Obesity surgery

4 Responses to “Quantity of intake…”

1. Osvaldo Tuyet Says:
   February 10th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

   I do tend to be more hungry around my period. Don’t know why. My doctors
   never told me how much I should eat at one time. I have heard about the 1/2
   cup thing. I guess it depends on how big your stomach stretches. There is
   a way to figure out how big your stomach pouch is. I think they call it the
   cottage cheese test. Basically you eat cottage cheese until you are full
   and measure how much you ate of the container. Then you know how big your
   pouch is. I think the key thing is to make sure once you feel full you stop
   eating.

   Great job at reaching your goal. With exercise and your already great
   effort I am sure you will be able to keep it off. I am sure that your
   eating habits had to change once you had the surgery and that will stay with
   you. At least for me it has. I no longer eat most of my meals on the run
   in fast food joints, and eat tons of bread and starches. And exercise is
   now a daily part of my life. Great Job so far and it is nice to meet you.
   

   Loriann
   1/28/04
   445/320 (still a long way to go)

   I have a question regarding the amount of food we should be able to eat
   before being/feeling full. I’m curious about what others have heard from
   their Doctors, etc. My doctor said that the most I should eat is a half cup
   of food at a time, I’ve heard other doctors say less than that, and others
   say more. What have you guys heard? Just curious.

   Also, I find myself MORE hungry around my period…anybody else get that?

   Thanks,
   Jen in Naperville
   3/3/03
   259/155 (reached my goal, just praying I’ll keep it off)

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2. Candy Justina Says:
   February 10th, 2007 at 3:03 pm

   Up until I was about 16 months out, the most I could take was ½ a
   cup of dense food at a time. (like meat) sometimes 1/3 a cup. I
   could take 2 cups of well chewed salad. I still can only do ¾ of a
   bagel (regular size, not the super size one) for breakfast unless I
   deliberately wash it down with something, which just pushes it
   through the pouch and defeats the purpose of the surgery. Earlier
   on, I could eat ¼ cup – say up to 6 months, and then it started
   getting more. I started with a 1oz pouch. Since I still have
   restriction, and am not hungry all the time, I’m assuming the pouch
   is intact.

   Pam in Niceville

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   I have a question regarding the amount of food we should be able to
   eat before being/feeling full. I’m curious about what others have
   heard from their Doctors, etc. My doctor said that the most I
   should eat is a half cup of food at a time, I’ve heard other doctors
   say less than that, and others say more. What have you guys heard?
   Just curious.

   Also, I find myself MORE hungry around my period…anybody else get
   that?

   Thanks,
   Jen in Naperville
   3/3/03
   259/155 (reached my goal, just praying I’ll keep it off)

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3. aaron_1700 Says:
   February 10th, 2007 at 8:08 pm

   Thanks, Pam.

4. aaron_1700 Says:
   February 11th, 2007 at 1:29 am

   Thanks, Loriann,
   Good luck in the rest of your weight loss journey….125 since January!?!?
   That’s outstanding!

   Jen

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