I hit my 5 month anniversary on March 5th and am down 78 pounds.

Almost over night, I started being able to eat more than ever before - with no pain - no burps - no sliming etc. It scares me. I feel like I've pushed my little pouch to the limits and have possibly stretched it out? I was hardly eating for the first 3 months because I had such high acidity and nausea. Now, I see the portion size increasing a lot. Mind you, it's NO where near a "normal" portion size, but it's much more all of a sudden then I could eat prior.

I must admit, for the first 4 months, I wasn't paying much attention to the calories I was consuming because I could hardly eat and was still losing crazy amounts of weight quickly, even if I ate junk like ice cream etc.

This week I gained a pound and a half and I almost freaked out.............ok........I DID freak out.

Now, I've downloaded a calorie counting app and have stayed on my 800 calories with only 20% being sugar/carbs and am back down that 1.5 pounds I gained.

My insurance starts on April 1st and I'll start with a new surgeon/ NUT. My originals are back in India where I was living all of last year. So, I will be able to get it all checked out then but looking for any feedback from you wonderful folks.

Edited March 7, 201412 yr by IndieAllie

Whew, glad to have come across this post! I was getting nervous about my sleeve being stretched, since as others have said, it seems like I was able to eat more overnight after the 5th/6th month. I think we are all so nervous because we don't want to go back to where we started; I know I am. Thanks for sharing your stories everyone! I feel MUCH better now!