Feeling hungry lately....

I know I don't chime in alot lately but the past few days I have noticed that I have been hungry alot.  Maybe its because of boredom, maybe the rain, but instead of my normal shake for breakfast, and 2 small meals of mostly protein I have been eating more frequently. That and it is quite apparent that I can now eat 3/4 of a cup of food at this point. Just that small increase in intake scares me.  I am not ready to eat more lol, I have not experienced dumping (gratefully) and I don't intend to experiment with foods that put me at risk. However, overeating was my big problem and being able to eat more just scares me.  While I am making good choices still (for the most part, had about 10 cheez-its with buffalo blue cheese dip the other day). I find myself craving the stuff that caused me to get to this point in the first place. 
So today I am stepping back, to a full liquid diet, with high protein and try to refocus myself on being real with myself.  I haven't gained and I made it through my 10 day stall, I just want to take a look at what I am doing and keep moving forward before I start moving backward.  Also need to remember that just because I like something does not mean I have to eat it :)
Some good things I have found....I am happy with eating small amounts of the foods that I like, I don't feel like I am being cheated or that I am missing out (except for the alcohol once in awhile), I am starting to like looking in the mirror :), oh and I have great ankles....never had them before if you know what I mean, exercise is still work and don't really care to stop what I am doing to do it but I am trying, McDonald's no longer exists to me, but taco bell fresco crunchy taco is glorious, and I no longer feel the need to eat through depression because I have not been sad one single day since I had my surgery, life just keeps getting better.
Foods that cause me problems?  Bread, soft tortillas, pork (haven't had steak yet), and anything I don't chew well enough or if I eat too fast.  And I can't seem to tolerate plain water anymore (puzzling).
Well I know this was all very random, but it helps to write it down sometimes and put it out for others to see and make me accountable. 
Hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying their summer.  Coming up on my 3 months here in about 10 days and will be taking a picture of the difference then, I like it, but I have not compared the before pic and current reality yet, hopefully the changes will look as much as I feel they are.  My head never needed to catch up, because I never saw myself as fat as I looked in pictures anyway, I was always shocked to see just how unhappy I looked lol, odd isn't it?  

Razz :)

 I know I have gone thru periods where I craved everything I knew I should not eat. I have found over time if I eat a very small portion  I can satisfy the craving if I convince myself I shouldn't be doing it. If I feel like I am cheating it seems to help me limit quantity. As far a the amount you are eating you should be ok. I worried a lot about that early out because I could eat more than I knew I should. I still can eat more than I should most days. I have to keep reminding myself daily I cannot eat like I used to. Its all worth it in the end. If you do eat something and dump it keeps you in check for a while but I would not test it.

I quit drinking diet carbonated drinks before surgery.  For the last 2 years I would occasionally buy a diet Coke because I remembered how refreshing it used to be.  It just tastes awful now so I've sworn off ever buying another one.  Before WLS, I would usually get a corn dog at maybe a shake at Sonic on Saturday when I was running errands.  Now I don't even think of doing that.  Not sure I could eat a corn dog.  I don't care for hot dogs and the guilt I feel if I eat something unhealthy is great. 

For awhile I was snacking way too much and they were healthy snacks, but some were high in carbs.  I stopped that.  Carbs are not my friend and probably not yours.

Now is the time to get your eating under control.  I think it fine to eat something you really enjoy occasionally even if it isn't healthy, but don't get in the habit.  Try using low carb tortillas.  Bread isn't a problem for me.  If you really have to have bread, use the one that is 35 calories a slice.  Whole grain bread with at least 3 grams of fiber is best.

Nice that you're liking what you see in the mirror.  I avoided mirrors for most of my life.  Now I have a full length mirror.  I now have collar bones and a waist!!