled and healing inside and the nerves have not had time to heal to tell you that you are full in time.

[Talaria 50]

This shows 8oz of Greek yogurt in the "mushy" food stage (this is not from my surgeon's practice)

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[cindyw41 761]

1/2 cup is normal at this stage. Yogurt does have nutritional values so not much of a slider food. It helps with your Vitamins and Protein intake and also counts toward your liquid intake.

Edited April 20, 2016 by cindyw41

[2goldengirl 2,076]

Relax.

Yogurt isn't a "slider food", it's semiliquid. Once it gets into your sleeve, it empties very quickly.

Different surgeons give different guidelines. Follow the instructions your surgeon gave you.

Don't go looking on the internet for this kind of thing, you have instructions from YOUR surgeon for YOU.

Many, many postop patients get frantic because they "feel no restriction" or similar while they're on the liquid stages. Then they advance to something more like real food and notice a big difference.

Have some more liquid. Take a walk, or a nap. Stay off the internet if you have to to avoid worrying.

You'll be fine. Really.

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

Yogurt especially Greek yogurt which is high Protein and has 5g sugar or less per serving is one of the very BEST things that you can eat. I was allowed to have yogurt in "full liquids" stage, so to your tummy it is very similar to a liquid. Keep doing what you are doing.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I'm a little worried that I'm 9 days post op and can already eat 4oz of Chobani. That seems like a lot. I was definitely full and satisfied when finished and couldn't have eaten more. Maybe I was able to eat that much because yogurt is like a slider food? No way I could eat 4oz of chicken, tuna, etc. It makes me worried that my sleeve is too big. Any experience with this?

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That sounds perfectly normal. For me, Greek yogurt and cottage cheese were both allowed on my full liquid phase and they function like liquids. Being satisfied on 4 oz of Greek yogurt is great. That is what we want to happen. It's a great source of Protein, too.