Q - why can some folks eat more than others?

[Brandilynn]

It was a question I answered with this (if I may say so myself) BRILLIANT answer.

I crack me up.

She wondered if she had been cheated.

Me: *Cheated? No. Your capacity is what it is.

Two penises, flaccid, same size.

Same two penises, tumescent. NOT the same size.

Both penises have promise, but the size of the penis ALONE does not GUARANTEE anybody's pleasure except the owner of said penis.

What they DO with those penises... Different story.

did your doctor promise you would only ever be able to eat 2 ounces or whatever? Mine did not. He said *I* should keep my meals under *X* amount.

Owness is on me.

We all have different innards and outards girlie. We make do with what we have. *

GeeezLouise I am funny to me! And a good 'splainer.

[mark540]

My stomach capacity could best be described as "Gigundous".

[Brandilynn]

Mine's a grow-er, not a show-er. *snerk*

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Mar 8, 2012 19:27:16 GMT -5 mark540 said:

My stomach capacity could best be described as "Gigundous".

that made me snorkle.

you take out the Ritz Crackers and me, too.

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Mar 8, 2012 18:49:21 GMT -5 Brandilynn said:

It was a question I answered with this (if I may say so myself) BRILLIANT answer.

I crack me up.

She wondered if she had been cheated.

Me: *Cheated? No. Your capacity is what it is.

Two penises, flaccid, same size.

Same two penises, tumescent. NOT the same size.

Both penises have promise, but the size of the penis ALONE does not GUARANTEE anybody's pleasure except the owner of said penis.

What they DO with those penises... Different story.

did your doctor promise you would only ever be able to eat 2 ounces or whatever? Mine did not. He said *I* should keep my meals under *X* amount.

Owness is on me.

We all have different innards and outards girlie. We make do with what we have. *

GeeezLouise I am funny to me! And a good 'splainer.

dang it, I HOPE I got a sleeve inside and not a penis.

[Avonlea]

OH MY GOD NOW I KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING WRONG.

[reinventingangela]

[Lee]

I have a "BIG" sleeve. That must make me a real woman!

[Brandilynn]

Hells to the yes, real sleeve wrangling woman! :}

[nandmsmom]

Luck? Seriously, I have no idea. My sleeve seems to like some things, but not others. I can eat 2 oz of chicken but 4 oz of shrimp. It's all relative.

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Mar 13, 2012 17:39:27 GMT -5 nandmsmom said:

Luck? Seriously, I have no idea. My sleeve seems to like some things, but not others. I can eat 2 oz of chicken but 4 oz of shrimp. It's all relative.

Of all the critters out there, shrimp I can eat the most of.. kinda convenient since I love the little buggers (eating them that is.)

[grdngrl]

I can make no sense of what I can eat. It must depend on what I eat but it seems like it varies more than that. I can eat a large apple with a chunk of sharp cheese. Then when I eat dinner I just barely eat some chicken, veggie and I'm done. I guess I need to weigh/measure what I'm eating but I'm telling you, that apple was big and I didn't force it at all. Maybe it had a lot of juice or something - it was very crispy and I cut it in half, then ate the other half. I know I probabaly shouldn't be eating apples at this point since I do want to lose more weight - I usually eat one a day.

I do know my surgery took a long time because of the scar tissue from the crapband (out for a year prior) - he told me he was able to "make a good sleeve" but I got the feeling it wasn't like a virgin sleeve - I go for my three month appt and I'm going to ask him more about it.

[Brandilynn]

Anything WITH meat, for me, seems to shuttle the meat down faster. Meat alone or with a little salsa or cheese stays in best.

The same amount of meat that is enough and keeps me full *alone* can be eaten PLUS cups of saladdy vegetables and not *even* swimming in dressing and I do not have the same satisfaction of "enough" in my belly, and am hungry sooner than with dense meat alone.

*shrug*

Its handy though, like before Zumba, I know I can get food in and have it shuttled through mah bellah faster with veg, so I do not hurl up my MexicanMash during Zumba. :}

[redbabe08]

Mar 15, 2012 3:48:00 GMT -5 grdngrl said:

I do know my surgery took a long time because of the scar tissue from the crapband (out for a year prior) - he told me he was able to "make a good sleeve" but I got the feeling it wasn't like a virgin sleeve - I go for my three month appt and I'm going to ask him more about it.

i can relate regarding scar(e) tissue & adhesions, however i know i got a very small sleeve according to my report - and dr stewart makes small sleeves to start.

coming up at 5 months out - i can eat a bit more normally & am just now getting up to 600 calories a day (roughly). i eat shrimp daily - it's my go to, along with cheese & other fish.

still have to do a protein drink - sipping on a kale/banana protein smoothie now before hot yoga. like BL, if i don't get something decent on my belly beforehand - i get nauseous.

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Mar 15, 2012 4:25:48 GMT -5 Brandilynn said:

Anything WITH meat, for me, seems to shuttle the meat down faster. Meat alone or with a little salsa or cheese stays in best.

The same amount of meat that is enough and keeps me full *alone* can be eaten PLUS cups of saladdy vegetables and not *even* swimming in dressing and I do not have the same satisfaction of "enough" in my belly, and am hungry sooner than with dense meat alone.

*shrug*

Its handy though, like before Zumba, I know I can get food in and have it shuttled through mah bellah faster with veg, so I do not hurl up my MexicanMash during Zumba. :}

This I learned from you pre-op. I always eat my meat/eggs alone.. or with a little sauce/cheese. Veggies & other stuff gets eaten separate since they do the same, mush down to nothing and pass right through.. except for shrimp & Caesar salad.. sometimes I just need to have those two together!

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Mar 8, 2012 18:49:21 GMT -5 Brandilynn said:

It was a question I answered with this (if I may say so myself) BRILLIANT answer.

I crack me up.

She wondered if she had been cheated.

Me: *Cheated? No. Your capacity is what it is.

Two penises, flaccid, same size.

Same two penises, tumescent. NOT the same size.

Both penises have promise, but the size of the penis ALONE does not GUARANTEE anybody's pleasure except the owner of said penis.

What they DO with those penises... Different story.

did your doctor promise you would only ever be able to eat 2 ounces or whatever? Mine did not. He said *I* should keep my meals under *X* amount.

Owness is on me.

We all have different innards and outards girlie. We make do with what we have. *

GeeezLouise I am funny to me! And a good 'splainer.

That answer is definite Exhalt worthy! Excellent reply, Brandylynn.

[paige]

I eat snacks better than meals. I eat maybe two or three bites at meal time. Its weird. I have always been a night eater, and still am. If I just ate during daylight hours, I would get maybe 200-300 calories tops. It is a bad way to be, but it seems the be the way I am.


LOVE YOUR ANSWER THOUGH!

[Brandilynn]

Thank you! I just was so weary of that pen picture and people really thinking that forever their stomach was going to be the size of whatever bougie they used, and not use any thought process beyond "picture, small, check"

I do not know if it is a bad way to be Paige, but I do know that fitting stuff into our lives is important, because some things we can change, but some things are just the way they are - and we have to find a way to make it work.

[glennbarr]

I'm just wondering if her doctor used a Magnum sized bougie instead of regular size....
(yes, I can here the groans from here)