Is it normal to realize you eat more than you believed?
JEN-well..at least if YOU are NOT "normal", then most of US aren't either!!!
The "quick" measurements of "3 oz. of meat is the size of the palm of your hand" work for awhile..but somehow I found my hand "stretching"..lol...so..every week or so I get out the food scale/cups and measure stuff..just to keep my eyes/hands/storage dishes/ziploc bags "on track"...
Another good "tool", to help you now AND later: Take some pics of your "normal meals". Nobody has to see them but you. Then..as time goes on..take more pics here and there...the "visual" will amaze you. I also use the "pic thing" when I THINK don't have 30 sec to write something down-I take a pic, so as to log the food later..
Since you said the "disconnected with the body" thing-may I make another suggestion? Start taking pictures-of yourself-in front of the same object (door/wall hanging/china hutch/etc). As time goes by , the pics will show less and less of YOU, and more and more of the OBJECT behind you. The visual is amazing !!
You aound like you are very grounded, and very "normal". I predict you will have GREAT WLS SUCCESS !!!
Godspeed!
RNY 4-22-02...
LW: 6lb,10 oz SW:340lb GW:170lb CW:155
We Can Do Hard Things
on 4/12/12 2:00 pm
Drink a lot of water and get plenty of exercise. This is a fantastic journey and your will do your best if you are prepared.
HW - 225 SW - 191 GW - 132 CW - 122
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