Question:
All Post op over one year only please answer

I am one and a half year post op. Today I had a shrimp pramissan hero. I could only eat half of a half hero. Is this normal? I can still only eat 1/2 a sandwich (only if the bread is toasted) at this stage in my post op. Today I could only eat this small half. I thought at this point I would be eating more. My stomach stayed full all day. But that's ok. I can only still consume only 1000 calories a day. Again is this normal... 17 mos post. 125 pounds lost. Thanks guys.    — Rebe W. (posted on March 3, 2003)


March 3, 2003
I am 1 year post op and I can still only eat 1/2 of a sandwhich. If it is a sub sandwhich like from subway I only eat 1/2 of a 3" sub with the top bread taken off. Just as one of the previous posters said, there are some things you can eat quite a bit of and some things you can't eat much of. I can put quite a dent in a bag of microwave popcorn also...but breads,pasta and rice I can hardly eat any of.
   — Kelly T.

March 3, 2003
I still can not eat 1/2 sandwich. Bread fill me up very fast!
   — ~~Stacie~~

March 3, 2003
At 8+ yrs, I can only eat part of a half sub. I think it's great that you still have that tool working for you!
   — vitalady

March 3, 2003
I am 5 1/2 months post op -95 lbs and can eat a half to 3/4 of a sandwich, some days I can't do bread at all.
   — Brenda T.

March 3, 2003
I'm 4years post op now and still loosing the weight now down 260 pounds and feeling great and have now been booked in to have my tummy tuck done, I still can't eat bread or subs at all, I eat water crackers and they have taken the place of Bread for me, still can't eat any red meat in the form of Steak or Chops, but can eat Taco's LOL. can eat 2 with no problem but anymore I get very full and want to be sick.
   — Malcolm B.

March 3, 2003
I typically eat 2000 calories a day and I'm 16 months post-op. I would think that's actually too much but I've not gained a pound. I think everyone is different. Some days I can't eat hardly anything and then other days I eat everything in sight!!!
   — Patty H.

March 4, 2003
Ditto! At 2.5 years post op I can't eat bread, or rice, or pasta, or potatoes...and these used to be my favorite foods. The funny thing is, I don't miss them. I find that I feel so good when I stick with protein and vegetables, I have no desire for anything else. Half a sandwich is plenty. Enjoy your new life style....
   — Anne G.

March 4, 2003
I'm 13 months post-op and can just eat 1/2 sandwich with a few chips, or if it is a sub from Subway, 3 inches of a 6 inch sub. I hope that never changes! As for calories per day, I usually get in more than 1000 a day and even tho I usually don't count, when I do its more like 1400.
   — Cindy R.

March 4, 2003
I am 20 mos out and can eat a six inch tuna from subway, they pull all the inside of the bread out for me, so there is nothing left but the outter shell, and I get let, tom cucumbers,onions, & bell peppers on it. I usually do not eat the tail end of the sub. Other times I can eat this and not beable to finish it. I think it really depends on what you have eaten that day as to how much you can eat. I have not gained anyway, but have maintained my curent weight since Sept.
   — Valerie M.




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