Question:
If you can eat more than a 1/2 cup of food at one sitting is something wrong?

And this includes the denser foods. I can eat more than a half cup of meat. Think something is wrong?    — Eleanore Davis (posted on October 13, 2003)

October 13, 2003
How far out are you? Early in the beginning I couldn't eat that much, but now at 6 months out I eat around a half cup to a cup depending on what it is.
   — tpalmer

October 13, 2003
I am 12 weeks out.
   — Eleanore Davis

October 13, 2003
it depends on how fast you eat too. the faster i eat the less i can manage! rememebr your stomach is like a bucket with a hole in it, if you fill it slow the contents move out at the same speed they go in if you fill it fast it tends to overflow! andit takes months and months for the swelling to go down you might not be able to eat as much in the months to come! as long as you are doing wha tyour doctor says i would not worry about it, do not compare yourself to others everyone is differnt!
   — janetc00

October 13, 2003
What type of 'surgery' did you have? If you are a lap band for example, I would say , you might need a 'fill'. If your a DS - could be your pouch is just larger than others. BUT , if you are a RNY, and you feel your level of 'eating' is not standard - at this early point, I would have your doctor order you an Upper GI test to see how your pouch is functioning. With insurance companies still favoring "RNY" the chances of not having food limiations exist. It doesnt happen often at 1% in the RNY but it can happen. To know for sure' and to 'rest' your mind. Have him order the Upper GI; if that tests shows the problem. you'll have an idea what you are dealing with.
   — star .

October 13, 2003
scary scary scary....but, nope, I dont think anything is wrong...I have "always" been able to eat ALOT (1/2 cup ain't nothin').......and have always worried about it... but it hasn't affected my weight loss ......... lap rny 9/6/02:349/182/175...
   — Debby M.

October 14, 2003
Not sure if something is wrong, but I'm wondering if you had stretched your pouch alittle. You might want to ask your surgeon or talk to others about it. I can eat alittle more then I did before and I'm guessing I had stretched my pouch. Good-Luck!
   — Pam M.

October 14, 2003
How many ounces is that? And are you drinking with or right after meals? Or eating way too slow so food is leaving the tummy as you are putting it in? If its only a few ounces of dense meat, small bites, chewing well, and not drinking with meals, it sounds fine. Remember, surgeons make different size pouches to start with and they do stretch NATURALLY over time. What you can eat may not be the same amount another RNY'er can eat. Now if you told me that you could eat and eat like you did pre-op, I'd say get it checked out for a mechanical problem.
   — Cindy R.

October 16, 2003
at 1 year out, the BTC dietician said I should be eating 1 - 1 1/2 cups each meal.
   — **willow**