Question:
doesit mean your pouch is stretch if you dont get full

i had RNY 11 months ago .i ate 10 ounces of lettuce. a big bowl of salad and i never felt full. . did i stretch my stomach    — yvettetas (posted on January 2, 2008)

January 2, 2008
Do not worry. I can eat a whole bowl of soup but barely eat 1/2 a sandwhich. I think it just depends on what you are eating as to how much will fit in there. I had my RNY 4 1/2 years ago.
   — Carlyn M.

January 2, 2008
Lettuce is one of the foods that "packs down" allowing you to eat more than the standard volume. Just watch the high calorie dressings.
   — Dave Chambers

January 4, 2008
You 'overloaded' ONCE? No, you most likely have not permanently stretched your pouch. I have a 'no more than a fist' rule which I relax when I eat pop-corn. But the crunched-up pop-corn is probably no bigger than a fist. With regular food, I eat fast - a fistful in 10 to 15 minutes maximum. This cfauses my pouch to stretch slightly and sends an "I'm full" messqage to my brain. It's not enough of a stretch to do permanent damage. If you eat too slowly, you won't get the minimal stretch and may well want to keep eating well after you've consumed the volume of a fist. If this is what you are doing, you THINK you are eating enough to stretch your pouch but infact are not stretching it at all. This is bad because you can consume a lot more calories in a day than you should have. If you're not working it all off with a *lot* of extra exercise, guess what? You're going to gain weight again!
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