How much can you eat?

I can eat a whole small chili from Wendy's. I feel like I've streched my pouch or something...and I panick! Is this normal? Can you all eat about 8 oz of food? Sue McD

Sue, I can. I think it is normal this far out. But, I do worry. Lori 384/268.5/170

I can too. I think a lot of the chili is liquid, so that's why. I can eat about a cup of any soft food. I can only eat about 1/2 c. of things like chicken or tuna. My surgeon tells me that people *****gain their weight after WLS are usually falling victim to 'soft-food syndrome', and able to out-eat the surgery. Eileen

Oh yeah! And sometimes it seems like more. I think I am actually eating less than I think. I need to have a few days of weighing and measuring to see if my "eyeball method" is out of whack. I have been worried about it tho. I do appreciate you bringing it up. Take care, J

Sue, I ate a whole small chili from Wendy's last night. I was in a rush and wasn't paying attention - ate way too fast. I felt a little uncomfortable but not too bad. I don't know how much of that was eating 8 oz or eating too fast. Chili *is* a high-water food and I know I can eat more of it than something like say, chicken.

I can eat a whole LARGE chili!!!! I can eat a 6" sub from Subway minus half the bread. I can eat a whole salad at a restaurant.... I can eat a lot!

I can eat a whole smart ones or lean cuisine meal... not always but often they are 8-10 oz. I can eat a salad pretty easily. I cannot eat very much meat such as chicken breast and steak maybe 3-4 oz tops. I can also eat a south beach diet meal which is a whole wheat tortilla with chicken salsa, cheese, It comes with 2 tortillas I cannot eat both but I make one wrap and eat the leftover chicken without bread. I can also eat a lot of popcorn.