8 days post op: how much is too much?

I'm 8 days post-op and on pureed foods.  The way I've been gauging my new stomach is that I have half a cup of cottage cheese to start, and eat slowly until I feel slightly full.  Then I stop.  My surgeon AND my bariatrician said I was doing this correctly, paying attention to my body and whatnot.

However, what worries me is that I am finding that I'm eating (over the course of a day) 1 cup of cottage cheese and 1 cup of cream soup.  Is that too much?  I guess even with the DS I figured I'd be VERY limited in my intake.  I am afraid of stretching out my stomach this early.

Any advice?

 Trust me.  That is NOT too much.  I know everyone is different, and you will see when you move to denser-type foods, but if I take a bite too much my stomach hurts really bad and I will throw up.  It's nearly impossible to overdo it at this point out.  What you described is like 300 calories maybe.  You're fine!!

Sandy

As long as you're getting in all your fluids you are doing awesome! It feels like a lot but you're fine. Just make sure you're drinking enough water.

How are you feeling?

It's just fine and you will NOT stretch out your stomach. That is a dumb myth and needs to be driven out of existence.

Since when is two cups of very soft to liquid food in a day NOT "very limited intake"? Do you think we're supposed to live on a tablespoon of food at a time or something? LOL!

On August 18, 2011 at 5:13 PM Pacific Time, Elizabeth N. wrote: It's just fine and you will NOT stretch out your stomach. That is a dumb myth and needs to be driven out of existence.

Since when is two cups of very soft to liquid food in a day NOT "very limited intake"? Do you think we're supposed to live on a tablespoon of food at a time or something? LOL! Hah that is one way of looking at it!  I guess all through the pre-op process I was literally figuring on being able to have one medicine cup of food at a time until I was multiple weeks out like my RNY friends. SO happy I chose to do the DS as I do not feel deprived AT ALL even at 2 cups of liquidy food.  I don't even feel hungry but I just try to eat a little every few hours.

By the way, my reaction to cottage cheese

That's exactly what you're doing. 16 fluid ounces of food in a day is not much more than an ounce or two per hour.

It will be different as you progress to denser food, most likely.

Compare this to a typical preop meal, or even to a typical Weigh****chers meal.

LOL! Love the expression on your face! Mmmmmm! Don't worry you are doing just fine. And your capacity will increase as the swelling in your stomach goes down. It will seem like you are eating a lot, but when you examine how much you are actually eating, you will realize that it is very little indeed.

Love the picture! Remember all this so you can answer "we that follow you"!

That picture made me think of that Campbell's commercial..."Mmmm, Mmmmm Good!" LOL Glad you are able to get things down and being careful.

Take Care,

Nika

 I think you are doing just great, and eating the right things as well.
Think about it this way....you're still eating less than a small toddler.    Now stay off the scale, stay away from the carbs and get those fluids in.  Watch your body shrink before your very eyes!