Had my 6 week checkup yesterday

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Went in for my 6 week checkup and I had lost 36.8 pounds so far! I

also had a question that has been bothering me answered. For the

next 6 weeks we get instructions to eat protein and veggies at each

meal still 1 ounce cups to begin and add a bite more at each meal if

we can without being uncomfortable and at 5 weeks or see do

the 'cottage cheese' test to see what the volume of the stomach is.

I could not figure it out, why test the volume of the stomach if I am

only eating 1 ounce or so at a meal. Then they explained it to me

that our body is busy enlarging our pouches regardless of how much we

put into them, we cannot stretch them too far by eating too much,

but we can certainly make ourselves sick by eating too much. Or we

can damage the outlet. My doctor hopes for pouches 6 - 9 ounces at 2

years and the weight loss is the same regardless of the size of the

pouch at 2 years. He says pouches between 6 - 9 ounces allow a diet

with more choices than one that stopped at 3 1/2 ounces, but it is up

to what our bodies decide not us.

ane

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ane,

Thanks for the tidbit of news. I have been wondering about what you

wrote and was going to ask on Friday my first visit since surgery on

the 7th. I have to admit I am craving flavor and try different

things in my mashed potato's...all 2 tbsp's of it.;-) By the way,

your progress is outstanding!

Hugs, in AL.