I am concerned that I have stretched my pouch or outlet--how easy is it to do that?

I am 8 months post RNY. I was only 100 pounds overweight at the time of my surgery and have lost 81 of it with 19 more to go but here is my issue....I am losing very, very slowly now which my doc says is normal especially the closer to your goal weight that you become. I can accept that without a problem but I am concerned because in the first 3-4 months post-op it seems like I could only eat like half of what I eat now before I am satisfied. I am very concerned that because the volume of food I eat now is so much more than it was in the beginning that I have somehow stretched the outlet or the pouch itself. It also seems like the feeling of satiety is not as pronounced as it used to be and that I can eat much faster and can even guzzle water and swallow 3-4 pills at a time which is a big change from the first few months post-op. I am looking so good but am so afraid that once the honeymoon period is over and the functionality of malabsorption is drastically reduced that eating the volume I eat now will cause me to regain the weight. I know that I tend to be a worry wart and my nut says that most people do not understand just how hard it is to actually stretch out a pouch or stoma but I am still so concerned that I am not normal. People are always talking on this site about eating up to 1 cup or 8 oz of food at a time. I have never really weighed or measured anything. I eyeball my portions and just try to make smart choices and eat until I fell satisfied but not stuffed to the gills. I think that I can eat way more than a cup of food. I can eat a whole large dinner plate of greens and a chicken breast or a 7 oz filet and a few bited of potato and a dinner salad and be happy, satisfied and comfortable. This morning I ate a cup and a half of bran flakes with a cup and a half of 1/2% milk. Just as an example, I have eaten two tacos or two pieces of pizza or most of a 6" subway sandwich in the past as well. Just using these as volume examples---I do not eat those things as a rule! Any feedback would be so much appreciated. I need to know that I am ok and have not ruined my precious pouch.

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