Stomach stretching

[Cape Crooner 589]

I have yet to encounter a food I cannot eat post sleeve. That said, I can't eat more than 8 ounces before I'm full!

[mia150 43]

I love Subway sandwiches. At 3 years out I can eat 2/3 of a 6" on white bread with the top half of the bread removed. I just get the meat, cheese, and some pickles and olives. About an hour later I can go back and eat the remaining 1/3 with no problem. Recently I ate the whole bottom half of this same sandwich. I was quite full but not to the point of being sick. It was the first thing I'd eaten that day so I was pretty hungry.

The joke was on me because that night about 2 am I had an awful heartburn attack. Like no other. I had to get up out of bed just to breathe and it was very hard to catch my breath. Kind of scary really. I won't make that mistake again.

Don't worry too much about replies that come across as rude. It happens frequently. For the most part they mean well.

I eat anything I choose, do not restrict carbs, sugar, fat, or anything else. I have not gained weight back like they told me I would, did not stretch my sleeve after a year and need a revision like they said I would, and I am quite healthy. Not to mention that compared to the piggie I used to be - I look darn good.

Just take the replies that you find helpful and discard the rest - you know - don't even bother getting mad or offended. It's not worth your time. Everyone here is really pretty nice even if at times the replies sound self-righteous and rude.

Thank you.

This is what WLS all about, no diets, no stress

nothing, just Portion Control and we should be ok unless we eat and drink pure chocolates every two minutes, this is what my sergeon told me about the surgery and this is what I hear from successful people who did the sleeve 5-10 years ago.

Good luck.

Edited June 13, 2016 by mia150

[mia150 43]

I eat, and have eaten all along, bread, rice, Pasta, sugar, and anything else I wanted. Sure they may fill you up faster because they expand but this is what you do - you quit eating when you are full. If any of these things disagree with you then you simply don't eat them anymore.

A sleeve is not a pouch. A sleeve loses it's ability to stretch very much because they remove the stretchy part.

I'm getting up in years and have learned one thing - those who make the biggest deal out of what not to eat, the rules of sleeve life, and what not to do are generally the ones who need the most help in controlling themselves in regard to eating and in regard to most everything else.

One who comes across as a know-it-all is usually the one who knows very little.

Love your comment xoxo

Good luck all.

[sanjumelts 170]

Just an update since this thread was so popular, I have lost a total of 121 lbs now at 8 months out. Find what works for you and run with it.

Weeks out: 24

SW: 371

CW: 250

WL: 121

Edited December 31, 2016 by sanjumelts

[Lucky2Lose 184]

I am a week short of 2 months out and feel like I could eat more now.

For example, I just had a 6" turkey breast flatbread with onions, green pepper and tomatoes with a tiny bit of honey mustard from subway.

I ate 3" took a break and ate the other 3" about a half hour later.

Did I eat to large of a meal? And did I eat the other half to soon?

Best,

Sanju

This is called grazing. My NUT told me..no more than 20 minutes to finish your meal. Anything longer than that is considered grazing and a no-no.

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