Question:
How did I hold so much popcorn?

I was watching TV tonight and without even thinking, I ate almost a whole bag (my sister-in-law ate one cup) of microwave popcorn!!! I am one year out and usually stop eating before I ever feel full because I for one haven't felt that full feeling very often. I just stop when I think I've had enough. I am transected. I just wonder why I can eat so much at one time. I am afraid to really try other things to see exactly how much I can hold. Has anyone one year out ate a whole bag of popcorn at once???? (I had surgery June 12, 2002 and I am down 118 pounds.)    — Ju Ju P. (posted on July 8, 2003)

July 8, 2003
I am 15 months out and ate a whole bag yesterday- NOBODY shared it with me! I was shocked to. But it chews to nothing! I figured that is why- I had the terrible muchies yesterday and ate everything insite, but today can hardly eat anything-
   — ~~Stacie~~

July 8, 2003
One of the reasons my surgeon says no popcorn is because we can eat it forever and not feel it. It turns into nothing when you eat it; but the calories are still there. I've heard that you can take an 8 ounce glass of milk and put popped a lot of popped corn into it and it will never displace the milk; the popcorn just dissolves into nothing. I try (and I say try) to avoid it.
   — Patty_Butler

July 8, 2003
Julia, popcorn smushes down.....not too much in the way of volume. It's lots of carbs, so I wouldn't want to do that too often. But I bet you know that, huh? ;) I did try popcorn one day and I was able to really put it away too. So I make it a practice NOT to have that kind of stuff around. As a once in a while treat when you are away from home, is one thing. Congratulations on your weight loss. Liberation, huh? (Open RNY 10/30/02 down 170 lbs)
   — Ginger M.

July 8, 2003
I eat a ton of popcorn and enjoy it!! Since 3 months out (now 11). I do try to stick to air popped though. My nutritionist did an experiment where she popped a bag, then crushed it with a rolling pin (chewing), then put in just a little water (saliva) and measured it -- it was just over 1/2 cup!
   — jen41766

July 8, 2003
best tasting fiber! I eat it at least once a week (pre-op I hardly touched the stuff).
   — [Deactivated Member]

July 8, 2003
Popcorn is mainly 'just air' when you chew it it chews to nothing. What I homed in on on your post was the 'not feeling full and stopping' THIS on the other hand coul be a stoma 'sign'; to 'test' try the cottage cheese test. Its been used to 'test' the size of a pouch. If you can eat 'alot' of cottage cheese; then I would advise you to see your physician for an upper gi test to offically test your pouch function. YOU on the other hand are using 'control' which great.
   — star .

July 9, 2003
I love popcorn! I am able to down a whole bag of microwaved popcorn in one seting.It does satisfy my chewing urges! But I know it is not a great idea to ht the carbs like that. My compromise has been to buy the SNACK SIZE bags of microwave popcorn. Just don't ask me to share it! :)
   — Lisa D.