I was pretty certain that I was told at the beginning of this process that you will know you are at your sweet spot when you can eat 1/2 cup to 1 cup of food at a time and not feel hungry for 4 hours.  Today the PA at Dr. Keith's office (Winters) told me that it was perfectly normal to be hungry every 2 hours and refused to give me my second fill.  So am I at my sweet spot already?

I am eating about 3/4 cup to 1 cup of food at a time.  I do get full on this amount, but get hungry soon afterwards and could easily eat a cup of food every 2 hours if I let myself, but I usually tough it out until closer to the 4 hour mark, like I thought I was supposed to.  I have never had any problems with getting stuck/vomiting/etc.  I can eat all foods including most breads and pasta's, but try to avoid them because I know I am not supposed to have them.  I am getting about 80 grams of protein a day.  The hunger is a nawing (stomach going to eat itself) kinda feeling.

I was very upset about not getting a fill (only have 3 cc) and have to drive 3 hours for my appointments.  I made the comment that I drove all this way for nothing and she got hateful.  I tried to explain to her about being hungry after 2 hours and that is when she told me that was normal and that it didn't matter what I said, that she wasn't changing her mind. 

Her main concern was  that I am losing 2 pounds per week, but I am working hard to lose that 2 pounds.  I feel like I am being punished for working hard and following the rules.  If I did eat every 2 hours like I want to, I bet I wouldn't be losing those 2 pounds a week.  So what do I do?

My other question is for those of you that are familiar with Dr. Keith's practice.  Do you know if I can schedule my next appointment (in 6 weeks) with Dr. Keith or do I have to see her?  I will change doctors before I see her again.  I've only seen her twice and both times I didn't like her, but I did decide to give her another chance after the first time just in case she was having a bad day.  I told them I wouldn't be back, but my husband really thinks I should at least see if I can be seen by Dr. Keith since my problem is not with him (I think he is great). 

Thanks guys.  I have not hit the local resale shops.  That is next on my list.  Ebay had no bargains-- except for some on each coast that was for local sale only.  Craigslist had nothing when I originally looked.  I need to get back on.

GasX strips are your best friend right now.  They really help the first couple of months after WLS.

Yep, had the same experience with scrambled eggs. It was like it was rubber and just stuck in there. It took 15 min of making myself burp for it to go down. So I am between 3-4 week and have been too scared to try scrambled yet, maybe later this week.

Good luck!  I had RNY on 7/21, and I've had NO problems, other than some gas for a few days.  I'm losing like crazy!  I'm about to finish up my two weeks of liquids, and it hasn't been bad at all.  No hunger whatsoever.

Best of luck to you!  Welcome to the club...

Melissa