Can anyone eat THIS much?

Hi fellow May babies..... I hope all of you are doing well. Since day one I have felt that I could eat too much. I have a strong appetite now and feel hungry (not ravenous as I did pre op) often. Let me give you what I ate today I would really like to know how I compare to others. And yes I ate somethings that other probably won't agree with I am aware of that. B 7:30am- 12 oz H2O with 1.5 scoops vanilla very berry protein powder. (~170 cal) S 10:45 am- 8 quaker mini popcorn cakes (the serving size) (60 cal) L 12 pm- 70% of 10 oz lean cuisine meal (~200 cal) S 2:30pm- string cheese (60 cal) S 3:30 pm- 1 oz peanuts(170 cal) S 5:30pm later 1 oz. baked doritos(120 cal) D 7:00 pm- 3oz tuna on 6 club crackers, 1 Tbsp light mayo (~255 cal) S 8:30 pm- 2 slices of deli ham (70 cal) that is a total of 1100 calories for the day... how many calories are other getting? WHY THE HELL AM I SO HUNGRY????

Just wanted to add I have lost 70 lbs. as of today started at 249 am 179 today. I asked this question at my support group and they said if you are hungry eat because maybe I require more fuel? I have had only 1 stall all this time that was greater than 1 week around 4 weeks out and recently have been loosing 1-3 lbs a week.

That doesn't sound like an unreasonable amount to me. It's probably a *little* more than I eat, but I don't tend to eat snacks very often - 1) My pre-WLS snacks (aka, an entire bag of chex mix, a sleeve of cookies) is what got me to where I am and 2) I'm not generally hungry for one (although sometimes I feel ravenous!) 1100 calories is pretty good, I think, and it looks like your weight loss is going very well. I wouldn't worry about it: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! Here's what I had today... B: (8:00am)3/4 of an egg, a slice of cheese and a piece of bacon on a 1/4 piece of burnt toast L: (11:30am)about a cup to a cup and a half of popcorn S: (1:30pm)1 mini reese sf pb cup S: (3:00pm) Venti SF Hazelnut Iced Latte (I was celebrating my good news and it's a great source of protein!) S: (5:00pm) 1.5 cheese stick D: (7:00pm) about 3/4 of a Dinty Moore Beef Stew single serving thingy S: (8:30) 16oz of milk That gave me about 900 calories, 47 g of fat, 70 carbs and 52 g of protein for the day. Typically, my protein would be higher - I would eat something better for lunch, but I was nervous today and popcorn was the only thing I thought I could keep down...

* hijack* Becky - what kind of popcorn do you eat?? I've been wanting to try a little, but I'm not sure. Is it just they typical microwave bags?? or do you air pop it?? Maybe there isn't a difference. I don't know. Laurie

I haven't had popcorn in months - back when I did at the theater I had gas pains from hell afterwards but... Rich loves the microwave kettle corn that is sweetened with splenda. A nice treat now and then. He also likes the Smart Balance one that has no trans fatty acids. Kathy

Usually I buy the unsalted/unbuttered Black Jewel micro popcorn but today I just grabbed a bag from the cafeteria - oil popped but not the 'butter oil' stuff. Kathy's right - it can be somewhat nasty. I ate too much last weekend (caught myself snarfing down most of a bag) and I was miserable all afternoon - bloated, yucky feeling, but in moderation, it's become one of my favorite snacks. The weird thing is, I never even used to LIKE popcorn...

I might be wrong, but what see had was like rice cakes but made with popcorn, i dont think she ate poped corn its hard on our pouch with the shells (husks or what ever they call the hard skin)

How much water are you getting in??? Perhaps you could replace a snack with a drink.. other then that it really sounds like you're in the right ball park. I only wish I could eat that much. LOL Here's my food today (and it was a poor day) B 1/4 cup of low carb cereal and fat free milk L 1/2 of a 2 egg ham and cheese omlette S NSA Swiss Miss with protein powder D steak & Potato soup, picking around most of the potato Water - about 30 oz Told you it was a poor day. I got so busy today that I totally forgot to eat and drink!!!!!! I have replaced my eatting when nervous habbit with a keep very busy habbit. I've GOT to get it together more. I've been at 172 for 13 days in a row now, and I know it's cuz I'm not getting in enough cals every day. Most people say they're told to get in 950 - 1200 cals a day. Sounds like you're doing great!!!! laurie

I dont feel bad now that I have read your post. I too am always hungry. Is it true what they said in your support group about you needing to eat more because you need more fuel? Rosie

You know that is what the nutritionist said. I have no idea if it's correct???????? But I guess it makes sense since I am losing weight at a pretty steady rate. Thank yu everybody for your feed back. Oh on top of the 12 oz of water in my daily protein drink I average 32 oz water after that sometimes more rarely less.