kcuster83 1,504 Posted May 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tami10 said: I'm 5 months out I have timers set for everything 30 min between eating and drinking 2 min between bites at home and I do 1:30 in a restaurant and stop sooner. I also have learned there is a fine line between not completely full and over full. When I feel like I'm not sure or coming to that point I wait an extra 2 min before I decide if I'm going to take a bite or not Sent from my SM-A716U using BariatricPal mobile app This is how I felt eating lunch today. I just stopped eating and figured I would finish it for a snack later. I definitely didn't want to be sick for the rest of the afternoon at work. It really is such a change from what got us here, huh? 1 Erin18 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FutureSylph 377 Posted May 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Erin18 said: How is everyone's Water intake? I know when you first get the surgery, you need to sip it. So over a month or so out, can you drink Water normally? I can't chug water like I used to, but at 11 weeks post-op I'm taking "normal" sized swallows (not tiny sips) of fluids. 1 Erin18 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erin18 143 Posted May 18, 2022 I like the timer idea. Also, it will definitely take time getting used to not chugging Water Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BAA624 24 Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) I’m 9 years out from RNY. I will mimic what a couple other people have said. While I do eat ‘mini’ meals still, I also could order a small sized appetizer or an entree and eat one half of it and leave the rest. I can also eat most of a small sized bowl at Bibibop or similar places that have the make your own bowls. And some days are weird. Today, I had a small lean ground beef patty and a small side salad. Some days I can eat more and other days I am barely hungry. I heard someone say at a seminar years ago that years out from surgery, RNY patients ‘eat the same sized portions as most thin people.’ Not sure if that’s true but it makes sense. 😊 Edited September 8, 2022 by BAA624 2 kcuster83 and Tomo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites