Portion size

[Jamie228 15]

Anybody who is 10+ months out, how much are you able to eat per meal? If you have a tuna sandwich, can you eat half of it? Can you eat a whole veggie taco? A cup of salad?

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[Bama2012 76]

I am 6.5 months out and I can eat a whole tuna sandwich now but much slower than before. I couldn't eat much for first 5.5 months but now seems like I can get more food in at one time. I just make wiser choices now than before.

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[Dairymary 533]

I'm 6 years out and would never eat a tuna sandwich because of all the bread. I could probably finish 1/2 cup of tuna salad, though. My capacity of the things I should eat is 1/2 - 1 cup depending on density. For a good "standard" example, i had a Healthy Choice Simply grilled chicken and broccoli Alfredo frozen meal the other day (190 calories, 4g net carbs, 27g protein). Label said it was 9.15 oz and I could finish about 2/3 of it could. I can eat the inside of a whole 6" subway sandwich if I don't eat any of the bread. However, I can eat an unlimited amount of Sliders like Jello, chips, ice cream, Cookies, popcorn, etc. Salads are typically sliders for me, too. I had about 3 cups of baby spinach with bacon honey mustard dressing for dinner tonight. But then again, if you squished it all down, it probably wasn't more than a cup.

[HeidiSue2009 48]

I'm 6 years out and would never eat a tuna sandwich because of all the bread. I could probably finish 1/2 cup of tuna salad, though. My capacity of the things I should eat is 1/2 - 1 cup depending on density. For a good "standard" example, i had a Healthy Choice Simply grilled chicken and broccoli Alfredo frozen meal the other day (190 calories, 4g net carbs, 27g protein). Label said it was 9.15 oz and I could finish about 2/3 of it could. I can eat the inside of a whole 6" subway sandwich if I don't eat any of the bread. However, I can eat an unlimited amount of Sliders like Jello, chips, ice cream, Cookies, popcorn, etc. Salads are typically sliders for me, too. I had about 3 cups of baby spinach with bacon honey mustard dressing for dinner tonight. But then again, if you squished it all down, it probably wasn't more than a cup.

I am Day 5 post op...and quite new to these terms. If I may ask, what is a "slider?"

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[Bama2012 76]

Something that goes down very easy. There are some foods that seem go down very easy and some things like bread and meat for me that don't slide very well.

[Dairymary 533]

A slider is something that doesn't seem to take up much space in your sleeve so you can eat large quantities of it. liquids are sliders, which is fine if you are drinking Water or low cal drinks, but not OK When it comes to milk shakes, high calorie coffee drinks, alcohol, etc. Foods that contain a lot of air and basically turn to mush when you eat them are often sliders. Things like Cookies, cake, potato chips, popcorn, candy.< /p>

You feel restriction and portion size is limited when it comes to dense Proteins, veggies, and most things we are supposed to be eating. Our sleeve can do its job when we eat these things. Sliders are the opposite. There is no, or very little, portion restriction. In general, these are the things we shouldn't be eating anyways. For me, the exceptions are salads and nuts. These are on my "good food" list but are still sliders because I can eat large quantities without feeling full.

[Jamie228 15]

I'm 6 years out and would never eat a tuna sandwich because of all the bread. I could probably finish 1/2 cup of tuna salad, though. My capacity of the things I should eat is 1/2 - 1 cup depending on density. For a good "standard" example, i had a Healthy Choice Simply grilled chicken and broccoli Alfredo frozen meal the other day (190 calories, 4g net carbs, 27g protein). Label said it was 9.15 oz and I could finish about 2/3 of it could. I can eat the inside of a whole 6" subway sandwich if I don't eat any of the bread. However, I can eat an unlimited amount of Sliders like Jello, chips, ice cream, Cookies, popcorn, etc. Salads are typically sliders for me, too. I had about 3 cups of baby spinach with bacon honey mustard dressing for dinner tonight. But then again, if you squished it all down, it probably wasn't more than a cup.

So excited to hear that about salad! I've been nervous that salad would be something that I couldn't eat again.

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[Dairymary 533]

I'm 6 years out and would never eat a tuna sandwich because of all the bread. I could probably finish 1/2 cup of tuna salad, though. My capacity of the things I should eat is 1/2 - 1 cup depending on density. For a good "standard" example, i had a Healthy Choice Simply grilled chicken and broccoli Alfredo frozen meal the other day (190 calories, 4g net carbs, 27g protein). Label said it was 9.15 oz and I could finish about 2/3 of it could. I can eat the inside of a whole 6" subway sandwich if I don't eat any of the bread. However, I can eat an unlimited amount of Sliders like Jello, chips, ice cream, Cookies, popcorn, etc. Salads are typically sliders for me, too. I had about 3 cups of baby spinach with bacon honey mustard dressing for dinner tonight. But then again, if you squished it all down, it probably wasn't more than a cup.

So excited to hear that about salad! I've been nervous that salad would be something that I couldn't eat again.

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Took me over a year before I was comfortable with salads. Up to that point they made me very gassy. Your system does a lot of evolving that first year or two, so don't be discouraged if things don't sit right at first.