I ate a lot today!

[crosswind 134]

GNC Lean shake

Luna bar

2 weight watchers pizza minis

3 ricotta ravioli

One small cube Piedro cheese ( young parmesan)

2 rosemary parmesan crackers

It was about seven hundred calories and it all went down fine. I've been eating more like 500 for the past couple days so I guess going up a little one day isn't that bad.In fact I woke up this morning with a headache, thinking I probably needed to eat a little more. But I feel like I ate the sandbox.

Once i had finished eating all that throughout the day, the next thing I wanted to do was find a scale and weigh myself and obsess over whether the seven rather than the five was making me gain weight.

Fat makes ya plain old nutty, I tell you.

[AutumnLily 77]

I felt the same way when I was able to eat more. I felt like I was gorging on food when in actual fact I was consuming no more than 800 calories in a day. Its funny how what we feel is over eating now and pre op would have been just a snack.< /p>

Loved the comment "fat makes you plain old nutty"

[samantha209 19]

Omg I feel the same way and it worries me. I can eat 4ozs each sitting with no problem. Reading all these stories about people throwing up, and only eating two tablespoons makes me wonder if I am overeating. But i am barely eating over 700 calories a day...so I will try not to worry about it.

[NtvTxn 1,262]

I obsessed about everything. I was picky about and aware of everything I put into my mouth, I still am and hopefully I will be for the rest of my life....whereas before, I mindlessly ate.

I ate between 450 and 550 calories per day early on and I guess from about 3.5 month until I reached goal at a week shy of five months, I was averaging 675 calories per day. Sometimes a little more, some times a little less. I would hit plateaus, they never lasted long, but I'd go up and down with a couple of lbs for several days before they'd be gone for good.

I weigh each and every day....I always have. My surgeon recommends it. He says we should keep a watchful eye on what is happening with our body if we KNOW. Once we reach goal if we are losing too much or gain a little....yikes, it is MUCH easier to handle a few extra lbs from the weekend rather than weighing once a week or every two weeks and seeing five, six, eight or ten lbs show up. We just have to know that there will be ups and downs. It's part of it, there is no need to get down about it. If we are doing what we are suppose to do, "this too shall pass".

[feedyoureye 3,087]

GNC Lean shake

Luna bar

2 weight watchers pizza minis

3 ricotta ravioli

One small cube Piedro cheese ( young parmesan)

2 rosemary parmesan crackers

It was about seven hundred calories and it all went down fine. I've been eating more like 500 for the past couple days so I guess going up a little one day isn't that bad.In fact I woke up this morning with a headache, thinking I probably needed to eat a little more. But I feel like I ate the sandbox.

Once i had finished eating all that throughout the day, the next thing I wanted to do was find a scale and weigh myself and obsess over whether the seven rather than the five was making me gain weight.

Fat makes ya plain old nutty, I tell you.

Sounds yummy. I make ravioli using wonton wrappers...I make ricotta or some such filling, and seal between two thin wonton skins, boil for about 3 or 4 minutes, sauce up... cheese up... eat up! 2 or three are usually enough. I make several small dishes, and eat the next few days.

[crosswind 134]

Sounds yummy. I make ravioli using wonton wrappers...I make ricotta or some such filling, and seal between two thin wonton skins, boil for about 3 or 4 minutes, sauce up... cheese up... eat up! 2 or three are usually enough. I make several small dishes, and eat the next few days.

Yum. Maybe I'll try that. I'm not much of a cook, though. I'm more of a nuke.

[Ms Lady in NC 1]

I can't wait to eat more like a human and not a bird lol. I suffer from Migraines but have not had a headache yet thank heavens. I say way to go!

[NtvTxn 1,262]

Ms. Lady - I suffer from Migraines as well - many!!! Anywhere from 9 - 12 per month. They have not gotten worse since surgery. When I was on liquids only, when I was eating just a few TB's at a time, I was worried, but I went two weeks without a headache at all!!! I was shocked, that hasn't happened in years! I am certain it was because many of my migraines are triggered by foods. Some I know and many I do not!! I personally HOPE my hunger does not return and I continue to be satisfied with very little!!!! I obsess - WORRY that I will begin to eat more, therefore have to "cut back" to keep from gaining!!! Right now, maintaining is EASY, not to continue to lose is the hardest part!!! LoL

I can't wait to eat more like a human and not a bird lol. I suffer from migraines but have not had a headache yet thank heavens. I say way to go!