Restriction?
I think it is a little different for everyone. Your nerves are now healing so if you are feeling anything that is good. Some people don't get that feeling back. If I eat too big of a bite, then I feel it going down and I think of that as restriction. If I eat too much food and feel uncomfortable in my stomach then I think of that as restriction also. The thing is that I really don't want to feel that feeling because that means I have over done it. I make sure that I always weigh my food so that I don't overeat. When I go out, I guessitimate how much is there and divide it up right away so that I stop when I get to 2-3 oz of food.
When I started eating dense protein is when I first started to feel the restriction.
I'm a little over a month out too! When I had the lap band, "restriction" for me meant "stuck" complete with pain, and a lot of times eventual vomiting. With the sleeve, I feel full, like you do. There has been a time or two where I pushed it, and there was a feeling like a bubble in my stomach, which was my signal to STOP eating.
I think the beauty of the sleeve is that you don't have to feel restriction; you just get full fast. At least for me. I hope nothing changes from right now, 'cuz I'm liking it!
i read frisco under eat your sleeve and this is what i am trying to do. Guess i have to try the 3 and see what happens YIKES lol Isn't restriction and feeling full the same thing? If you are satisfied on two oz of protein and a few bites of vegetables then I would say keep eating that and don't increase it to three oz. are you hitting your nutritional goals in terms of protein etc.?
At 8 months out today I cannot meet my protein goals without supplements. At one month out it was truly impossible. I would try to vary your supplements (protein). Have you tried the soups and oatmeal from my bariatric pantry? Different flavours of protein shakes? Unjury products - they have chicken soup and unflavoured as well. I find that it really is a mathematics feat to get above 60+ grs while restricting quantity. At a month out I would not increase the quantity at a time, but maybe have five 2 oz servings of protein during each day?







