Eating too much?

[hellohealthy 32]

I feel like I've stretched my pouch or something. RNY 5/1/15 and I feel like I am eating such huge portions some days (for example, if I wanted to, I could eat half a sandwich). However today I managed to eat about 6 shrimp for dinner and that was it.

Any suggestions as to what's going on with Oscar the Pouch?!

[Djmohr 6,965]

You actually cannot stretch your pouch however as the swelling goes down you have more room in there.

also down the road, there is something that happens in which your brain allows you to eat more as well, so it is important that what you are eating is healthy and that you keep Portion Control in mind.

I am 10.5 months post op and I can eat about a cup of food total. When you think of a cup of food, you think of it all chewed up. So if you are eating a salad you can actually eat more than will fit in a cup before chewing.

As long as you are not eating longer than 30 minutes and sticking to your plan you should be just fine. There has been several studies done on whether the pouch stretches. The consensus is that it does not but we tend to get more comfortable eating more than we should. Listen to your stomach and stop when you are full, don't eat beyond that.

Also watch for slider foods that make you hungry again too soon. This becomes important when the hunger hormones come back for us RNY folks. Slider foods for me are things like Soup, yogurt, pudding.....

[Trayjay33 138]

@@hellohealthy I think in my experience I did notice further out I started to eat more at certain times. I especially notice that a few days prior to my menstrual cycle and a few days during ovulation I can eat more. These are also times that I experience weight loss stalls. It's definitely hormonal where mine is concerned. It helps to track my weight loss pattern, food intake, menstruation and physical activity. The overall pattern helped me see what was going on. I don't get so upset at myself now and see that the days I'm eating more are related to my cycle. Good luck