Question:
I am 3 weeks post op and wondering if I am overdoing it?

MY HUSBAND FAMILY WAS HERE FOR A VISIT AND WE WENT OUT TO DINNER A COUPLE OF TIMES, I ATE FROM MY HUSBANDS PLATE, BUT FOUND PRESSURE FROM HIS FAMILY TO EAT MORE!! I TRIED TO BLEND IN BY EATING MORE AND ENDED UP GETTING SICK..I KNOW THAT IS STUPID , BUT THIS IS ALL SO NEW!! I AM SCARED THAT I MAY HAVE STRETCHED MY POUCH??? I HAVE BEEN EATING SOFT TO SEMI-NORMAL FOODS FOR A WEEK NOW..IS THAT TOO SOON AS WELL..PLEASE HELP :o)    — STEPHANI P. (posted on January 3, 2002)

January 3, 2002
Sorry that you had that experience! Next time somebody encourages you to eat more, let them know that since you just had surgery your insides are still swollen and you can't eat much at a time. If they press you, go ahead and tell them it will make you sick to eat more. There is no shame in it. For those who still push, tell them you are following your doctor's orders! Good luck!
   — ctyst

January 3, 2002
Overeating just results in getting ill and just tell people that. Warn them if I eat more I will likely throw up on you!! That should discourage them.....
   — bob-haller

January 3, 2002
Luckily it isn't possible to stretch out your new little pouch by overeating just a couple of times. Uncomfortable feeling yes!!! but permanently stretched out no... It is really hard when those around us try and conform us or keep us like we were before, but this is where you have to be strong and just "know" that when you are full and stop eating you can politely tell them you are full. After all, you are doing what is best for you in your new life. My mother-in-law knows I had the surgery done and also knows that my hubby and 3 kids are on a serious weight loss program as they are all overweight, but what does she send out for Christmas? Dark chocolate turtles and caramel corn! I asked hubby if she realized that we are now eating completely differently and don't eat that kind of stuff anymore, and he said she knows it, but just refuses to acknowledge it. Sad... but we will probably always meet or have people around us that will try and push food onto us. Good luck and just get back to eating the amounts that you know you can handle at this time...
   — Kellie Jo B.