Was I actually sleeved? I mean I know I was...

[WitchySar 244]

Before my surgery I would read posts from people like "I haven't thrown up at all, is this a problem?" or "I haven't found a food that's made me nauseated, what's wrong with me?" and think to myself that they were just trying to brag about how good they were doing. Now I understand and think differently.

My surgery was 12/19/16 and I'm currently in the soft food phase. I have not had any nausea at all, not even immediately after the surgery, and haven't found a food that my new stomach couldn't handle. (Don't worry, I'm sticking with the plan I'm talking about allowed foods.) I do feel restriction and still only eat 2 oz at a time, every 2 hours (though I'll admit sometimes I get busy and go 3-4 hours. Oops), so I know the surgeon did SOMETHING in there but considering how many people vomit when they try new foods, or can't tolerate eggs, etc I feel a bit weird. I do have a lot of food allergies so my available foods to try is more limited than a lot of people but I seriously haven't come across anything I couldn't tolerate.

I'm worried what this is going to mean later on. If I don't get any problems from foods I feel like this journey is going to be harder than I was expecting. Like I said, I have portion size restriction but without restriction toward types of foods will this truly work?

[NWJill 119]

I am in the same boat, except that I can totally see the difference in my weight loss if I go too high on carbs. I was sleeved 12/30 and the liquid diet I was struggling keeping my carbs low because I was hating the premix and powdered shakes and making my own which were a little higher. Now that I am on soft foods my weight is dropping again because I able to keep my carbs lower. Just remember you have restrictions beyond portion size because you NEED the Protein and Vitamins you get from healthy food choices.

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[WitchySar 244]

I have to eat low carb and that's definitely been easier in the soft foods stage. Still stuck in a stall right now but apparently that's common at this time. So pretty much all the foods that I've tried have been low carb, high Protein, and no problems at all. I did take one bite too many one time and it made my new tummy hurt a little but I laid down and within about 15 minutes I was fine again. I now understand when people feel like they have it too easy. You see so many people talk about throwing up with new foods, or vomiting for hours, you feel a bit like something is wrong to NOT do that.

[GACaldwell 112]

I had the same experince and to be honest at 6+ mo out I'm struggling to stay away from the bad for me foods. I do ok without carbs but Chocolat is still an issue. Don't get me wrong, I'm still losing but it's definitely not something I can ignore anymore. Just stick with it, and keep working!

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[Crafty-in-Carolina 138]

I understand. I was sleeved 10-10-16 and haven't had the first bit of nausea or intolerance to anything I've tried. It's kind of nice to have such an easy recovery, but it's scary too... that it would be way too easy to fall back into bad habits.

[Dona1975 1]

I was sleeved on 11/14/16 and I could tolerate anything I was allowed to eat but now that my stomach is healed it doesn't tolerate alot

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[Wonder WomanNJ 119]

I know what you mean. I haven't gotten sick, at all. So far, my stomach is receptive to new foods also. However, I get this "you're too full" feeling if I heat certain foods and I have to stop immediately and walk it off. Some foods give me gas pain but never have I gotten "sick".

I have also noticed that while I do have a capacity restriction, I sometimes feel hungry after 2-3 hours.

I too worry that it will be easy for me to fall back into bad habits but I guess that is where we need to make the most effort. I was saying the other day how I think more needs to be said pre-surgery about the psychological aspect of the surgery. It wouldn't have deterred me from getting it done but it would have been nice to be completely informed so that I don't think I'm loosing my mind.

[NWJill 119]

Oh well I spoke too soon I guess, I had a diet lemonade mixed with ice tea last night and wow did that not work, it really hurt. Obviously too early for any citrus, I won't be trying that again anytime soon.

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