Eating with a DS: A Day in the Life (pics!)

I hope you don't think anyone believes you when you say you got morbidly obese without eating any food.

As for Jenna's post--I think she was very clear. She said, basically, "This is how I eat and I am successful with my surgery". It's something that works for her. She obviously spent some time on the presentation and made a very inoffensive post--I'd even say she went out of her way not to offend with it.

So, when you come riding in on your hungry high horse to blast her about her surgery type, I think it says a lot about who has a chip on her shoulder. It isn't Jenna.

Oh go boil your nasty judgmental head you angry ****!

Honestly who are you to judge when Jenna has been so successful? 

Gross?  Gross?  It is a normal food intake!  You obviously have some sort of dissociative disorder to look at that and see it as gross and excessive. 

Sling your hook!

I don't see it as trying to prove anything---I see it as offering hope to those of us who would be MISERABLE eating the way that you seem to be happy eating.

We are all different, and we all need and want different things in order to he happy and healthy. You chose your RNY, thinking it would make you happy and healthy. I chose the RNY, thinking I would be miserable, but maybe it would keep from dying.

I am thankful EVERY DAY that someone told me about the DS before I went through with the RNY I was scheduled for. (Which I could have had FOR FREE---I paid out of pocket in order to have the DS instead.)

Oh my god...Me TOO! I am thankful everyday for the person who nagged me into researching the DS....I can't imagine how much it would suck to have a RNY!!!!

That is not a gross amount of food. My husband eats more than that in a day and he's normal weight. Your perception of what constitutes a "gross" amount of food seems skewed.

Jenna - I am curious what size bougie your doc used. I'm only 3 1/2 months out from my VSG and can still barely eat one egg at a sitting and 1.5 oz of meat max. Just trying to get an idea how much I might be able to eat at 8 months out.

I find it funny how people get so defensive at the food that DSers can eat and still not gain weight, like it's soooooo disgusting and now that they had surgery they are suddenly too good to eat delicious food. Puhlease.

Mandy, my surgeon used a 38 french bougie, but he says he just uses it as a "guide". So, I'm not sure how accurate of a yardstick that is in my case.

For the first 6 weeks, I could eat about 3 ounces. After that, the swelling seemed to go down, and I could eat about 4-6 ounces up until my 6th month. After month six, I noticed that I could eat a little bit more, so now I'm at about 6-8 ounces.

It really depends on what I'm eating, though. Filet mignon, bacon and cheese go down real easy. Chicken and cooked fish, I'm lucky if I can get 5 ounces some days. I also have "picky sleeve" days where I just don't feel like eating much.

I see. Interesting.

I also find that fattier meats sit much better in my sleeve - like pot roast, ribs, etc. I can eat chicken no problem, but it doesn't sit quite as well. Oh and I get super full on salmon really fast for some reason. So weird.

Anyway, congrats on your success and your ability to eat such yummy foods! = )

Me too! I seem to be able to eat hardly any slamon or chicken but give me a lamb shank and I'm Henry the 8th!

You need to come visit me, dahling. Cause I've got lamb galore! Me love lamb long time.

heck, your lamb looked so good and grabbed some lamb chops while grocery shopping today for hubby and I....yumm