Question:
4 Weeks Post Op, Afraid I'm eating too much

I was able to eat one of those fat free tuna snacks. The one that comes with crackers and is already made.Well I was able to eat 4 crackers topped with tuna. I am 4 wks post op and down 25lbs is this o.k.?    — sara G. (posted on April 7, 2003)

April 7, 2003
I think you are doing great. I am 10 weeks post-op, and could eat that much at 4 weeks. I try to eat the same now as I did then. You should try to stay away from the crackers, although 4 isn't bad. I know when I start eating crackers, I just keep eating them. Good luck, keep up the great job.
   — Sandy H.

April 7, 2003
Sara!!! Thanks sooo much for asking the question I've been wanting to ask. I'm 3 weeks post op and can eat a whole cup of soup with 3-4 crackers, no problem. I also DO feel hungry after about 3-4 hours without food. I thought everyone said they never feel hungry. I'm a little worried, too. We want so desparately to be successful, finally, ya know?! I hope others post answers to your question. Good luck to you. Keep in touch with me via email if you want. Lap RNY 3/18/03
   — msmaryk

April 7, 2003
Keep in mind that surgeons make different size pouches ranging from a 1/2 ounce micropouch to an average 2 oz or some are even 4 oz. So someone with more room can eat more than someone with less room. If the tuna was not piled high, I probably could have eaten 3 or 4 crackers with tuna at 4 weeks post-op. As for being hungry again in just a few hours, that is totally understandable. When you have such a small pouch and 45 minutes after eating your drinking and this washes out the small amount of food in your pouch, then of course you would be hungry. Especially as a new post-op, I was eating every few hours, a good 6 times a day, just a few ounces at each meal. Even at 14 months post-op, if I am hungry I eat-again, small amounts and I try to do good for me foods, like a piece of fruit or an ounce of cheese etc. Some new post-ops lose their hunger for a good 6 months, and others come out of surgery hungry and stay that way-just the luck of the draw. As a new post-op though, try to really think to yourself whethr you are actually hungry or is it just head hunger? Sometimes it takes us a while to adjust to just eating when hungry and not grazing round the clock like we used to do...
   — Cindy R.

April 9, 2003
hi..i was eating more then that!! i was eating an awful lot in the first 2 months or so..dont know why just could..now tho it has gotten better and i cant eat much at all anyway..seems ass backwards to me lol dont feel bad if u think u can eat more then others just make sure what u r eating is healthy and safe for u :)
   — christine S.