Stretched Pouch?

Apparently these foods don't make you happy, just check out how you're feeling about having eaten them.  I totally get where you're coming from.  Do not beat yourself up...forgive yourself and start a new page, even if it's the same day.  Don't pretend you didn't do it, learn from it.  It's okay and you'll be okay.  If you feel the need, maybe start over as though it were day one out of the hospital.  Maybe that would jump start you back into gear.  Have you ever gone (before surgery) a few days and eaten very little, then when you finally do get a chance to eat you get full right away?  Well, in those instances, you're stomach had shrunk (actually tightened up) but the full sensation came back so much quicker after eating just a little.  Maybe by starting over like it's day one out, you'll let your pouch tighten up some and you can retrack your steps on the initial part of your journey.   I feel, often, like I have stretched my pouch out also...I ate a few sugar cookies and though since I didn't dump or didn't have any reaction then something must be wrong.  Either the doctor didn't really do the surgery or I had already ruined it.  Not the case, basically paranoia going amuck.  But, I've certainly tried to not go down that road again (and don't want too) the worry over what I had done made me a nut case.  Anyhow, learn learn learn from it.  Your lose to date is great, be happy about it.  And when the boyfriend gives you "that look", use it like a tool, use it to rethink the bite you are about to take.  The regardless of what you do, own it.  It's your decision.  The food doesn't make you do it, the scale doesn't make you do it, you make you do it.  So, use that look (or your own second thought process) as a tool to make the best decision for you.  Your surgery was a great decision to make, now follow it up with smart thinking on an everyday basis.  I think I'll take these words to heart myself to help me better think my daily choices.  Much luck to you.  Happy New You in the New Year, Leslie

Ok...people have already given you some great info on the whole pouch stretching.... BUT...I will tell you that in order to be successful you have to learn that food is used for energy...not consoling.  I know that this is difficult to realize - heck at 2 years out, I still fight with that one.  BUT...I can honestlky tell you that I did NOT test the waters for the 1st 6 months.  Your pouch is still a baby - would you feed your newborn a skinny cow?  I suspect not. If your finance feels that he needs cookies, candy, ice cream, etc...well..he can take them to work.  They have no business being in your house at this time.  That's how it works in my house..... Fill your fridge with the kinds of foods that are high in protein and are satisfying.  Grab a few protein bars, cut them up into bite size peices and when you feel like you just have to have a sweet...grab your bite size piece. I really hope that this does not come cross, because it's not intended to..... Use Fitday.com and log in your food, weight, etc.  Also....look at your carb intake.  at 2 years out I stay right around 75 - 100 grams (100 grams on days when I'm running hard). Also - does your doc have a nutritionist you can see??? Good luck!

Well to be honest, I was the one who bought the skinny cow ice cream bars.  I don't know what I was thinking... The cookies we have are from our 5 hour cookie fest at his sisters house yesterday where we made all the christmas cookies we didn't get around to before christmas.  We only brought a few of them home, but while I was there I had three.   The chocolate we have in the house is from his mom.  She had specialty chocolates made, and gave all the children a bag of chocolates on Christmas Day.  They are chilling in the freezer and I snuck one the other day.  I did have one on Christmas day also.   Normally we don't keep a lot of junk in the house.  But it has been really hard with him and "his" foods and "my" foods.  We had some fights after my surgery when I had been making comments about the portions he was eating and how I think he eats to much.. He REALLY didn't appreciate that.. And I learned not to say anything about what he eats because it doesn't do any good.  He likes to snack and I don't.  Everyone had some good advice and I really am feeling sorry for myself.  Shortly after I had written the post I had a mini-meltdown and sobbed in my bed for a while. Chris used one of the kitties to cheer me up.  But I tried to explain to him what I was feeling about the weight loss and he told me to stop eating junk.  I have no excuse for what I did eat.  I can only explain it as laziness.  I get sick of eating the same things, and when I don't want to have to cook something I just go for whatever I can unwrap and eat.  Which is never a good thing...  I'm going to make sure to measure things from here out.  I will try not to cheat or just "taste" something I know I have no business putting in my mouth.   Thanks.

Your volume sounds fine.  Your head is another matter entirely.  You're sabotaging yourself, and your eating sounds out of control because of it.  I hadn't even tried sugar to learn if I dumped or not at your stage.

You aren't going to fail on this one unless you actively work against the pouch.  Right now, you're working against your pouch. 

Just remember, wieght fluctuates, stalls happen, and you made these changes for life.  This surgery is serious, and it works if you'll let yourself work it.

You didn't stretch your pouch.  The newer surgeries are made of the part of your original stomach that barely stretches anyway.  Don't use the thought that you might have stretched it as a ticket to eat bad foods because you've already failed.  You haven't already failed, but if you keep up the feeling of failure, you could very well fulfill that verdict.

Up the protein, cut the sweets, and take an active part in NOT feeling like a failure.  You know the problem isn't your portion control, it is your food choices.

Congratulations on your weight loss so far.. you'll get the hang of this. :)