A half sandwich "seems" like so much. Is it??! I'm not sure. Six months ago I couldn't have eaten but half a half! Is this normal? Is anyone else about ten months out. I'll be there on April 11th. I went to lunch today and got a panini. I got it with American cheese, no meat because lunch meat can trigger a migraine, and then the rest veggies. I.E. cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce and banana peppers. I ate half, all but a couple of bites. Nothing else, just the sandwich. I was not stuffed, but was full. I looked at it, analyzed it and figured if I stuffed it all into a measuring cup it would fill a half cup, maybe a little bit more. What do y'all think? Usually I can only eat a half cup, maybe a little more, depending on what it is. I hate it that I seem to be able to eat a little more, but I knew it would happen, it's normal....but still.

Would love to hear from others that are about where I am.

NtvTxn

Hiya!

Sounds like you're doing great! - I can eat about the same if I go slow, but still feel amazingly tight restriction on what I consider 'normal' eating speed....and as I have more or less maintained since the New Year think I might just go with the normal speed and stop at that to help shift the last few lbs. I have lost this week which is the first time I've got this low, so am well happy with that, and will use that feeling to spur me on this week to shift the gear up a little and achieve my normal BMI.

I am able to eat a little more cottage cheese than I used to, maybe 3/4 cup, but something like chicken, I can maybe eat about half a small breast and thats it, stuffed! I find bread fills me up way too quickly so I tend to keep clear as a rule, maybe just once or twice a week I'll have a small slice.

Keep in touch hun!

I'm 16 mos post op. I'm cam eat the exact same amount!! 1/2 a sandwich /burger And it was the same used to be able to eat 1/2 of a 1/2. I'm glad to be able to eat 1/2 because I'm in the maintenance stage & i need the calories!!

Hi Shontel - I'm glad to hear this. Yes, I need the calories too. If I don't get 1150 - 1200 a day, I'll lose.

Were you able to eat half a sandwich at 10 months out? I am wondering if I'm at "full capacity". I hope I am. Like I said, if I were to 'smush' it all, the 1 piece of bread and the veggies into a measuring cup, it wouldn't be much more than 1/2 cup. I would never have believe a half cup was so much until I had surgery and started measured a half cup of cottage cheese the first time. I was shocked! It really is a lot of food.

I'm 16 mos post op. I'm cam eat the exact same amount!! 1/2 a sandwich /burger And it was the same used to be able to eat 1/2 of a 1/2. I'm glad to be able to eat 1/2 because I'm in the maintenance stage & i need the calories!!

Completely normal. I can eat almost an entire sandwich minus the crust on uber thin bread, but it depends on what's on the inside. Bread is pretty much a slider for me, and heaven forbid I mix bread with Protein because I can actually fit more food in with bread. Foods that used to fill me up have now become sliders, and there are different foods that react each other differently now. I used to never be able to eat bread, and now it goes down easier than any other food next to starches.

Don't panic, and honestly even at 22 months out, things are still changing for me. If I adhere to the prescribed "sleeve way of eating", I'm still eating the same amounts I was last year at this time. But, in maintenance, I've tweaked things, adjusted my thinking with food, and eating what I need to live that life of moderation that eluded me pre-op. I stretch my meals out longer than 20-30 minutes, I mix my protein with other food, to allow a couple more ounces in per meal.

It's great to hear from you!!! You're doing so good!! Not far from goal i see!! Good luck and congratulations of your loss this week! It feels good with you hit an "all time low". I haven't weighed this little since I don't know when, it would have to be my early teens. I know I weighed more in 9th grade and wore a larger size clothes. Bread fills me up quickly too, as much as I want to eat some before Pasta, when they bring it out to dip in olive oil....when we are at a restaurant, I can only take a nibble or two, or else I cannot eat anything else without being uncomfortable. I eat my half cup of pasta...really I only eat about a fouth cup of pasta or less. Usually I order shrimp or chicken on top of it, and will eat that and just a few bites of pasta.....I'll sit there and rest for a little while, THEN i get to enjoy about a half slice of bread with olive oil with fresh ground pepper. It's like dessert!!!

Hiya!

Sounds like you're doing great! - I can eat about the same if I go slow, but still feel amazingly tight restriction on what I consider 'normal' eating speed....and as I have more or less maintained since the New Year think I might just go with the normal speed and stop at that to help shift the last few lbs. I have lost this week which is the first time I've got this low, so am well happy with that, and will use that feeling to spur me on this week to shift the gear up a little and achieve my normal BMI.

I am able to eat a little more cottage cheese than I used to, maybe 3/4 cup, but something like chicken, I can maybe eat about half a small breast and thats it, stuffed! I find bread fills me up way too quickly so I tend to keep clear as a rule, maybe just once or twice a week I'll have a small slice.

Keep in touch hun!

8 months out and I can eat about 3/4 of a sandwich, but i always eat the inside first and leave at least half of the bread. It scares me that I can eat quite a bit more now than 2 months ago, so I'm back to basics this week, chicken breast for most meals because it fills me up and I only leave some space for a few pieces of tomatoe and lettuce ,for Breakfast 1 piece of wholemeal toast with organic no added sugar Peanut Butter before I go to the gym. I am doing loads of exercise though so I hope the scale starts moving again

I love that Natural Peanut Butter...nothing added, no partically hydrogenated anything, the kind that should be refrigerated, the oil is at the top when you get it!! That is one of my Snacks during the day. I put it on a graham cracker.

How much chicken can you eat? Chicken fills me up pretty quickly too. When it comes to Protein, I can do 2, maybe 2.5 oz at a time. Pork seems the most dense....does it to you? I wish I could eat lunch meat, but the nitrates or is it sulfates that it has? Whatever it is that they add, it triggers a migraine, so I steer clear. I know when I do the all veggie sandwich I don't get the protein I need, but I do add cheese. It's really good when we go to a bagel place or Panera Bread and I love the veggie panini, I get it with mozzarella.

Good luck, I know you'll get the scale moving again!!!

8 months out and I can eat about 3/4 of a sandwich, but i always eat the inside first and leave at least half of the bread. It scares me that I can eat quite a bit more now than 2 months ago, so I'm back to basics this week, chicken breast for most meals because it fills me up and I only leave some space for a few pieces of tomatoe and lettuce ,for breakfast 1 piece of wholemeal toast with organic no added sugar peanut butter before I go to the gym. I am doing loads of exercise though so I hope the scale starts moving again

Tiff - congratulations, I didn't know you were pregnant!! Yay for y'all!!!!! It will be fun following your "NEW" journey!!

I have used your tactics and found that if I 'drag a meal out' I can eat a little more. Since I am maintaining, I do need the calories, so it was a good hint. Thanks! I'll eat, and can sit and visit while others STUFF themselves. After a little while I can nibble on some bread that I did not eat beforehand or I can eat a little more from my plate. It helps get the calories I need etc. I love that I am having an easy time and NEED the calories to keep from losing. I'd hate to be struggling to maintain. I HOPE it stays like this. I worry (obviously) that all of a sudden I'll wake up and have gained 15 lbs overnight and be back to eating like before. So far, that seems crazy!! It's nice to hear YOUR story at 22 months out! Thanks, we all appreciate it.

Last weekend we were out of town, I ate pumpkin bread a couple of times at Star Bucks, spliting a piece with my husband....not unusual, but ate more bread than usual while we were out. I gained 3 lbs over the weekend. I was still 9 lbs under the doctor's goal....BUT yikes! Monday i was back to normal eating and today I've lost the 3 lbs. I'm in control.....I love it.

Completely normal. I can eat almost an entire sandwich minus the crust on uber thin bread, but it depends on what's on the inside. Bread is pretty much a slider for me, and heaven forbid I mix bread with Protein because I can actually fit more food in with bread. Foods that used to fill me up have now become sliders, and there are different foods that react each other differently now. I used to never be able to eat bread, and now it goes down easier than any other food next to starches.

Don't panic, and honestly even at 22 months out, things are still changing for me. If I adhere to the prescribed "sleeve way of eating", I'm still eating the same amounts I was last year at this time. But, in maintenance, I've tweaked things, adjusted my thinking with food, and eating what I need to live that life of moderation that eluded me pre-op. I stretch my meals out longer than 20-30 minutes, I mix my protein with other food, to allow a couple more ounces in per meal.

Like the others have said, sounds completely normal to me. I've gone to eating a quarter of a burger (or just the patty) to being able to eat 1/2 bun & patty at McDs. <-- Not the best choice, I know - but sometimes a burger just tastes good!

When i'm at the mall and need something, I'll get the small cheese burger at McDonalds and just eat the meat and cheese. The burger is 2 oz....good Protein. I don't know how 'bad' it is.....but I figure compared to all the other stuff at the food court, it isn't bad, especially if I don't eat the bun!!!

Like the others have said, sounds completely normal to me. I've gone to eating a quarter of a burger (or just the patty) to being able to eat 1/2 bun & patty at McDs. <-- Not the best choice, I know - but sometimes a burger just tastes good!