"our little pouches"

Ok - I feel lucjy and yet ---- I was so sick at the beginning and had the foamies ALOT. Now - it seems like I can eat anything I want and my pouch is fine with it. What gives? Anyone else like me?? Granted I do not eat alot at a time B-U-T I can eat sweets and whatever I want. I had a bit of pop sorn last night at my grand daughter's basketball game, no problem, Peanut M & M's - no problem!! This is not good for me! ANd I wonder why I am on a plateau for the last 3 weeks!!!! I AM REALLY going to have to be careful. Not that I enjoyed getting sick all the time but at least I learned what I could eat and what I couldn't. Anyone else having this "problem" Darlene

I hear ya Darlene. It's been like that for me for awhile. I can eat pretty much anything I want. Sure - large amounts of sugar still make me sick...but I can certainly handle a cookie or bit of candy here and there. I still know my capacity is MUCH less then pre-op - but still much more then post-op. I know I could never ever ever eat like I did pre-op. I bet there were days pre-op when I had 6000 calories!!! But I find lately it has been much more like dieting pre-op. Trying to limit and control myself with my mind - because my pouch isn't controlling me anymore. It kind of makes me feel more accomplished since I am working on staying in my guidelines even when I know I could eat more. Don't get me wrong - I have had some real bad days. A few weeks ago - under some stress - I was snacking ALL day - logged it into fitday and found I had consumed like 1800 - 2000 cals. (Don't everyone die of shock from reading that) All this just from snacking over and over and over. So for a few weeks now I have really worked on going back to basics and turning to shakes again to get my head back in the game and I really feel proud of myself for doing this now - on my own free will.

I was PMSing last week and I did around 2000 calories a time or two. I was shocked, talk about a reality check. I seem to feel ravenous when I have PMS, but even then, the most I have had post-op (before last week) was about 1200 calories, even if I felt like I was eating constantly. The flip side is that pre-op I could probably take down 6000 calories with a good Mexican dinner. I thank God those days are over! I had not been paying much attention to calories, just my protein and water, but I am counting them now!

Thanks girls for your replies and helping me realize I am not alone in this. And really girls - if we do have a day that we do eat 2000 calories - really that is SO much less than we evidently did before!! ( I never counted but I am sure it was probably in the thousands!!! I am also keeping tract now on Spark People and it sure helps. And I am trying hard to get in all my protein and water - you know - BACK TO THE BASICS!! But I still have trouble getting in exercise. I wish I was more motivated!! Love, Hugs and Prayers, Darlene

I guess your honeymoon is over. now you have to just keep in mind the things that made you sick in the beginning. fortunately, I still get neasiated and sick from some sweets, but not others. last night, a cookie nearly made me heave, but a gummy bear, two milk duds, two malt balls, and four skittles and I was fine. halloween sucks! heehee too much temptation however, i was getting neasiated earlier this week on SF chocolate, so it is hard to say. just decide what you will and will not eat.