Eating!! "How Much!!

It has been two years since my surgey and I'm concerned about the amount of food I can eat. At first I had a hard time eating and would barely eat anything. I can now eat an entire sandwhich at meal time. Is this eating too much?

It is normal to experience a sudden greater "pouch growth" around the two year mark -- I think the issue comes from how we deal with it, ya know?

I, too, can eat an entire sandwich...sometimes b/c I'm still hungry and sometimes b/c I do the wrong thing and eat the rest b/c it's simply there. In the long term, it comes down to calories in vs calories out and as long as we're aware of that, then it shall be ok : )

At two years, I remember I posted this b/c I wondered if my pouch was at its max capacity given thru surgery and the responses were that yes....anything greater was b/c it was forced by me. **sigh** My issue at this point is that I can eat and fill very nice and within two hours I'm hungry again.

Don't give up the fight, sister. You can do it -- you've made it this far!!

have a great day!

Meow

Thanks for responding!!

Me too! I eat alot more than I ever could before.. but I think that is suppose to happen. I think with healing of the area, its designed to expand etc. I try to keep my calories and protein in check. Some days better than others.. were not machines, right?  I weigh  myself and keep it within my limits. I am happy with my progress.
I can eat a 1/2 of a wendys salad.. at one sitting, I can eat more than I thought I ever would. But I try to keep everything in perspective.. Before I would have never eaten a salad, I would have had the burger large fries and soda. oh and maybe an ice cream..

Michelle

Thanks for responding!!!