YouTube post about vsg patient

[Scott83 1]

I've been watching vsg journey vids on YouTube and seen 1 of a guy who had vsg surgery in Chicago and he's now 2half years out and can eat a steak meal, he said a 10oz steak with baked potato and veg. How is this even possible? I also watched that DR wiener vid and he says that research shows that after 5 years bariatric patients can eat a full plate of food, anyone else heard similar things?

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[Micoxv 276]

I heard that at one year out you can eat about a cup of food.

Regarding the steak meal, it seems a bit extreme....unless he stays at the table for 1 hour, wash it down drinking, etc.

Having said that...I believe that the quantity of food we can eat increase after a year or so.

But I know that I won't be eating again a 10 oz steak with baked potato and veg, even if I could.
That is against of the purpose of my surgery. But that is my vision of things.
I would be curious to hear from more senior sleevers on that.

[Scott83 1]

How far out are you pal?

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[Micoxv 276]

10 weeks out. Surgery was on March 22.

What about you?

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[Scott83 1]

Only 2 weeks mate, feeling the blues, I was the same as you, no sweet tooth just a big eater and the change in portion size is hard to get my head around, the fact that I probably won't be able to finish a sandwich ever again has scared me a bit, how are you managing with that side of things mentally?

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[Micoxv 276]

I try to eat very slowly, so I have the impression to eat more. And...I focus on other things than food. I go to the gym, walk outside, spend time with my daughter, try to keep active. You will see that once you start losing a decent amount of weight, you will see things differently. The energy boost everybody talks about happened for me when I was a month out. 2 weeks is rough. I was miserable, no energy, only liquids, could not move much. It will get better. Hang in there.

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[FrankyG 1,450]

I love the fact that I can't finish a whole sandwich in one sitting. I'm satisfied with a smaller portion. This is not something to be scared about! You should be thrilled at the idea of eating something good for you, and being satisfied with half a sandwich, or like how with me a 5 ounce steak is more than I can finish if I have a few bites of a veggie with it (yes, I eat steak occasionally- It's great protein!).

It is fabulous being able to leave food on my plate, and leftovers are awesome to look forward to later.

I'm almost one and a half years out, and while I can eat more than when I started, I'll never be able to eat like I used to and that's a wonderful thing, because I don't ever want to end up like I was.

You should be excited about how you are taking the first steps on the path to changing the way you view food, and relearning how to eat healthy good-for-you foods in smaller portions... that is the whole point of doing all of this!

Edited June 3, 2016 by FrankiesGirl