Yes-portion control. That was my biggest issue pre-op too. It really seems like junk can go in easy and a lot-portion wise-and the good stuff, lean protein, veggies...fills you up faster with a lot less, and less cals of course. I am still really struggling with the "diet" mentality, and binge eating. My angel is a year out and she has to remind herself to eat, and struggles to get in even 800 cals a day. Food is still all I think about and I eat 1500-1800 cals a day and sometimes that's hard!!! I guess the misconception that people have about "the size of an egg" like this is easy or something really bothers me...

HA! So true. I think that if we are not overly stuffed from the whole food portion ie Lean Cuisine, whatever, that we are fine...that's just what our body needs. I do feel cheated sometimes, like, I wish I could be stuffed after 1/2 a Lean Cuisine...LOL. But, whatever. I guess we gotta work with what we have. I agree about the cals thing, I hate it when I get high cal drinks or coffee stuff, alcohol.....what a waist!!!!!!!!!!

My cals are on the high end...about 1,500-1,800 a day....I try for lower but it's been hard lately.... Pure protein I can eat 5-6 ounces of anthing else...about 8-12 ounces it just depends on the food...I can eat a whole lean cuisine or lean pocket... I've done great with my weight loss though. I am 138-143 on a doctors scale and started at 232. How about you?

Yay surgery sister!!! I am so proud!

Yeah, I heard Oprah say "the size of a walnut". I was like what? A size of walnut!!! Then why the heck can I eat more than that? I thought the same thing as you did. I'm really not sure how big my pouch is now, cause I wasn't paying too much attention when the Nurse Practitioner told us but I'm going to ask to make sure. I just know I can fit a lot in this walnut sized pouch. Elisa