I feel like I can eat too much

[PepperCat 30]

I’m 11 days post op and today I ate 1280 calories in Soup and yogurt. I don’t get it. I don’t have problems eating too much or getting sick. I feel overly full sometimes like today but never enough to vomit or dump. I can drink Water normally and never have had a problem with that... other people I know can only eat 2-4 ounces at a time... I hope this changes when I go to puréed and soft foods... otherwise idk why I did this surgery!!! I thought I’d be much more restricted than I am.

[Introversion 1,876]

Soup is a liquid. Yogurt is a liquid (pudding thick consistency).

Liquid-consistency foods don't promote fullness or satiety in many sleevers simply because they don't remain in our sleeved stomachs for longer than a few minutes.

liquids exit our sleeves rapidly via the pyloric valve and into the small intestine. You could probably eat a gallon of potato corn chowder soup (3070 calories) over the course of a few hours and still be somewhat hungry.

I assure you'll feel stuffed with 4 ounces of chicken breast, pork chops, turkey, or steak. Rigid Protein and fibrous veggies trigger satiety. Everything else is a 'slider,' a.k.a. food that slides into our stomachs without triggering satiety.

[PepperCat 30]

Soup is a liquid. Yogurt is a liquid (pudding thick consistency).
Liquid-consistency foods don't promote fullness or satiety in many sleevers simply because they don't remain in our sleeved stomachs for longer than a few minutes.
Liquids exit our sleeves rapidly via the pyloric valve and into the small intestine. You could probably eat a gallon of potato corn chowder soup (3070 calories) over the course of a few hours and still be somewhat hungry.
I assure you'll feel stuffed with 4 ounces of chicken breast, pork chops, turkey, or steak. Rigid Protein and fibrous veggies trigger satiety. Everything else is a 'slider,' a.k.a. food that slides into our stomachs without triggering satiety.

I hope you are right! I just got alarmed when so many people could barely finish their Water or protein intake and I was totally fine with it! I graduate to puréed on Monday so hopefully a half a cup of egg salad does the job!

[teedsg 251]

I feel the same way. I go to puree stage tomorrow. I'm ready for refried beans! Or any mushy foods for that matter.

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[nikkiyellz 24]

I hope you are right! I just got alarmed when so many people could barely finish their Water or Protein intake and I was totally fine with it! I graduate to puréed on Monday so hopefully a half a cup of egg salad does the job!


I freaked out too lol and had a great recovery with no issues. I could drink all day and as soon as solids... even the scrambled egg is so filling. Trust me, you are restricted!

[PepperCat 30]

Yay! Today I ate soft foods. I ate a half cup of corned beef hash and was sure I was still hungry. So I ate a half cup of Tomato Soup and boy! I now know what that overfill uncomfortable feeling feels like. I almost had to push it today to know what I was capable of, but I know not to make a habit of it.

[BuffaloBill 168]

I'm on day 2 from surgery and I'm honestly starving... got Protein Shakes and Water down with no problems. Hope my hunger subsides. Main reason I got this surgery was to eliminate how hungry I get after going too the gym..

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[Walter.Sobchak 978]

I’m 11 days post op and today I ate 1280 calories in Soup and yogurt. I don’t get it. I don’t have problems eating too much or getting sick. I feel overly full sometimes like today but never enough to vomit or dump. I can drink Water normally and never have had a problem with that... other people I know can only eat 2-4 ounces at a time... I hope this changes when I go to puréed and soft foods... otherwise idk why I did this surgery!!! I thought I’d be much more restricted than I am.

I felt the same way after surgery. I am still convinced my sleeve is too big. I was starving the day after surgery. I am still hungry often and it is not f*cking head hunger. It is legitimate hunger. I thought this surgery was supposed to reduce ghrelin production?
Oh well, still glad to be down 45 pounds in 8 weeks.

[Doreen0716 105]

When I went to pureed and soft foods after my liquid diet it was way different there's no way I can keep eat more than 2 ounces of food in a sitting I was pretty scared when I was on liquid diet cuz I could drink so much and not feel full but now that there's actual food involved totally different

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[BuffaloBill 168]

I felt the same way after surgery. I am still convinced my sleeve is too big. I was starving the day after surgery. I am still hungry often and it is not f*cking head hunger. It is legitimate hunger. I thought this surgery was supposed to reduce ghrelin production?
Oh well, still glad to be down 45 pounds in 8 weeks.

Omg me too just had surgery yesterday for the sleeve and I'm starving. I did this mostly to lose my hunger issues. Just got released at 3pm today and since I've been home I've had no problems in taking down 2 Protein Shakes. 4 sugar free POPSICLES.

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[BuffaloBill 168]

When I went to pureed and soft foods after my liquid diet it was way different there's no way I can keep eat more than 2 ounces of food in a sitting I was pretty scared when I was on liquid diet cuz I could drink so much and not feel full but now that there's actual food involved totally different

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Omg this answers my questions then. Thank God. So after a small amount of pureed food you feel full??

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[Doreen0716 105]

Oh yeah I can see it when I went to. Foods it was maybe a quarter cup of refried Beans that I was able to eat or a half a egg

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[Doreen0716 105]

I'm 6 weeks post-op and I can still only eat about 2 oz of food at a time

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[batistaselenia 12]

Omg I just posted something like this I'm almost 3 months out and starting to feel that

[Walter.Sobchak 978]

Omg me too just had surgery yesterday for the sleeve and I'm starving. I did this mostly to lose my hunger issues. Just got released at 3pm today and since I've been home I've had no problems in taking down 2 Protein Shakes. 4 sugar free POPSICLES.

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My experience has been I still feel hunger. I am hungry roughly every two hours. I can eat about 4 to 6 ounces of lean Protein and I am satisfied. Then two hours later hungry again.