When will the guessing stop ????

Hello, A few more questions.

I'm a little over 2 months out from a RNY. I'm able to eat about 5 bites of meat and 2 -4 bites of potatoes already I think thats a lot but, I'm still looseing, What makes my pouch stretch ? I'm scared to death to stretch it. One day I can eat only a little the next I can eat more and the next back to a little so I cant portion size yet ?

Also why am I have sweet cravings so bad rigth now. I just ate a donut ( first real NO NO food for me and it makes me nervous that I ate the entire donut and I'm not feeling sick. I have not dumped on anything yet. Now today I tried to eat some prok steak, I ate it and within a few miinutes of eating i had horendous pains between my boobs , then I was nauseated to the point i was standing over the toilet, it went away about 15 minutes thank god . DOes that mean Pork is not a food I should be eating yet  or did I not chew it good enough ?

Thanks for your answers.

Tee

It takes  quite a while to stretch it. I am afraid of it too... but what you are going through is so normal... I am almost 1 year out and STILL have a problem portion sizing. Just eat slow, take small bites, chew the hell out of it and you should be ok... when you take your time, your mind will tell you when your full, though you can't believe it, because before you "could eat WAY more than this". I do it a lot, just yesterday.... LOL... Its a patience game for me.

I do NOT deprive myself of sweet things, I take a bite, leave it in the other room, packed up or put away and walk out. If I deprive myself of it, I only want it more.  I dumped on my first day of "real food" and it was fruit. so just know that natural sugar can cause a dump... (damn them strawberries...)

I would try pork again in a week or so. If it gets "stuck" it hurts SUPER bad on me. So, it could have been... Be careful with tomato based products early on too. I didn't know it at the time and no one told me til afterwards, that the acid in it helped contribute to my first post op ulcer (2 months out). It hurt really bad, only thing I could do was liquids til it healed up.... for about 2-3 weeks. and it was really small.

Very proud of your loss though. CONGRATS!!!

I am 11 months out (10-28-08 was the new birth) and I do not do what I am supposed to. Take it from me, I regret it! I do not exercise, walk a little, but not like I should... I don't take my vits. like I should daily, and ALL my labs are MESSED up. I am now getting B-12 injections, and have a Vit. D. definency. Take your stuff, though it tastes nasty and all... Please do ALL you can now! 

I still see the fat me, look at my pics. Everyone else is WOW and I am like 'what'? I don't see it... I started at 298 and I am at 177.  I am happy as me but if I had done myself right, i would have lost a lot more... but if I don't lose another pound I am still happy with who I have become...

Take care, have a great day
Christina

Oh sorry... btw, I apologize for rambling. I don't visit here often like I should. I have been at 177 back up to 184, back to 177... not at a plateau but eating wrong and losing... Keep ALL junk food out of the house... I am sorry, but it just leads to temptation. My weakness is ice cream-- the breyers no sugar added is it. Man... I eat 2 tablespoons and I can becareful not to dump....  3 tablespoons though and I am Done! D-U-N Done! 

The guessing on what you can and cant eat comes with trial and error... Chart your food intake (again stupid a$$ me don't do it). But when you do that you can say  "ok, I tried this x times and so and so long ago... let me try it again" if you get the same result wait it out for a little longer. I LOVED eggs pre-op... Now, 2 SMALL bites and I am gagging. That protein does NOT like me anymore... You will get the hang of it! Promise! It took me 5 tries to realize me and eggs are a nono. But I still take a bite here and there and say "yup, ewe..... " and have to "get rid of it". It just don't like me no matter how I try it...

Sorry to ramble again....
Christina

sorry hijack!

WELCOME BACK WE MISS YOU CHRISTINA!!!!!

you look amazing.  I didnt even recognize you :)  you're gorgeous sweetie.



Tee -your new stomach is still healing (nerves etc) and you are numb. be careful. 

Tee,

It sounds like your right on track.  As time goes by and your body continues to heal, you will be able to eat more.  If I remember correctly at about 6-7 months I was able to eat what is now my "normal" portion.  So if I'm eating something soft like scrambled eggs I can eat 1 cup no problem, maybe even a piece of toast.  If it's a solid protein like tuna steak, chicken, steak, I can eat around 3-4 oz's, with a few bites of salad or potato.

A couple suggestions: 1.  use a food journeling system, something like fitday.com, it's free, takes a bit of time to set up, but you will learn a lot about what you are doing nutritionally.  It's extremely important to get in all your protein every day, and don't forget your vitamins too!  2.  If you didn't dump on the donut be very careful, you obviously will be able to eat sweets.  But don't rely on that,  I can eat most things with no problem, but every once in a while I get caught, and trust me dumping sucks big time.  For me it lasts 30 min's....30 min's of wanting to die LOL!  But seriously don't fall back into old habits, those carbs are so addicting. 

The way I looked at the whole process was that I had 1 year to loose as much as I could and re-learn (if that's a word)  the way I look at food.

Good luck,

Edie