RE: amount to eat

[Guest guest]

I'm almost two years out and I couldn't think of doing two slices of pizza.

If I do a whole slice to quickly it hurts a little. I can eat a small

hamburger like a Mc's size (kids meal). Can't do a whole hamburger

with bun. It's either 1/2 a burger or off with the top bun if I want the

whole patty. After that I definitely don't have room for the fries. I

don't like milk but love cheeses and yogurt. Sugar I can't tolerate too

well. Pasta, don't do to well by me either. Any carbs really are a problem

for me. I can do protein like it's going out of style though. Well that's

it for now. Oh yeah, veges, I can do those real good too.

E. Valencia

qcmanager@...

amount to eat

I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

can

eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with 1/2

box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do sugar

over

16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain pastas and

breads, dry meats such as chicken breast.

I still cant drink while eating either.

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Sorta like a check in?

OK, 9 yrs out, but only (almost) 4 from revision

I can do (usually) a whole burrito supreme

OR

most of a McD CB and a coupla fries OR the whole burger, no fries OR all the

fries, no burger.

OR

sometimes all of a personal pizza (or one slice)

OR

a whole 's chicken mandarin salad? Or just eat a hole in it and feel

stuffed...(?)

When I eat a bigger burger, for example, I cut it into quarters and eat the

pieces from the point out. I get like 2 bites each hunk. But that would be

meat, bun, lettuce, tomato, pickle--everything.

OR

about 3 oz of filet mignon & a few bites of potato & salad

UNLESS I get started with the bread first.

I still do 6+ protein shakes per day, no milk, not ever, no sugar (not

perfect on this, but ever watchful)

Chicken breast is iffy. In all 9 yrs I have eaten a whole breast twice, both

times from KFC. Go figure. NO skin. Yuck. Don't like dark meat. Pork can be

iffy. Must approach rice with caution. Cannot do SPAGHETTI. NO way. Can do

angel hair and every other pasta I've tried (slowly), but NO spaghetti.

Unless I will be satisfied with one strand.

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amount to eat

> I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

can

> eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with 1/2

> box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

sugar over

> 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain pastas

and

> breads, dry meats such as chicken breast.

> I still cant drink while eating either.

>

>

>

> Y

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> Lower body Lift 09-29-03 Dr. A. Ciccarelli CT

> 306/155

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

boy it almost depends on the day. There are some days I'm like Holy crap

did I just eat all of that?

*typically* I can eat a normal sized portion. Not the old portion sizes I

was used to...what a normal person would eat.

I have an issue with heavy breads, doughy breads, pasta, steak, dry chicken.

So I just avoid them.

Sherra

amount to eat

>

>

> I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

> can

> eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with 1/2

> box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

sugar

> over

> 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain pastas

and

> breads, dry meats such as chicken breast.

> I still cant drink while eating either.

>

>

>

> Y

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>

>

>

[Guest guest]

If I ate 16 gm of sugar in one sitting I would be so sick. I would also

have a sugar craving that would go on for days and sometimes weeks. Not

only that, I would gain weight.

Not drinking while eating is a very good thing. It keeps you from washing

all the food down and eating a whole lot more. I could not do 2 slices of

pizza unless I drank with it and took about 40 minutes doing it. It's also

good to not tolerate milk or ice cream. They are loaded with sugar.

Are you maintaining your loss?

amount to eat

> I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

can

> eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with 1/2

> box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

sugar over

> 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain pastas

and

> breads, dry meats such as chicken breast.

> I still cant drink while eating either.

>

>

>

> Y

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> open RNY 01-22-01

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> Lower body Lift 09-29-03 Dr. A. Ciccarelli CT

> 306/155

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/14/03 11:01:29 PM Central Standard Time, dkeyez@...

writes:

> I still cant drink while eating either.

> ---------

,

The way you have phrased that, it almost sounds like being able to

drink while eating is a goal. Not only do you not want to be ABLE to drink

while

eating, you just plain don't want to DO IT - even if you ARE able.

It's one of the very basic " operating instructions " in pouch use.

Drinking while eating is probably right behind grazing as the deadliest

practices

one can get into. Be THRILLED that you cannot drink with your food ... and

never TRY it again!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/15/03 12:58:20 AM Central Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

> I have eaten a whole breast twice, both times from KFC. Go figure.

-------

My theory on that one is because of how it is deep fried ... those babies

from KFC have the grease all the way through them ... their " juicy " = " grease " ...

I

suspect it lubricates the shoot somewhat and makes it easier to accommodate

more chicken.

Since you're a distal and prone to those lovely " oil slicks " I guess the

extra fat isn't much of an issue for you -- for me, as a VBG, KFC is a DEADLY

choice.

By the way -- anyone else think it HYSTERICAL that KFC is now advertising

their chicken as LOW CARB, i.e., DIET FOOD? The advertise " only " 11 carbs per

piece of chicken. Hmm ... since most normies eat SEVERAL pieces of chicken I

would think they would be going way over their carb allowance dang FAST.

Of course, I have to admit that a secret guilty pleasure for me is the

coating of the " extra crispy " chicken... I never wanted the meat in

particular... I

would rather just peel the coating off and eat that! I haven't had any of

that for one hell of long time!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/15/03 3:36:32 PM Central Standard Time,

qcmanager@... writes:

> Dr. Fisher has always told us to measure by weight not volume. So what you

> said makes a lot of sense. I'm able to put down a bag of popcorn also at

> times. But I am still not able to consume a whole hamburger.

> --------

I disagree with the " weight not volume " advice. The size of our

pouches is a VOLUME measurement. If you have a 2 ounce pouch, then it " should "

hold 1/4 cup of CHEWED food -- not necessarily 2 ounces by weight. Ounces by

weight is an entirely different concept. Food density varies widely. Not all

food can be chewed up so that will take up the same amount of room as another

type of food that has the same weight. Unchewed volume of food is not always

related to the volume of the food AFTER chewing.

Popcorn typically can be eaten in large amounts because the UNCHEWED

volume is vastly different from the volume after chewing. Think about how

popcorn looks after you toss some water on it -- the same thing that chewing

does

to it. Another food that typically can be eaten in large quantities is

lettuce. If you take a large bowl of lettuce and whirled it around in a blender

it

would only be a fraction of the size it was beforehand. So, a large amount of

popcorn and lettuce will fit into a small pouch.

Some foods, even though not very dense, like bread, do not break down

well. They don't reduce much in volume, and in fact sometimes increase in

volume with chewing as they swell with saliva. Bread is typically a difficult

food for us to fit into our pouches -- but it certainly doesn't weigh very much.

You can have some items that are very dense and by weight are more

than 2 ounces, but volume wise are less than 2 fluid ounces (a volume

measurement).

I have a hard time getting newbies to understand that a food SCALE is

not what they need starting out. They need measuring CUPS. And, they need to

consider what the food is going to look like AFTER it's chewed up. Many a

new post op freaks out over being able to eat two cups of lettuce -- assuming

that they have blown their pouches.

For us, weight measurement of food is only meaning full in terms of

calculating nutritional values of certain foods which use weight as the unit.

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

Lucille,

Dr. Fisher has always told us to measure by weight not volume. So what you

said makes a lot of sense. I'm able to put down a bag of popcorn also at

times. But I am still not able to consume a whole hamburger.

E. Valencia

qcmanager@...

Re: Re: amount to eat

This whole " amount " issue was bothering me to distraction yesterday, my day

of popcorn infamy. Background: I ate a WHOLE bag of popcorn, no

problemo.

One of those 3 serving bags. This was around 12:30 pm. Naturally I

started to think that my surgery had failed and I was once again a

bottomless pit.

Well by dinnertime at 5:30 pm, I was able to eat only about 3/4 of a 4 ounce

cheeseburger (yes it was on a bun). Maybe 4 small oven fries too. That

was

IT. I was on the verge of exploding. I was VERY happy to feel this way!

My pouch was in fine form & doing it's job! YIPEE!

So the moral of the story is: I think it depends on what kind of food, and

also about how on some days you can eat a bit more/or less than on others.

Lucille

In a message dated 11/15/2003 5:53:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> amount to eat

>

> I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

> can

> eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with 1/2

> box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

sugar

> over

> 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain pastas

and

> breads, dry meats such as chicken breast.

> I still cant drink while eating either.

>

>

>

> Y

>

[Guest guest]

I to can eat a lot I am almost 3 years out. I have always been able to eat

more then most say then can , the good news is I can't eat as much as I use

to be able to eat before surgery but I am right there with you I can eat two

slices of Pizza and still have room for more. It just means I need to reply

on good habitats and not just pouch size.

Regards

Rhonda ( formally from San now In Austin)

amount to eat

I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

can eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with

1/2 box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

sugar over 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain

pastas and breads, dry meats such as chicken breast. I still cant drink

while eating either.

Y

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306/155

[Guest guest]

Rhonda, like you, (and ) my pouch will hold two slices of pizza easily

.... IF I am drinking with my meal. Also if I use my old " good habits " of

eating slowly, putting the fork down between bites, etc. I could probably

do it. That's why restaurants are not the healthiest places for me. I tend

to eat when others are eating. Pouch rules are what really help me to limit

my eating.

amount to eat

>

>

> I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

> can eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with

> 1/2 box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

> sugar over 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with

certain

> pastas and breads, dry meats such as chicken breast. I still cant drink

> while eating either.

>

>

>

> Y

> before/after pics ` <A

>

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> Lower body Lift 09-29-03 Dr. A. Ciccarelli CT

> 306/155

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>> So the moral of the story is: I think it depends on what kind of food,

and

also about how on some days you can eat a bit more/or less than on others.

That's one of the reasons we have to work so hard to avoid the things that

go down easy. Crackers go right through my pouch without leaving me the

least bit full. Same with mashed potatoes, anything soft really. Tortilla

chips -- I could easily eat a bag, as once they get munched, they are

miniscule and don't stay in the pouch.

Maybe you should try those single-serving bags of popcorn? I just was never

wild about popcorn even pre-op, so it's not hard for me to avoid, unless

it's kettle corn or really good caramel corn, in which case I'll pass out

from dumping before I eat TOO much. LOL!

~~ Lyn

[Guest guest]

I guess that's why I always lunge for the wings of KFC's chicken. Very little

meat...but loads of coating and skin. Sounds gross when you think about

it....but it is the best tasting part in my opinion.

Regards~

Jacque

Of course, I have to admit that a secret guilty pleasure for me is the

coating of the " extra crispy " chicken... I never wanted the meat in

particular... I

would rather just peel the coating off and eat that! I haven't had any of

that for one hell of long time!

Beth

[Guest guest]

OK, get this, I never eat the skin, don't like breading. It's just " the wrapper "

for me. BUT I like extra crispy, too. I eat the lil non-skin hunks. All 1/2 tsp

of them. LOL!

Well, I SHOULD get oil slicks, paid for oil slicks, but I SWEAR up and down that

what I put in never comes out. LOL!

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Re: amount to eat

In a message dated 11/15/03 12:58:20 AM Central Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

I have eaten a whole breast twice, both times from KFC. Go figure.

-------

My theory on that one is because of how it is deep fried ... those babies from

KFC have the grease all the way through them ... their " juicy " = " grease " ... I

suspect it lubricates the shoot somewhat and makes it easier to accommodate more

chicken.

Since you're a distal and prone to those lovely " oil slicks " I guess the extra

fat isn't much of an issue for you -- for me, as a VBG, KFC is a DEADLY choice.

By the way -- anyone else think it HYSTERICAL that KFC is now advertising

their chicken as LOW CARB, i.e., DIET FOOD? The advertise " only " 11 carbs per

piece of chicken. Hmm ... since most normies eat SEVERAL pieces of chicken I

would think they would be going way over their carb allowance dang FAST.

Of course, I have to admit that a secret guilty pleasure for me is the coating

of the " extra crispy " chicken... I never wanted the meat in particular... I

would rather just peel the coating off and eat that! I haven't had any of that

for one hell of long time!

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

Hey, I am still thrilled too! It's miserable, but my clothes still fit.

Hard trade, but worth it to me.

signed,

sickie #3

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Re: Re: Re: amount to eat

> In a message dated 11/15/03 1:29:10 PM Central Standard Time,

DisDog@...

> writes:

>

> > I was on the verge of exploding. I was VERY happy to feel this way!

> > My pouch was in fine form & doing it's job! YIPEE!

> > --------

>

> Sometimes there is no more joyous feeling than knowing that your pouch

still

> works! LOL! I just barfed this afternoon after lunch (I tried to put a

bite

> of cheesecake on top of some chicken) and I couldn't be more thrilled!

We're

> weird ones, aren't we?

>

> Beth

> Houston, TX

> VBG - Dr. Srungaram

> 05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

> 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

> 11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

> 5'10 "

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am MUCH more likely to overeat (volume at one meal) at home.

Overwhelmingly so. One of the things I try to do when I don't have others

around is serve my plate from the stove. For me, it is just BAD BUSINESS to

have a serving dish full of more of " it " right there handy.

In a restaurant, I'm talking, facing the person, and more likely to pace

myself more wisely.

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amount to eat

> >

> >

> > I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out

and

> > can eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger

with

> > 1/2 box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont

do

> > sugar over 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with

> certain

> > pastas and breads, dry meats such as chicken breast. I still cant drink

> > while eating either.

> >

> >

> >

> > Y

> > before/after pics ` <A

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> > Lower body Lift 09-29-03 Dr. A. Ciccarelli CT

> > 306/155

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Beth,

As you eat the food will not sit in your pouch until you are finished. We

also told to eat slowly and take about 30 minutes to consume our food. So

your first bite is gone by the time your last bite has hit your lips. I've

stuck by weighing my food and it has worked for me. Like you said 2 ounces

of lettuce is a lot more bulk than 2 ounces of steak. But if you chew both

up I'll bet the lettuce condenses down to the same size as the steak does

when you get done. Give it a try, I did.

E. Valencia

qcmanager@...

Re: Re: Re: amount to eat

In a message dated 11/15/03 3:36:32 PM Central Standard Time,

qcmanager@... writes:

Dr. Fisher has always told us to measure by weight not volume. So what

you

said makes a lot of sense. I'm able to put down a bag of popcorn also

at

times. But I am still not able to consume a whole hamburger.

--------

I disagree with the " weight not volume " advice. The size of our

pouches is a VOLUME measurement. If you have a 2 ounce pouch, then it

" should " hold 1/4 cup of CHEWED food -- not necessarily 2 ounces by weight.

Ounces by weight is an entirely different concept. Food density varies

widely. Not all food can be chewed up so that will take up the same amount

of room as another type of food that has the same weight. Unchewed volume

of food is not always related to the volume of the food AFTER chewing.

Popcorn typically can be eaten in large amounts because the

UNCHEWED volume is vastly different from the volume after chewing. Think

about how popcorn looks after you toss some water on it -- the same thing

that chewing does to it. Another food that typically can be eaten in large

quantities is lettuce. If you take a large bowl of lettuce and whirled it

around in a blender it would only be a fraction of the size it was

beforehand. So, a large amount of popcorn and lettuce will fit into a small

pouch.

Some foods, even though not very dense, like bread, do not break

down well. They don't reduce much in volume, and in fact sometimes increase

in volume with chewing as they swell with saliva. Bread is typically a

difficult food for us to fit into our pouches -- but it certainly doesn't

weigh very much.

You can have some items that are very dense and by weight are more

than 2 ounces, but volume wise are less than 2 fluid ounces (a volume

measurement).

I have a hard time getting newbies to understand that a food SCALE

is not what they need starting out. They need measuring CUPS. And, they

need to consider what the food is going to look like AFTER it's chewed up.

Many a new post op freaks out over being able to eat two cups of lettuce --

assuming that they have blown their pouches.

For us, weight measurement of food is only meaning full in terms of

calculating nutritional values of certain foods which use weight as the

unit.

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

I am 1yr, 1mo out........I can eat 2 pieces of pizza if it is a frozen one.

If I go out for it, I may get in one. Depends on the crust. Thicker, less,

thinner, more.

I can't eat a whole cheese burger to save my soul.....but I like it that

way.

The thing with them is, I eat those things fast, so I dont eat as much then.

Fries I LOVE.........I make home fries, real potatoes sliced and deep fried

in canola oil. MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm!!

I can do a whole potato, which is medium sized. Tons of ketchup, preferably

SOUR CREAM Mmmmmm!!

I never drink while eating. I may have a sip after I am done IF I had

something that made me thirsty, like a saltier item.

Chicken breast gag me no matter how good I chew them. So I lean towards the

legs now.

Breads don't bother me....I just don't do fresh warm baked bread. And IF I

do, it is mainly the crust.

Bad thing is, fresh stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth breads are my fave

things........comfort foods I guess you could say. I was a sandwich junky

pre-sx.

Spooki

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In a message dated 11/15/03 8:36:43 PM Central Standard Time,

qcmanager@... writes:

> So your first bite is gone by the time your last bite has hit your lips.

> ------------

If your first bite is gone by the time the last bite goes in, then I

don't see how you have a " functioning " pouch. Based on your explanation, the

pouch is useless - food could be eaten in unlimited quantities. Yes, your

doctor tells you to STOP eating after 30 minutes (which in my opinion is too

long

to eat... the longer you eat, the MORE you eat - I say 15 minutes tops), but

if your pouch is not sending you any signals of fullness then you are back the

old preop diet mentality of strictly using your " willpower. " We all went

through the Weight Watcher years of weighing our food and then telling ourselves

that we were " done " after eating - only to have our stomachs saying WHERE IS

THE REST?

We have at least one member on our list (I believe it is Carol?) whose

stoma has stretched, leaving her pouch nonfunctioning - her first bite IS

literally gone from her " pouch " by the time the last bite finds it way down. I

know that for her, it's a horrible battle to only eat a measured portion.

I guess this has gotten somewhat off the original subject, which was

our pouches are measured by volume not weight. I still stand by my comment -

if you are trying to fill a space, you must use a volume unit of measurement

to do so (an in our case, the volume is after chewing) - a weight unit of

measurement is different and will not work - these are just basic properties of

physical matter. We could fit two ounces of " chewed " lead into a two ounce

pouch, but we could not put two ounces of cotton in the same space.

Beth

Houston, TX

VBG - Dr. Srungaram

05/31/00 - 314 lbs.

11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty

11/29/02 - 160 lbs.

5'10 "

[Guest guest]

i am a year out and can eat a regular portion ( not the american supersize

overdone portion mind you but a regular portion)

makes me a little afraid actually

janice

Re: amount to eat

boy it almost depends on the day. There are some days I'm like Holy crap

did I just eat all of that?

*typically* I can eat a normal sized portion. Not the old portion sizes I

was used to...what a normal person would eat.

I have an issue with heavy breads, doughy breads, pasta, steak, dry chicken.

So I just avoid them.

Sherra

amount to eat

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>

> I was wondering about how much some of you can eat. I am 2.5 yrs out and

> can

> eat 2 slices of pizza ( i dont but can) or a double cheese burger with 1/2

> box of fries. I still can not tolerate milk or ice cream. I dont do

sugar

> over

> 16 gr. per sitting. I also still have some problems with certain pastas

and

> breads, dry meats such as chicken breast.

> I still cant drink while eating either.

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