3 years post op.... question

i had laproscopic RNY when i was 18... about 3 years ago. Im just curious.. all you post op's. after that amount of time (3 years) how much can you eat? because i feel like i can eat a lot.. not A LOT.. but a lot more then before.. obviously your stomach stretches.. but im just curious how much can you all eat? wondering if im on the right track i guess....

did i say 3 years? wow.. i meant 2.......... dont know where that came from....

Hey Melissa, My boyfriend Tony is just over 2 years out, and compared to me being only 5 weeks, to me he eats alot...lol....he realy doesn't eat as much as I think he does, he just eats frequently throughout the day. he had the duodenal switch though. Like this morning for instance b4 he left for work, he had 4 mozerella sticks w/ ranch dressing and a glass of diet coke....an he took half of a sausage sandwhich for jack in the box with him for his break....how much are you eating if u dont mind me asking? maybe then some of us will know what you are thinking could be to much Shannon

Melissa! Your SO pretty! Im so jealous!!!!!!! ~Amy Pre-Op DS november 5,2004

well.... i guess it is that i eat often.. not really a lot, cuz i get full quick, but i find myself eating again like a couple hours later.. ive been staying the same for about 2 months now... but i wanna lose like 60-70 more lbs. im starting weigh****chers on tuesday and im excited cuz i hear it works really good... i just wanna try something new to start losing again!

amy.. thank you. good luck w/ your surgery... its so soon!!!

Well, I'm almost 5 months post-op and...if I tried....I could finish a Lean Cuisine meal. I'm not sure if you know the size of these, and some are bigger than others, but just one of the regular meals...it would probably take me about 30 min. though. I can eat all the protein in one...no problem. Some days it seems like I can eat SOOO much, and other days I hardly eat a thing. It just depends. My other friend who is about 18 mo. post-op can eat alot more...about 2 small peices of pizza and maybe some fruit. My suggestion would be just eat slow and choose healthy foods! It's not so bad to eat "normal" sized portions, but just make sure it's not high calorie/high fat foods. You can do it! ~Meggan M. 266/192/130

yea u have a point.... some days i feel like i ate too much, then the next ill eat like nothing.. just cuz i dont feel like it.. or i have other things to do... also it depends what i eat.. i can eat like a plate of salad with chicken in it or whatever, but the other day i couldnt finish even half of a tuna fish sandwich..