How much can you eat?

At 6 mo I feel like I am back to eating like a regular person, not a bariatric patient. It's less then I ate before surgery but still way too much. i can eat a whole subway sandwich and chips! Is this normal??? I have my 6 mo. check up next week and I am afraid the doc is gonna flip out if I tell her that! I am worried i stretched my pouch.... Also, I have no self-control and am falling back into bad habits... My weight has plataued (lost about 60lbs total) which I read is somewhat common but I am just eating out of control! Are you experiencing this?

I am not sure what normal is or if there is even a normal. Everyone is different. I can tell you that I don't eat even close to that. I don't know how big of a sandwich you are talking about but I can't even eat a half of a sandwich at one time. I haven't touched one chip and definitly haven't eaten any. Sugar, fats and carbs are barely in my diet at all. Actually food and me don't get along well anymore. Hang in there and talk to your doctor next week and be honest with him I am sure he will have the right answers for you and help. Good Luck, stay positive and congrats on the 60 lb loss!!

Hi, I agree with Jean that each of us is different and I'm not sure that there is a "normal". At my support group, several people have mentioned that they can eat so many chips because they go down so easy and don't take up that much room. Most of them say they just have to avoid them all together, you know the saying: "You can't eat just one". With the Subway sandwich, I couldn't eat one because the bread would be too much for me and I don't want to spend an hour to eat a sandwich. Maybe that is why you can eat it, because you take your time with it. All of us freak out about what we eat and how much and worry that we have ruined the surgery. And most of us haven't done a thing wrong. You probably haven't, either. When I am stressed out about food, I go for a walk. Maybe that would help you feel better, too. I hope all goes well with your doctor! Becky

I eat about 6oz of food. No bread. And i was the bigest bread eater around!!! lol First of all the good thing is is that you are aware of what your eating. like the others have stated who knows what normal is!! You take care and as long as your eating less than you did before surgery than i feel that you are OK HUN You take care. I wish you nothing but peaceful and blessed days. CHER 248/175/144

LK, I had been thinking about getting a new name, coming on here and saying word for word what you have. I have had no problem with food, with sugar, with anything! I eat less than I did but doesnt seem a whole lot less. I have lost 70 pounds since March 15th with the past month nothing loss. I see nothing but kindness on these boards but I feel like such a failure and I just felt that others who have done so well would rightfully see me as less than compliant with what this surgery was about. I wish I had an answer for us and My hope is we will find what we need and find help with what I feel is this addiction to food. I decided to not change the name or hide because I imagine it must not of been easy for you to write about what your experiencing and I wanted you to know another out here is feeling the same. Thank You for writing what you did and allowing me to appreciate not feeling alone in this tonight.

Dawn, how can you even think you are a failure???You have lost SEVENTY POUNDS!!!!!!! That is huge!!!!! I am seven months and 5 days on the losing side/new life. I have lost 76 lbs. and have not lost anything in about 6 weeks. I have noticed though that I am still losing some inches.....as evidenced by the fact that I went to Wally World this week and bought myself a pair of size 14 jeans that were regular cut, not relaxed ....and they fit.......Then I tried on a pair of size 12 stretch jeans, again regular fit......and they fit too. Of course I bought them!! I can eat just about anything now so I have to watch for the munchies too. Protein bars, nuts and cheeses are now staples in my diet.....Boca burgers too. Don't really enjoy regular hamburgers like I did bs (before surgery!) Look at all the good things that have changed in your lives as a result of having the surgery. I actually saw someone I had not seen in 2 years and she did not know who I was...until I started talking to her!!! How much more energy do you have? And , how many years have you added to your life by stopping being so heavy. Your body is adjusting to the smaller you, just give it time and the numbers will start changing again. Look for the little things that are different. good luck!!! AND CONTINUED SUCCESS!!!! Marcia

ThankYou Marcia for your supportive response! Hopefully it is just fear at this point about how things are going. I feel that up to now I have been successful, I just feel this past two weeks I have really blown it and am amazed at what I eat. In the next two months I will find out how I truly am doing. I hope to come back here with an inspirationial note for those who feel like they have lost the maximum and are done at just 5-6 months out. I do feel much healthier and no doubt have added years to my life. I will follow your clues and hit the protiens again, dont know what a boca burger is though? Dawn

Hi Dawn!! We are surgery sisters!! You and I have done a wonderful job!! We are about at the same weight loss!! I dont know for sure where you started but I started at 270 and have lost 72 lbs!! Sometimes I feel like I eat too much too.. Sometimes like a bottomless pit and then some days I dont feel like I eat much at all!! Dont EVER feel you are a failure!! What we have done is wonderful!!! Keep up the good work and Im sure EVERYONE in here would agree when I say dont ever feel like you have to hide or feel ashamed to post anything in here!! We are all in the same boat and are all here to help one another!! And hey like our bodies come in all different shapes and sizes,, so do our problems!! But the support in here is wonderful!!! Keep up the good work and I am sure its only gonna get better for us!!! Patti

Hi surgery sister Patti! I started this at 258 If I remember right, now my husband says 268 but Im pretty sure it was the 258. I love that you put you and I have done a wonderful job. Its great to see that kind of positive feeling that you would have about yourself and the icing is that you feel that I have too!! Ya know I think your right about some days eating like a bottomless pit and some days not so much. I hadnt considered the days of not eating too much. Today I picked up the pepporoni slices and microwaved like someone had suggested and they really do come out like great little chips. My son is being sent somewhere in Ohio for his orthopedic education. Hope the people there are as wonderful as you sound!

Hi Dawn, Your doing a terrific job! Don't even think your doing badly. Remember the best friend we have on this "Journey" is "Patience"! You look great , so be proud of what you have accomplished and keep at it! This is not a race that we are all in. The important thing is we get to where we want to be in the end. Be Well, Julio