I am concerned that I am able to eat too much food--Can anyone help?

I am 6 mos. out from a proximal, open RNY gastric b/p. I was 100 pounds over my ideal weight at the time of surgery. I have lost 70 lbs to date but I have been concerned all along that something is wrong because I can easliy eat a large plate of salad greens and a chicken breast or a 6 oz. filet mignon, a small salad and a few bites of a potato. I have eaten 2 pieces of pizza before as well. Some mornings I eat 1-1/2 cups of unsweetened non-fat yougurt with 6-8 strawberries and 1/3 cup of grapenuts on top and I can eat that amount easily. I feel satisfied with the above mentioned amounts of food but I am concerned my pouch has been stretched out or expanded and is too large or that perhaps my outlet is too large. At 2 mos. p/o my surgeon had to go in and ballon dialate the outlet because it had closed up to 3 mm. What if he opened it up too much? Am I eating too much? My weight loss has tapered off and I feel like I am plateauing now but my biggest concern is the amount of food I can comfortably hold in my pouch. I read an article recently where a patient ate one good bite of a hamburger on a bun and was completely full. I also read an article that stated that the most the pouch should hold is 1 cup of food or 4-6 oz. I think I can and do eat more than that at a sitting. Any feedback you can share?

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