Restriction Frustration

[81Kellogram 101]

4 weeks out.

liquids (except water) go down very well, like 10oz at a time. I can easily put away 4-6oz of pureed - especially yogurt. Soft and solid food isn't going well. eggs, about an ounce at a time and I tried Cod last night - maybe 2 tablespoons. Please tell me this gets better soon. I'm so frustrated with eating, I just want to stay in the pureed stage. I know I need to progress, so will it just happen naturally if I just stick with it? I'm not getting sick, just very full very fast.

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

You should get to satiated on very little food, that's kind of the point of the restriction It does ease up over time, now I can eat as much as 4 oz of dense Protein at times, much less at others. The best advice I can give you, from my 6 months of experience, is to slooooooooooow down, chew veryvery well and don't drink with your dense foods.

[ocgirl15 667]

I think it sounds like you are right where you should be. Capacity does increase as you heal and swelling goes down. At a year out I can eat much more than post op....but my capacity is not close to pre op. Take advantage of this honeymoon period because it doesn't last. Best of luck!

[Aggiemae 739]

Getting over years of large volumes takes time.

Have you tried using tiny eating utensils, plates and bowls ?