wondering if the doc gave me a bigger pouch

I see that you have added some more detail and i think you are correct, you are probably not eating too much.  When you said beanburger, I was thinking about our garden burgers which are 4 oz or 1/2c by themselves. 

Sorry I was assuming more than I should have.

Aww don't worry about it.  threads are not the same as live conversation and sometimes we have to assume stuff if the OP hasn't put them in.

I'm going to have my struggles, I know.  Especially in the next two weeks when I will be out of the country.  Hope I do good.

I just reread that bit of your post about the 8 week mark.    I may be reading it wrong.  Is that 1/2 cup of food 5-6 x a day?  If It is, then I don't have a problem becuse I'm not eating nearly that much!  I'm eating 4-7 tablespoons 3x a day. (plus two shakes as snacks)  Usually I use one of the shakes to substitute for breakfast. so the 4-7 tablespoons are often twice a day.

 

I wondered about my pouch, too.  I was told that my surgeon makes the pouches the same size, 30 cc or ml?  I can't remember, but I was drinking normally from the first day out, too.  I did have some instances of foamies for the first few months, and I threw up a few times so I know something was done but other then that I felt pretty normal.
I always had a feeling I could have eaten more then I did but I always measured out things.  Fortunately I always felt satisfied.  I haven't really felt hunger much since I had my surgery so I have to eat by schedule and measure things out.
I only recently began to push things a bit to see if I could increase my capacity and I have found that if I eat much more then I have been I get a sick and bloated feeling.  I never had that before because I never ate much before I guess.
I am finding that I can eat about a cup of food at a time, which is what they said I would be able to.  I can eat about 6 oz of meat now.  I have always been able to drink a lot.  Sometimes I can drink a 16 oz bottle of water in a few minutes or so.