I'm about 4 months post op and have lost about 65 lbs. I have been on solids for like 2 1/2 months now. I am so afraid that I am eating to much, like I've seen people say that they can only eat like the size of a chicken. But with me it varies, I realize the density and consistency of the food makes a difference but it still worries me. Like I take a fiber 1 yogurt and emerald 100 calorie pack nuts to work for lunch, then when I get home I eat like amsmall bowl of chili or something and find myself like eating like 5 or 6 triscuts throughout the evening. I'm just wondering if its all in my head from all the years of being forced to clean up my plate as a child and then uncontrolled eating for the last 15 years. I really want this to work so that I can finally have the life that I feel that I deserve, but at times I feel so guilty about eating that I make myself purge.

I'm about 4 months post op and have lost about 65 lbs. I have been on solids for like 2 1/2 months now. I am so afraid that I am eating to much, like I've seen people say that they can only eat like the size of a chicken. But with me it varies, I realize the density and consistency of the food makes a difference but it still worries me. Like I take a fiber 1 yogurt and emerald 100 calorie pack nuts to work for lunch, then when I get home I eat like amsmall bowl of chili or something and find myself like eating like 5 or 6 triscuts throughout the evening. I'm just wondering if its all in my head from all the years of being forced to clean up my plate as a child and then uncontrolled eating for the last 15 years. I really want this to work so that I can finally have the life that I feel that I deserve, but at times I feel so guilty about eating that I make myself purge.

Not sure what you mean by "the size of a chicken", but a yogurt, a few nuts, a small bowl of chili and a few crackers should add up to about 500 calories. If that is all you are eating I think you are definately not overdoing it. I would think that purging would put a lot of unwanted stress on your stomach. 65 lbs. in four months is phenomenal. I wouldn't worry about a thing!

I meant a chicken thigh, I'm on a mobile device that corrects itself.

I am 4 months out and I have figured out I can eat around 8-9 oz of mushie sort of food like lasagna or bowls of thick soups with a bit of meat in them and veggies. If I am eating a purely protein item like chicken or beef I get full on around 5oz of it. Carbs and liquid consistency foods go down easier.

Hi there fellow BonBon. Everything u listed sounds just fine. Im only a few days out but from reading for months now, and from what my dr told me, it sounds like you need to up your protien levels. Other then that the amount isn't shocking at all.

Please talk to ur dr or a professional about making yourself throw up though. At only 4 months out (well at any time really) that may be doing some real damage to your tiny stomach. It also isn't helping you establish the healthy habits and life style that we must learn in order for this tool to work for us years down the line.

I'm about 4 months post op and have lost about 65 lbs. I have been on solids for like 2 1/2 months now. I am so afraid that I am eating to much, like I've seen people say that they can only eat like the size of a chicken. But with me it varies, I realize the density and consistency of the food makes a difference but it still worries me. Like I take a fiber 1 yogurt and emerald 100 calorie pack nuts to work for lunch, then when I get home I eat like amsmall bowl of chili or something and find myself like eating like 5 or 6 triscuts throughout the evening. I'm just wondering if its all in my head from all the years of being forced to clean up my plate as a child and then uncontrolled eating for the last 15 years. I really want this to work so that I can finally have the life that I feel that I deserve, but at times I feel so guilty about eating that I make myself purge.

You have lost 65 pound in 4 months, say that out loud to yourself. It takes most folks about a year to loose 50 pounds with no surgery. Purging is a sign of other issues going on and I really think you need to talk to someone so it does not become a physical or emotional issue.

For me using an online calorie calculator really helped. Don't think I could have done it without that, I'm not mathematically inclined...

Anyway, I started at BMI 36 and am now down to about BMI 22.5. I never ate just 600 calories after the mushy food stage but started around 850 and while losing I gradually increased it to about 1100. It suited me fine and I lost all the weight in about nine months, which was certainly quick enough. Now that I'm maintaining I don't count calories anymore, I simply step on the scales once a week and adjust accordingly.

What are you guys eatting to be able to get in over 1000 calories? Doesn't sound like based on the volume, how can you get in over 1000 calories?