Well, there's chicken wings and then there's chicken wings... Are we talking wings that are an inch long, or ones 3 inches long and and inch wide?

5 decent sized wings are prob only 4-5oz stripped off the bone... Those teeny wings aren't much more than a nibble at best - you'd have to work hard to get 3oz off of 5 off those.

I seem to experience chicken differently than most on this board. 3-4 wings with a mouthful or two of veggies is just right. But from the get go chicken has been an easy food for me.

They were definitely just regular sized wings like the same size you'd get from ordering from a pizza place.  I know it couldn't have been more than 4-5 ounces but it felt like I ate 8 ounces by the time I was finished.  I am definitely going to peel the chicken off the bones next time and weigh them before eating.  Just to be sure.

That seems the better way to go so you'll know exactly how many ounces of chicken you're actually eating. Slowing down like the other op suggested is good too, another thing I've heard on these boards is to under eat your sleeve. You don't have to eat till you feel full, just till you feel satisfied. 

I'm only a little further out than you & I try to keep it in mind, especially when head hunger kicks in & I find myself eating more than I need to.

You don't need to peel the chicken off first to weigh it. I weigh my food, bones and all, then weigh after I've eaten some, and the difference is how much I ate. There's a couple of ways I do it.

After it becomes routine, it's easier to say how much meat is on a wing, or whatever it is you're having. And as the others said, if you feel uncomfortable and think you ate too much, you did. But that's how we learn.

I like the inner alarm bells analogy. Thanks for that! I have some of these same fears about how much harder it is now to on track now that we're farther out (because it's easier to eat more and eat different things!) So I understand how you feel. This is where the good habits and leaning all that we've learned kicks in! This is where the willpower kicks in! This is where the determination kicks in! 

Thanks for the thread! It was a great post for me to read, too! 

Are you guys eating the skin? Sauce? This seems like a very high calorie food for a small protein load. Not judging,just wondering?

It's not high in calorie if you bake them instead of fry them.  I also will use sugar free bbq sauce sometimes or a simple mixture with hot sauce which is also low in calorie.  And it's chicken which is high in protein.  It's not a meal that I eat often but chicken wings used to be my favorite food pre surgery so I've found a way that I can still have them without going off plan.  I'm from Buffalo.. gotta have wings!

I eat chicken wings fairly frequently, skin and all. Provided the sauce does not have sugar, they're a perfectly fine food in my book. 

There is a series of videos on YouTube from Dr. Matthew Weiner, a well known Bariatric Surgeon from Michigan.  He has recently posted a video which is about sleeve stretching, but (and he admits) its really a discussion about what you should eat, along side how much you should eat.

And, he puts it into the context of the timeline from surgery to 2 years out.

On YouTube, search for the following to find the video I mention: 

How to prevent your stomach from stretching after weight loss surgery

-RC-

Thank you so much for telling us about this video. It was very helpful. I especially like in that he says that "Eating high quality food will not cause weight gain". :-) Kay