Can I eat too much??? VBG to RNY 11-12-08

I had the old gastroplasty in 1986 - like everyone else - gained  it all back.  Never had the restriction I needed.  I had RNY in Nov. and I am still on mostly soft foods.  I had complications, leaks, stent, NPO for 1 month - long story.  I am now stent free and I get scared when I don't have that uh-oh restriction.  Don't get me wrong - I put out what I should eat and don't eat anymore - but sometimes I'm still hungry.  That's another thing - my sister had RNY in May '08 and she has done grea t-  no problems, has lost 101 lbs. and is not hungry!  Food doesn't even taste good to her.  Man, I'd like to have that problem! 

I'll give examples of my weird eating:  One day I could only eat 1/2 scrambled egg and 1/2 slice diet toast for breakfast.  Next day I ate 1 egg scrambled with cheese and a whole slice of diet toast.  Today I ate a Nutrisystem micro dinner of Lasagna with meat sauce 18g protein, 260 calories.  I easily ate the whole 8 oz.!!!!  Do any of you have this big swing in eating amounts?  I have been instructed not to exceed 3 total cups of food per day - so from that stand point I am ok.  But my sister is shocked that I can eat that much.

Kinda scared about it.  This is my last WLS - my last chance.  Any thoughts appreciated.

mellow

I feel your pain -hunger pain that is!  I am 5 wks out and can eat dang-near anything.  Approximately 2-3 hrs later, I'm ready to eat again.  With the band, I could go all day without eating and only experience that I-need-to-eat breath. 

I seem to consume more than the average RNYer and wonder if I'm stretching my new pouch.  I must admit that the weight is coming off - or atleast it seems (trying not o climb on the scale except for dr's appointments).  My sister and co-worker, boh who had gastric bypass, are amazed at how much I can eat.  I was even able to eat a thin slice of homemade poundcake this weekend without dumping - something I've feared since surgery.  I'm afraid that with so much freedom, I may not reach my goal or worst yet, regain extra weight!

God bless you Sis'ta!!!  I feel kind of alone out here in this "hungry" world where it seems it's a character flaw to not be satisfied.  Ha ha .  I have about another 50 lbs. I want to lose - just afraid it's not going to be as easy for me (and you) as some of the fortunate ones.   I hope when I get to drier more solid foods I will feel full.  A lot of people on the boards talk about "slider" foods.  Maybe that lasagna I ate was a "slider" since it was so soft and mushy. 

Any way, I'll hang in there and you do the same and maybe, just maybe, we'll reach our goal.

mellow

how much have you lost since surgery?

I had VBG in 1998 and RNY revision in December. I'm down about 25 lbs.  So it's coming off, just slower than I expected.  I do have days where I can eat more than others. Same as you, one day I get stuffed on 1/2 scrambled egg, where the next day I can eat a whole scrambled egg.

I know about hunger.  Terrible hunger, worse post-RNY than before.  Really slowing things
down.  But  getting results, very slowly - so all is good.  The long stalls are hard - just coming
off a 6 week stall where I gained a couple pounds.  I am so disappointed about the relentless hunger.  Makes it all so much harder than I'd been told.