stretched pouch ?

marmar · October 20, 2009

Can you stretch the pouch by overeating before good restriction with no PBing? The reason I ask is Im about 6 weeks postop and can easily eat a cup of food and wanting more. I just dont want to stretch my pouch before I have good restriction.Also I try to eat slow but can eat a meal faster than the nut says. Like a cup of crab i can make last about 10 min.

Edited October 20, 2009 by marmar

ParrotheadCathy · October 20, 2009

A cup of food at 6 weeks post-op really is about the average (and some can eat more comfortably. What I was told to do post-op, once I got to solid foods was to eat a meal of 3 oz of solid Protein and a serving of vegetables totalling about a cup. If I got hungry in less than 4 hours, I was to eat something like a boiled egg or an ounce of lowfat cheese or a half cup of low fat cottage cheese. You are totally within those guidelines as far as volume. Only you know if you're eating "on program".

As I got more restriction I found that with some foods I can can still eat a cup easily, with others, not so much.

LadyBlue · October 21, 2009

If you don't have any restriction, you're not going to stretch the pouch. After the healing process and the swelling goes down, you can fit more food down, so it's natural to be eating more or feeling hungry sooner.

Like Jack says, you have to learn the difference between head hunger and body hunger -- it's very hard to undo the head hunger habit. It'll just take practice.

As you start getting fills, you'll soon realize and feel the restriction. It's a learning process constantly.

Good luck.