Eating with a DS, PART 2: Another Day in the Life (pics!)

This is my random DS day a couple of months ago when I happened to catch some pics
You might need to scroll to view it all.

Now I can eat considerably more
This was at a bit over 5 months out

B - 2 eggs fried in bacon grease, 3 strips of bacon, 2 slices of cheese, 1 slice of buttered protein bread, about 6 grape tomatoes

L - 1 slice of protein bread, 2 slices cheese, 3 slices of ham

D - Lightly breaded chicken breast, salad with mixed greens, tomatoes, a litle sliced onion, walnuts and blue cheese dressing

As per fitday
38.2g Net Carbs
43.9g carbs
5.7g fiber

105g protein

Thanks so much for sharing your pics! It all looks good, but that sandwich looks especially yummy. 

Do you often do 3 meals per day? If I didn't snack between meals my stomach would be talking to me.  Loudly. 

It goes through phases. Generally my meals are too large to eat in one sitting so I will break each meal up into 2 meals or sometimes 3 that I just go back to and pick on.

It depends on the day. Lately I have been having the sweet tooth from hell and have been eating too much sugar. Not sure why but other times I can go for weeks without thinking about it.

Today for example I had a protein shake w/ h&h, 1 giant enchilada made with a ton of leftover chicken a ton of cheese, enchilada sauce and a lc tortilla and a pack of peanut butter cups 2 full sized ones. I normally don't keep candy around but I have it to send to my brother overseas but I keep eating it lol

I eat a full fat diet but not high fat. I don't think I could handle cream in things, just never has been my thing. But what I don't get is how do you consume that much food in one sitting? Your breakfast, lunch, and dinner are about double what I can eat.

I thought they were making the DS sleeve smaller now and bypassing less intestine, did I misunderstand?

My surgeon started me with about a 5 ounce sleeve and a 100 cm common channel. Now that my sleeve has matured, I can hold about 8-10 ounces. So are your meals typically about 4-5 ounces?

There are some surgeons out there (like Anthone) who prefer a smaller 3 ounce sleeve and 150 or 200 cm common channel. But it varies based on the surgeon's philosophy and the patient's specific needs.

I have noticed overall that DSers seem to have a larger capacity than VSGers. I wonder if some of this has to do with VSGers trying to maximize their restriction while DSers are often trying to meet protein needs. Maybe we experience a bit more stretching for this reason? Not sure.

 
I'm over 2.5 years post op and I can eat about 3oz of dense protein or about 5 oz of soft foods like tuna salad or chili.

I just ate a cucumber... the whole thing! ;o)  But it took me about 2 hours.  I peel it, slice it like carrot sticks, and add kosher salt and lime juice.  That's a slider and it took me almost two hours. (I am a big time grazer so this works for me.)

 I must have a small sleeve because even at almost 2 years out, I can still only eat small amounts. Like for breakfast I can only do 2 scrambled eggs and thats it. If I have a burger or a sandwich, it is only half. But, then I can fini**** about an hour later.

My stomach was made with a 36 fr boughie and I have a 150 cm common channel.

 
I'm not a huge fan of eggs but I would imagine I could eat two of them now, maybe 1.5. Burger, if it has bread I can eat 1/4, if it has no bread 1/2.

I have a 32F stomach.  Must be a 32F Short! ;o)  However, my doc is known for making very small, tight sleeves and I heart him for that!

Hey... if you like black beans I have a fantastic product, it's seriously good stuff. It's Chata brand, I buy them here in MX but I'm pretty sure I've seen this brand in a Phx grocery store. They are refried black beans with cheese already in there. Comes in a bag (Kinda like wet dog food that comes in a single serving bags ... heh) and while they are fantastic I don't buy them often. It has lard and that grosses me out if I think about it.

The label says:

Chata
Frijoles
Refritos
con Chorizo y Queso

That one is made of pinto beans but it also comes in black beans. Both are very good.

Do you like black bean salad?

3 tablespoons EVOO
1+ tbsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Kosher salt (or 1/3 tsp reg salt)
1/3 tsp Garlic powder
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp lime juice

Mix the above well.

To the above add:

1 16 oz can drained/rinsed black beans
1/4 C diced celery
1/4 C diced red bell pepper
1/4 C diced green bell pepper
1/2 C diced onion
1 Serrano pepper (or other type if you like heat)
Cilantro to taste (I like a lot, 3-4 tbsp chopped)
1 large Roma Tomato diced
1 small Tomatillo diced (optional, adds more color and texture, if no tomatillo double tomatoes)
Pineapple - as much as you want, maybe 1/2 cup or more

For the veggies just dice and add whatever you happen to have iin the frig. It doesn't have to be the above. I also make it with corn instead of pineapple, it gives it a lot more color. If you want it to look a little fancier add as many colors and textures as you can.

You can also add diced chicken if you want.