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Why do people think all we eat is 3 tablespoons of food and we are done eating...... That is not true. I can eat up to 10 ounces of food. That is alot of tablespoons. What I notice is im not eating 3 platefulls of food. and stuffing myself until i can burst, And i am thin now and want to stay that way so i make better food choices. I can eat anything and not get sick. Im glad in some ways i dont get sick. But sometimes I wish i could get sick. Im at goal i was 147 now im 155 I do not need to lose anymore weight. I have all the curves a girls could want. Why lose them and look like a bean pole. 155 is my choice of weight. Im sticking to that number My thought for the day hugs barb

I know what you mean , but it's partly my own fault becouse while hubby was gone and my nerves were always on edge I would eat around 1/2 c food at a time every couple hours. Now that hubby is home and I am more relaxed I have noticed that I am back to eating meals and only eat around 4 hours apart instead of 2, I get 2-3 oz of protine and 1/2 c veg and 1/2 c fruit and back to getting around 1000 cal a day. Since we are planning on trying for a baby this much I have been fighting really hard to stay at AT LEAST 1000 cal a day but for snacking instead of having oatmeal or p-butter toast I been having veggies or fruit. My one friend came for dinner and I had a saucer of food and she said "my god woman I haven't seen you ever eat that much" She meant it in a good way but it still made me giggle some, I said geez do people think we live on 1/2 c of food forever, she said well you have been haven't ya? Shel

Barb, It is funny you mention this because my husband was just saying the other day that he couldn't believe how much food I was eating. Well, being Miss Sensitive that I am I thought about it for a few days and asked him if I was starting to really pig out again- because I notice I am eating more. I guess he actually meant compared to what I started eating when I had this surgery. Christine

Hi Barb, that's so funny that you said that, because I am the opposite! I am one that does only eat 3 tablespoons of food!! And my husband worries so much about that. I take an average of 800-900 calories a day. My doctor doesn't like that either. But I went last week for my year check up (a little late) and all my labs are fine (still waiting for liver) and protein high, and everything is good. I told the doctor that if I eat more I physically get sick, throw up! He said that I just have not stretched out my pouch for this length of time, and it will probably happen. But until then, I plug away with my little bits here and there!! I have gotten to as low as 149, but hoover around 150-152. I wouldn't mind tapering off at 155 like you. I don't look any different than I do at 149, but I think psychologically I feel better. Isn't that weird. But I have said this before, I worry for my age I will get too frail looking, and I definitely don't want that. I want to be a strong woman!! love donna

Barb, Thanks for posting about this...last night we went to Olive Garden and I had some salad and had ordered the Asiago Chicken w/ roasted potatoes. I ate about 3/4 of the chicken and 3 pieces (large bite size) of potatoes...I began to worry that I had eaten too much (I had a pretty large amount of salad to begin with)...then I thought, that I am supposed to be eating more than just a few ounces now...So, I stopped at 3/4 of the piece of chicken and 3 pieces of potatoes...and was fine...not over stuffed and miserable like I would have been pre-surgery. Glad to see that there are others of us doing the same thing. ~~em http://www.emmyjmommy.blogspot.com

Whew, glad it's not just me! We had our corporate Christmas party this past Saturday and I ate everything on my plate! I was satisfied, and then panicked when I realized I was okay! But then I took stock of what I ate (a dab of mashed potatoes with gravy, one skinny slice of turkey, maybe a 1/4 cup salad with dressing, a few green beans, but NO ROLL). I was okay, and was totally okay skipping dessert. I am actually happy to be on the more normal side, but it did give me quite a shock at first!