Hello everyone , I just moved to SW Florida from rural North Carolina, and we are starting over from scratch. I have to find someplace to see doctor about my RNY I had 3/21/13 Last weigh in I was over 100 pounds lost. My thing is I have had to get back on track since all the upheaval . Some times I feel like I ate way to much and I have a fear I have stretched my pouch too much. Others I feel like I cant eat at all. I also have problems with constipation really bad but I had that problem before for years. Anyone out there feel me ? I feel kind of alone when it comes to this issue.

You aren't alone I feel that way too. There definitely are times I can eat much more than others. I think it depends on what I am eating though too. My feeling is that it comes from years of struggling with my weight. I'm down 60 pounds and that's amazing but I always feel like I'm only one HO HO away from being back where I started! I gotta think it's normal we feel this way after the road we've been on to get here.

You are not alone in your feelings. My doctor has told me that there is no way to stretch your pouch. You can possibly stretch the stoma, but not the actual pouch. Please remember EVERY doctor is different!

He also said something that applies to all of us no matter your doctor. He said that we as humans gravitate to foods that sit well in our pouch. We all know what those foods are and we naturally eat them because we can eat a lot so to speak. Then we come up against food that sits heavy in our pouch. For me it is dry chicken. I don't tend to eat much of the chicken and feel full quicker. So keep that in mind next time you feel like you have eaten too much or too little.

Hello everyone , I just moved to SW Florida from rural North Carolina, and we are starting over from scratch. I have to find someplace to see doctor about my RNY I had 3/21/13 Last weigh in I was over 100 pounds lost. My thing is I have had to get back on track since all the upheaval . Some times I feel like I ate way to much and I have a fear I have stretched my pouch too much. Others I feel like I cant eat at all. I also have problems with constipation really bad but I had that problem before for years. Anyone out there feel me ? I feel kind of alone when it comes to this issue.

Where in FL, anywhere near Tampa?