I am 3 weeks out and cleared for things like eggs, chili, tuna, baked fish, etc. My mind still thinks I need to eat more than my stomach can handle. I am measuring foods and my brain says "you need more than that". Once I eat the food I am full.

Is there a point in time where the brain and the stomach get in sync so that the brain recognizes that is all the food needed to satiate the hunger?

I actually wanted to fight my sleeve yesterday as I just wanted to pig out and of course could not. This thing really works!

For me that time came after some trial and error, once I was allowed solid foods. I eventually got to where I could eyeball the correct amount of food to eat without getting over-full, but it definitely took some practice. I would joke that my eyes were literally bigger than my stomach. I would say I was really good at it by maybe the 3 month mark?

Could be a while, or never, LOL. I've been in maintenance for about a year now and still "want" to eat more that I should. I don't because it will make me miserable and I will puke. Simple. This is exactly what I paid for! I still tend to weigh\measure when I can more in self defense than anything else. When I'm out, I eyeball and manage pretty well now. I've learned to deal by allowing myself some delayed gratification, (you can have the leftovers tomorrow if you want them). Sometimes I do, sometimes, they just don't look that good day 2. It's a learning process.

hi! I am just past the 2 month mark and I still have not achieved the balance. I was just eating lunch and I have in my little bento box. In compartment one is my lunch and compartment two is my afternoon/ pre-workout snack. I did not think - just started eating my afternoon snack not realizing. Every day for me is a struggle. Yesterday was not the best weather - so I decided to watch a movie. And I really wanted to "snack". Anything really...popcorn, chips, carrots. This is no longer the norm.... and I had a hard time realizing this is just not the case anymore.

I keep hearing it will better but the mind game is a hard one. I like the thought process "its a learning process". I hope it will become my instinct but I have been eating this way for 42 years; old habits are hard to change.

~Jenn