I know. Weird question. After decades of being able to out-eat my husband (9" taller and does manual labor for a living), I should count my lucky stars that I can't eat much nowadays. And I've been at the WLS game for 6-1/2 years now, so you'd think I'd be used it by now. In the final 18 months or so of my happy coexistence with my band, I realized that I just didn't care about food all that much. It was wonderful to be freed from slavery to my appetite.

Since losing my band, and after living with my sleeve for 1-1/2 years, I now find myself very often feeling disappointed that I can't eat much at a meal. I love to cook, and the food looks and smells and tastes wonderful. I take a few bites of Protein, then veg, then maybe a starch, and I literally cannot eat another bite. But oh boy, do I want to eat another bite. Or 10. Or 100.

Does anybody else deal with this kind of thing?

thanks,

Jean

As you know Jean I tend to over analyze everything. My issue is the opposite of yours. I walk away from a meal constantly asking myself if I had too much. Not that I am excessively full or anything just I am constantly thinking about my portions and think "should I've been able eat that much?, Did I miss the satiety signal" I have been one of those lucky ones who got banded and lost interest with food. Head hunger is a memory that I don't have to work to hard at suppressing with will power.

I have not had a fill since Jan 29, 2013 and I have a 6 month follow up coming on April 4 so I am constantly analyzing and trying to decide whether or not I need a fill.

Jim, the fill-no fill decision isn't one you need to make alone. You can (I hope) talk with your surgeon about the pros and cons your busy brain has been analyzing.

Most of the time I'm so glad to be a dainty eater now -- never thought that would be possible! Also I love it that I'm not thinking about food and at times have to inquire as to whether I should have something because it's been a long time since I had sustenance. It still doesn't feel real to me. But there's another part of me that misses sitting down to a great big bowl of salad and veggies and really chomping. I probably had more calories in one of those salads than I have all day now. When I've got the need to chomp I have some plain popcorn and that satisfies that occasional desire to give my jaws a workout.