I still find it funny when I find myself finally getting hungry and sitting down to eat and after 5 or 6 bites I am done. I have been traveling all week so I have been eating out and they keep bringing me these huge plates of food. I am at the point now I tell them to only bring the meat. I get the strangest looks but just assure them nothing else will get eaten, ever.

It wouldn't hurt to have a bite or two of veggies too! Your doing great....Strong willed!

Ha! My summer is finally over and we do a bunch of workshops and professional development before we get back into the classrooms, so I've been eating out a lot with my co-workers. At first I would get strange looks because I wouldn't order anything to drink. Then, the waitress would ask if I was unhappy with my meal because I only took a few bites, and she would be more than happy to replace with something else. I ended up doing the same thing by the end of the week, but with the edition of a veggie.

wcn1970,

Good for you in sticking to your plan!

I can so relate. I was in Michigan and ordered a wet burrito. It was huge! I only ate a few bites and the waitress asked: "Is something wrong with your food?" I responded that I had 80% of my stomach removed. She gave me an even stranger look then! I don't try to explain it anymore.

If there's a high Protein appetizer on the menu, I'll order it for a whole meal and sometimes still have some left. I have shared a small portion of someone's meal as well. Unfortunately, if you are alone you don't have anyone to share with .

I didn't truly realize just how massive the portions are at restaurants are until after I had my surgery and can eat only a few ounces.

Kathleen

Hmm...I wonder if asking if the food is OK is a suburban thing. I also eat very little of my meal but have never had the server ask anything other than if I was finished. I guess they are used to crazy anorexic people here in NYC...LOL!!

I havent felt hungry since my RNY. I had my surgery 8/24/09 went from 440lbs to 215lbs @ 6'2" ! loving life!

Hmm...I wonder if asking if the food is OK is a suburban thing. I also eat very little of my meal but have never had the server ask anything other than if I was finished. I guess they are used to crazy anorexic people here in NYC...LOL!!

Lol! I'm from Texas and, as the saying goes, "everything is bigger in Texas"...including people's appetites!

NYC, oh, trust me -- outside the city centre everybody wants to know your business. You're expected to explain your life to complete strangers.

It's ridiculous.

@@wcn1970 I've had the same feelings. I've been amazed at how little I can eat compared to previously. It's requiring a big readjustment but getting there. I'm only 3 months out (incl pre-op) and down 28kgs (61lbs) since starting.

Edited September 10, 201411 yr by Cath Three-Birches