Do a lot of post-op folks feel like they eat more one day than the next?

Sometimes I feel like I am eating a horse! Why is this? I am 6 months post-op, and have lost 85 lbs. now. I have hit a month long plateau though. I know that if I exercise and diet, I will get past this stopping point. My doctor says he wanted me to lose 110 lbs in a year, so I am way ahead of schedule, like we both knew would happen. I just cannot figure out why some days it feels like I can eat more, for example, for breakfast I have a piece of toast with a slice of cheese. At around 9:30 a.m. I am hungry again. I eat either some apple sauce, a banana, or a flour tortilla with a little bit of butter. (less than 1/4 of a teaspoon. just enough to cover it lightly). Then for lunch I sometimes can eat a whole sandwich! Ham and Cheese, lettuce tomato and onion. Some days I can only eat half. Then usually in the mid after- noon I eat another applesauce or a few chips, or some dry cereal. For dinner usually I have had enough, and only eat a few bites of what everyone else is having on their plates. I try to steer clear of red meats still because of some pretty tough experiences in the past. Any suggestions on getting off of this plateau, for someone who has a crazy schedule already, between a husband, a full time job, grocery shopping, laundry, 3 kids, housecleaning... not much time for exercising here, plus... my internal motivation leaves a bit to be desired! I can be a bit more careful with my diet too, but I eat in a full day now what I ate in a single meal before surgery. Thanks for all of those who give me an answer!

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