Question:
How much do i need to eat?

I am 9 days post op and i am a bit confused, the books i have say my pouch is 1/2 oz however the soft diet menu i was also given shows eating more than an 1/2 oz at this time i am only able to eat a bite or two each meal. And i noticed that after the 8th week i need to go by the basic four food group plan, are most people able to the eat the recommended servings per day? I am worried due to the fact i do not want to strech my pouch out. But from what i have researched at one point of time i will be able to enjoy a small child's plate? has anybody experienced this? Any help will be wonderful. Thank you    — Barbara R. (posted on September 28, 2000)

September 28, 2000
Since all of our nutritional bases are covered supplementally, we can comfortably stay at the 1 oz per meal level until reaching goal wt. When you are forced to stretch your pouch too soon, you risk not reaching goal wt. I coudl eat more later, but they always hope we'll maintain that tiny pouch as long as possible. What do people 2+ yrs post-op often say? "Gee, I wish I had a smaller pouch."
   — vitalady