PorkChopExpress

It's just crazy how it sneaks up on you, so you'd BETTER be paying attention! I just had my lunch and I had to leave one little pencil eraser sized piece of meat on the plate, because my stomach told me, "That's it, better not put anything else in." I'm slowly getting used to detecting the feeling, but it's so much more sensitive than it was before the surgery!

Yeah, I didn't throw up or feel the urge to, it was just that familiar ache of "I ate too much." I'd had my meat and veggie, but I wanted a little bit of my fruit, too lol...stupid brain hunger. It was just surprising to me how little leeway you have. One bite is all it'll take to put you on tilt. No wonder they really want you eating in a quiet spot with no distractions, you really gotta pay attention to your stomach.

LipstickLady, that'll be a good problem to have But it's mentally kind of a challenge to overcome my predisposition toward large portions. Even though I'm satisfied with a little, somehow my brain still wants MORE. The idea that I could only eat like, one baby back rib is hard to wrap my brain around, right now!

I'm trying to become more aware of what constitutes a "portion" for me, although I know over the next year it'll change as my stomach heals and adjusts. It's just SO much different from what I've gotten used to over the decades. Crazy.