How's YOUR restriction doing?
I'm about 2-1/2 years' out and my restriction is still there...although much less than it was the first 6 months. I can eat about one-third to one-half of the amount that I could pre-op.
Remember those first few months when 2 chicken nuggets from McD's could do us in? Well, that held true for me anyway. When I was about 3 months out my dad bought me a 4-piece chicken nugget from Mc"D's and I ate 2 and felt as if I just ate a big Thanksgiving Day meal. I suppose that's because my doc makes his sleeve's so small.
Now I can eat 6 pieces, a handful of fries, and half a medium diet coke. I get full, but not uncomfortably so.
This sort of scares me...but the scale is staying put...soooo... What I DO need to do is reel in my sugar addiction--but that's a whole different thread.
So how is YOUR restriction doing?
Remember those first few months when 2 chicken nuggets from McD's could do us in? Well, that held true for me anyway. When I was about 3 months out my dad bought me a 4-piece chicken nugget from Mc"D's and I ate 2 and felt as if I just ate a big Thanksgiving Day meal. I suppose that's because my doc makes his sleeve's so small.
Now I can eat 6 pieces, a handful of fries, and half a medium diet coke. I get full, but not uncomfortably so.
This sort of scares me...but the scale is staying put...soooo... What I DO need to do is reel in my sugar addiction--but that's a whole different thread.
So how is YOUR restriction doing?
HW 264 SW 248 CW 140.8 GW 140
My restriction is still alive and well. Boy is it well! When I go out to eat with the MADS, they laugh at me because I eat so little. My family will also laugh at times. {sigh} But that's ok because I think I'll have the last laugh.
--gina
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
Mine is situational. Like yesterday for instance. I was STARVING! I got to the restaurant and probably ate about 3 or 4 bites and I was stuffed. That was frustrating as I was truly craving the food (mexican food)...but I just brought the leftovers home. I knew if I forced myself to take a few more bites I'd probably get sick.
HW 264 SW 248 CW 140.8 GW 140
My restriction is still alive and well - but of course, not nearly what it was as a new-op. I kinda miss those days! Tonight for dinner I had five large coconut shrimp and a serving of broccoli/cheddar/sunflower seed salad. For lunch I had one taco, one half of an enchilada, about1/4 c. beans and some tortilla chips. This is at easily less than half of what I could have eaten as a pre-op. I am certainly grateful for my malabsorption!
Julie R - Ludington, Michigan
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125
Duodenal Switch 08/09/06 - Dr. Paul Kemmeter, Grand Rapids, Michigan
HW: 282 - 5'4"
SW: 268
GW: 135
CW: 125
I can eat a normalish-sized meal. I don't eat the bread or starch most times, but I can usually polish off all or most of an entree portion (unless I'm at a place famous for big portions, of course). Then I eat about half.
My weight is still in control and I've been eating like this for at least 2 years, so I'm really not very concerned about it. I take advantage of my malabsorption by eating high protein and ignoring fat, while watching carbohydrate (though I still eat a fair amount of carbs).
I don't eat chicken nuggets from McDonalds though (too much carb in the breading IMO), so I can't make a comparison. I will eat the chicken nuggets from Chik Fil A occasionally though. I usually order 8.
Or the grilled chicken strips at jack in the box, I can eat all 4 and be really full.
I'm not concerned. I used to polish off 2 full fast food meals with fries, maybe a shake, and a coke. This is only a fraction of that.
My weight is still in control and I've been eating like this for at least 2 years, so I'm really not very concerned about it. I take advantage of my malabsorption by eating high protein and ignoring fat, while watching carbohydrate (though I still eat a fair amount of carbs).
I don't eat chicken nuggets from McDonalds though (too much carb in the breading IMO), so I can't make a comparison. I will eat the chicken nuggets from Chik Fil A occasionally though. I usually order 8.
Or the grilled chicken strips at jack in the box, I can eat all 4 and be really full.
I'm not concerned. I used to polish off 2 full fast food meals with fries, maybe a shake, and a coke. This is only a fraction of that.
I'm coming up on my eight-year mark, and I can eat about twice what I could at six months out. For instance, there's a local seafood restaurant my mom likes, and we went there recently.
I remember the first time I ate there after surgery I was about six months out. I ordered my 'usual', the small jumbo shrimp (lol!), which is six LARGE fried shrimp, a baked potato, two hush puppies, and cole slaw. I managed to eat three of the shrimp, NO hush puppies, a few bites of the potato, and half the cole slaw.
When we ate there a couple of weeks ago, I ordered the same thing. This time I ate ALL the shrimp, most of the cole slaw, about half of one hush puppie, and a few bites of the potato.
My restriction varies from day to day, as does my hunger. Some days I can eat the legs off the table, others have don't really have any interest in food at all.
I remember the first time I ate there after surgery I was about six months out. I ordered my 'usual', the small jumbo shrimp (lol!), which is six LARGE fried shrimp, a baked potato, two hush puppies, and cole slaw. I managed to eat three of the shrimp, NO hush puppies, a few bites of the potato, and half the cole slaw.
When we ate there a couple of weeks ago, I ordered the same thing. This time I ate ALL the shrimp, most of the cole slaw, about half of one hush puppie, and a few bites of the potato.
My restriction varies from day to day, as does my hunger. Some days I can eat the legs off the table, others have don't really have any interest in food at all.