Before WLS, I ate as much as I wanted, frequently until I was full or over-full.

Going into WLS, I knew that I (not my new tummy) would have to decide how much I would eat (as well as what I would eat). I knew that I could circumvent the surgery by drinking milkshakes all day. But good lord, why have the surgery just to try to get around it??? The surgery is not magic that is going to work no matter what you do. I knew that I would have to make serious changes, with the help of the surgery.

At just shy of 6 months post-op, I don't consider myself a veteran yet.

I see so many questions about "when do you feel full", and "I can eat xx cups of food at a meal", and "I can eat again an hour later".

For "full" question... why are you eating until you are full? Isn't that how you got here in the first place? Why are you not portioning your food and then stopping?

For the "xx cups of food"... how on earth would you know that if you portioned your food out first and stopped when you were finished eating that portion?

For the "eat again an hour later"... how would you know? It's not time to eat again, so why are you trying? Are you having problems with hunger?

I guess I don't get it. Do you veterans (that have been successful) still portion your food? Do you eat until you are full?

Maybe these are all rhetorical questions and I should have put this in the "rants" section. But I truly do want to know the answers. I just don't get it.

Tonight I feel Hungry!!