I think my pouch is f'ed up!!!

I drink at least two pots a day, even supplement it.

That's all?  I drink a lot of coffee.  I'm the first to admit it. However, I do drink a full 16.9 oz bottle of water in between cups of coffee.  I definitly notice if I don't get enough water in during the day.   Wings .. ouch.  I can't even look at wings anymore without getting semi-naseated.  They're mostly fat - I've yet to find skinless baked or grilled wings.   I think the biggest thing you can do for yourself, Bro - is be completely honest with yourself and don't let yourself fall back into bad habits. While I'm not carb-free or anything, I'm definitly concious of my carb intake and I'm careful about it.  I don't necissarily agree 100% with the sugar free thing, but I use Splenda / sucralose instead of aspartame or saccharin, since those two have been shown to actually increase appetite.  Plus - you have to keep in mind that sugar free does not equal calorie free.  There are sugar free products out there that have just as many calroies as thier full-sugar counterparts. The other big thing to remember to watch out for is the "No Sugar Added" products.  That doesn't mean they don't have sugar in them, just means they didn't add sugar in.   Kind of like buying a bucket of KFC chicken with a big ol' "No Trans Fats" label.  Nevermind that a KFC chicken breast still has about 25 grams of fat.   Just be careful - if you're really not eating and you're gaining weight - that's kind of a huge red flag and the doctor should look into it for you.  If he doesn't, find another one.  Period.  This is too important to piddly fart around with a doctor that won't help you. Good luck, and keep us all posted.

If your surgeon won't help you...find another surgeon. I found my surgeon because someone posted about him fixing a RNY disaster (apparently the origional surgeon had messed up..and left the person in a really bad situation) that they had gotten in CT.   He's known for fixing other surgeons messes. If your surgeon is refusing to look at your pouch..then it's time to move on.  Enough surgeons do the RNY to find one tht will give you proper after care. Scott

Depending on the wings, that can be a lot of calories.  Hooters wings have about 100 calories each.  8 would be 800.  Three meals like that a day would be 2400.  Add in 900 calories from side dishes, snacks, and drinks (not hard to do), and you're at 3300.  Average 3300, and most men won't reach a normal weight. Like the other guys, I recommend Fitday.  I also recommend Dietfacts.com, which has a big database of other foods (packaged foods and restaurant dishes especially) that can be imported into Fitday with just a couple clicks. I personally have easily gotten over 3000 calories some days.  The good news is thanks to the assist from RNY, moderate (not drastic) changes can get you from 3300 to 2300.  If you'd eaten 8 ounces of salmon instead of 8 wings (about the same volume of food, maybe more), that would only be about 300 calories.  Do that 3 times a day and add the extra 900 and you're only at 1800, way short of your needs.  Or maybe you can keep eating the wings if you munch on carrots instead of crackers.  The mere act of writing down what you eat can reduce your intake without much additional effort. Seeing your problem areas can help you make better decisions without being hungry or unsatisfied.

You guys had me quitting crackers and coffee.  Boy , am I relieved that I only have to quit the crackers now...I've noticed that i am developing a cracker addiction,  and this post opened my eyes to it!  Thanks Bro Kevin