I can eat HUGE salads... really huge.

I can eat 4 oz of meat and 2 oz of cheese in a sitting.

I can eat two eggs and 3 oz of sausage in a sitting. 

I can eat 1.5 cup of soup or 1 cup and and decent size salad.

I basically can eat like a nonop eats or should eat.  Is that right? It seems a bit much to me. 

I deal a lot with head hunger.. a lot.  I think about food 24/7 and I hate that, but I probably always will... I have a disease.  We have a disease and surgery doesn't correct the portion of the brain that causes us to have issues with eating and controlled eating for fuel purposes only.

Goes to show this surgery isn't magical or the "cure".  The magic is within ourselves... and only WE can do this, its hard, it will continue to be hard and yes we were given the second chance now we have to fight for that just like the rest of the world to maintain that second chance.

I guess you can say its life, and we can look at it different ways... being jipped or being given a gift.  Some days I feel jipped, no lie.  Most days I try to remain positive and do what I can to stay positive and focused and some days its very hard to do that when I am down emotionally.

I struggle right along with you Natalie, no lies here.  I won't even post my current weight.  After the ordeal with giving up the coordinator job, I have dove into some bad patterns with eating and not caring... it can't continue or I will contue to watch the scale go up. 

Hang in there, PM me if you need to, I am doing my best to just get back on track by following the postop rules.  Some days I am successful, many I am not but I won't give up the fight.  I try really hard and that is what really matters, I will not give up without a fight.  Either should you.

Love you!

Mini Me....   What's going on????     

Time for an Intervention!!!  Post directly to the Gang... It's the only way to really get the message out to everyone...

At this point, your pouch is can hold about 1.5 cups of food, but you are probably filling-up your intestine, which is adding to your discomfort.   I don't think that there is a major chance of stretching your pouch, but regain is almost a guaranteed thing based on your eating habits.

Find a new addiction... behavior...  whatever you want to call it.... just make it a safe, healthy one.
Easier said than done, Right?  

Can you pre-portion and only eat with someone in the room, who will keep your goal in mind?
DH???  

Therapy or Over-eaters Anonymous might help you too.

Hoping to see your POST!
  Ro

Please the GUILT is killing me!   You are going to put pressure on me, if you exercise... E & M!!!
Can I ground you?  Just humor me... I'm Weird!  HeHeHe

B: NF yogurt, 2 oz Great Grains cereal
L: 1/2 dinner-size serving of Moo Goo Gai Pan w/ pork fried rice
D: the other 1/2 of the Moo Goo Gai Pan w/ pork fried rice, 3 stuffed clams, 1 T Blue Bonnet
S: decaf coffee w/ skim milk, 6 Fudgsicles, 2 T Skippy

Calories: 1873
Carbs: 241
Fats: 80
Sat. Fat: 7
Protein: 77

Mel... What are we doing in a deflated dingy?  Breast Envelopes????    

Your PS's reasoning sounds like body proportion is the key... Good Idea...  

So what is the difference between a larger C and a smaller D.... cleavage?  side profile?

Right now... PS seems like "Fix the Raggedy Anne" in my case... 

Mel... I LOVE Barbie !!!   You're Grounded!!!! 

WELL LET'S SEE TODAY WAS A VERY BAD DAY AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST LITTLE WHILE.  I PROBABLY CANT EVEN REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT I DID HAVE TODAY BUT I WILL TRY.  I HONESTLY NEED TO START WRITING IT DOWN AGAIN.

B:  COFFEE W/ CREAMER, SPECIAL K HIGH PROTIEN CEREAL, COTTAGE CHEESE

S:  PEANUT BUTTER W/ GRAHAM CRACKERS

L:  1/2 TURKEY AND CHEDDAR CHEESE SANDWHICH, PIG SKINS, NO SUGAR ADDED BUNNY TRACKS ICECREAM.

S:  PEANUT BUTTER AND SF JELLY SANDWICH,  1/2 GLASS MILK

D:  PINTO BEANS AND MIXED VEGTABLES, 1/2 AN APPLE

S:  GRAHAM CRACKERS 1/2 CUP MILK

AND NONE OF THIS WAS MEASURED SO THERE IS NO TELLING HOW MUCH I REALLY DID EAT.  ALL I KNOW IS THAT WHEN I'M DONE EATING MY BELLY HURTS (WHICH SURE ISN'T A GOOD SIGN). I DON'T THROW UP ANYMORE BUT SOMETIMES I KNOW I WOULD FEEL BETTER IF I DID.

MINI ME