Question:
I'm 3 years post op and i'm wondering how much people are
truely eating. There are days i can eat like a horse, and i honeslty have no idea how much it is ounce wise. And entire 6 inch subway sub and perhaps a few chips (This is NOT an every day or even every week occurance...but i'm trying ot think of quanities in forms most people can relate too). Is this too much? I"m just trying to guage what I am eating to what other peole are amount wise. I'm not talking calories or anythign like that beucsae I always stay in the 1200-1500 range, but quantitiy. Thanks :-) — hdziema (posted on December 19, 2005)
December 18, 2005
I can't wait to see the answers to this one..Come on you all be honest
ok!!! I think I eat like a skinny person, most days, but there are some
that I eat like a horse!! I still get the full feeling but then in a little
while I am starving again..Especially pms days, I think I would have to
have my jaws wired shut to keep me from eating then..haha..I am just over 3
years out..Email me personally if you want..Happy Holidays everybody!!!
— Sharon1964
December 18, 2005
I will be 3yrs in Feb 06, I can't eat a lot at a sitting, maybe an egg w/
cheese and a piece of bacon for breakfast, but I do notice that I am hungry
after 3-4 hours. I try to have small meals, say cottage cheese w/ 3-4 whole
grain crackers, or some tuna w/ crackers. The whole grain crackers stay w/
me longer than chips or regular bread.
I try to do protein first. I do notice I don't eat many veggies. I try to
have salads, but I get too full even after just a few bites.
I still don't drink w/ meals and find that too be very helpful.
I continue to play w/ the same 5-10 lbs, which makes me crazy. However, to
be honest.............exercise is the 1st thing I let slide on a regular
basis!
If I were to try to eat a 6 inch sub, I could never finish, the bread alone
would fill me up.
We each need to find what works for US, it is trial and error after all.
— jpwork00
December 18, 2005
I am 2.5 years post op, and I feel the same as you, some days I feel like I
can not get full and other days I can hardly eat anything. I still stay
away from carbs as much as I can, it seems like they make me more hungry in
a shorter time. If I had a 6" sub, I would only eat the insides, not
the bread. I still do not eat much salads (lettuce) but the chicken,
tomatoe etc. the lettuce feels you up to fast, and gives you very little
in anything, ie, protein, calcium. I still have to fight everyday with
wise choices, so those days I really need some ice cream or a cookie, it is
not so much. Everything in moderation, is what they say, I do still eat
very little when I do eat, and about every two hours I am starving, and eat
again. I still have protein bars or a protein shake for a snack or meal
sometimes. I like the other poster, battle with that 5 to 10 lbs weight
gain and loss. And yes, excercise is still the key to maintaning.
— cindy
December 18, 2005
I can honestly eat like a horse. I am taking care of things in an
unhealthy manner, but I refuse to gain my weight back. I am not exercising
like I should. I could eat a 6 inch sub, but it would make my stomach
hurt. I try to eat smaller meals, but I'm not watching things like I used
to. :(
— Shelia N.
December 19, 2005
IF I allow myself to eat mostly mushy foods or if I drink with my meals I
can now eat as much as a person who has not had this surgery. I am almost
4 years post op. I can eat a 6 inch sub, without a problem. If I washed
it down with water, I could probably even eat the other half another 6 inch
sub say within an hour of the 1st one. It is very alarming. Most days, I
am back to relying on good ol will power to not over eat and eat the wrong
foods. Yet I still occassionally will have a day where I sit down and try
to eat too fast and end up having to puke it all up. Mystery to me.
Rosemary
(You DID say you wanted me to be honest...there it is.)
— SARose61
December 19, 2005
I am five and half years postop and it varies. Sometimes I can eat a whole
sandwich, other times a half. I haven't see any rhyme or reason for this.
Sometimes my activity level dictates how much I can eat. I eat more if I
drink when I eat. Also, wine gives me the munchies teehee.
Paula
— shoutjoy
December 19, 2005
I'm 2 years, 2 months post-op, and I do feel like I can eat quite a bit at
some times, and not so much at others. Like other women posters, I tend to
be able to (or feel hungry enough to) eat much more right before my period.
I'll just give you a typical day for me, and you can see what you think.
I will tell you that my lowest weight was 160, I hovered around 165 for
quite a while, then gained back around 10 pounds fairly quickly, but have
been maintaining at 173-174 for quite a while, and it hasn't been that
difficult to maintain. I do not exercise regularly, and really have not
done so since before or after my surgery. Here is a fairly typical day for
me: Breakfast, 1/2 large bagel with peanut butter and jelly; snack -
grapes or orange; Lunch - Lean Cuisine entree, piece of fruit, 2 small
cookies; Dinner - usually a 3-course type meal with chicken, beef, or pork,
potatoes, rice, or pasta, and salad or veggie, plus sometimes bread;
sometimes I eat an evening snack like peanuts or pretzels, but not always.
I will admit to a continuing addiction to chocolate, and I generally have a
small amount of something chocolate every day, whether it is a couple
pieces of candy or a small bit of chocolate cake (and no, I don't use the
sugar-free stuff). I have been keeping a little more stringent watch
lately, as I definitely don't want to go above 175, and I realize that I
may need to make further adjustments in the future in order to maintain my
weight loss, such as exercising regularly. I was actually a better
exerciser when I was heavy than I am now, which really doesn't make sense,
but that's my reality for now.
— Carlita
December 19, 2005
Heh, I love this. I am 4 years post op and like others, can sometimes eat
alot and other times, not much at all. I will give examples of large
amounts of things that I actually have eaten in a moment of weakness. By
no means is this common, but it has actually been done. A little over half
a totino's party pizza, Arby's beef and cheddar (I did take off alot of the
bun), Three pieces (w/o crust) of french toast, two big pancakes w/ an egg.
(I wanted to die after that meal), half of the New Orleans seafood from
Ruby Tuesdays, hmm...I actually haven't had a 6" sub since my surgery,
but I'm pretty sure I could eat it. LOL However, most days don't include
that kind of eating. For example, today I have had a small salad, 10
shrimp, 1/4c broccoli and a 1/4c of mashed potatoes. I'll probably have a
little snack later, but these amounts are more typical.
— RebeccaP
December 19, 2005
hi - i'm 3 years out and eat everything and anything without getting that
full feeling anymore and that is why i've gained almost 40 pounds back!
i'm so sad about this, but i've got to do something fast because i don't
want this operation to be all for naught. i think i have to go back to the
basics and also start excersing which i have not done in a long while. if
anyone has any suggestions, i'd love to hear them, thanks, love, ann
— ann6088
December 19, 2005
I am 3 years out, I am maintaining my 155 weight loss. Like you there are
days I can eat and eat, it seems I never get full, other times I eat a
little and I am stuffed. I also eat a small sub and some chips and that
fills me up, but before the WLS I was eating a large sub and tons of chips
and I probably could eat another sub on top of that, so I feel eating a
small sub is great. Like on Thanksgiving I could only eat a little bit,,
but boy later that night I ate my favorite turkey sandwhich with stuffing
and cranberry sauce on it and I ate the whole thing. Most of the time
instead of chips I eat carrot sticks, I always have them in the house.
— Amy Hoffman
December 20, 2005
3+ years and maintaining...but I can definitely eat a Subway 6 inch sub.
It will fill me up more than it would have before though and I doubt I
could do a large sub, which I haven't tried. At home I even find myself
going for seconds some days and sometimes I definitely am eating too much.
Thank God I still seem to malabsorb. I still can't drink with meals though
because it fills me up too much and I can't eat half the quantity of pasta
I used to. While I can eat everything now, I still have to be careful with
pasta because I can get really uncomfortably full with that if I'm not
careful. And while I can eat a hamburger with bun at home, I can't always
do one of those massive restaurant hamburgers.
— sandsonik
December 20, 2005
If you are not gaining weight, then it is not too much.
— Novashannon
December 20, 2005
I am 9 years post-op and I cannot eat a 6" sub at once. Every time I
eat I get full fast and I also get often. I eat every 2 hours small
portions. (What I mean by small protions 1 to 2 oz maximum). I do eat at
least 6 time a day.
— Dani96
December 21, 2005
Hi all,
I am post op 5 years and it seems we are all kind of in the same boat. I
can eat a 6 inch sub, but would not be able to eat the bag of chips with
it. I can eat a small burger and a couple of fries at once, but it varies.
Some days more, some days less. I have lost 160 lbs and I am a size 16 (was
a 28) and my Dr. is happy with that. Says it is perfect for my body type.
My bloodwork is better then my Docs! I am in perfect health. I thought I
was going to be skinny but I am not, and that's ok. I am HEALTHY! I have
been at my current weight for 2 yrs.
Donna~
— ~Donna~ V.
December 21, 2005
Well, I am a little over a year post-op and I feel like I eat too much.
First, I dont eat right and hardly exericise. I'm a school teacher and I
can never finish the lunch plate they fix me. But there are times, when I
feel like I eat and eat and I'm never satisified! I just hope and pray
that I dont regain any of the weight I've lost.
— Mykel
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