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I'm not quite a year out but I'm worried about how much I can eat now. I sort of 'accidentally" ate an entire pb&j sandwich, although I did feel overly full afterwards.

I am wondering how much you can eat at one time around the ONE YEAR mark.

Could you eat a taco bell burrito Supreme?

Could you eat a hamburger with the bun? with one bun? with no bun?

Could you eat 1 or 2 pieces of buttered toast?

could you eat an egg McMuffin?

I did just have an upper GI and they said nothing is stretched out and everything looks normal but I hear so much about regain and people struggling and I am worried about how much more Im going to be able to eat going forward. How much more should I expect to be able to eat as time goes on??

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I'm much further out than a year (4.5, to be exact), but I thought I'd answer this as well.

Could you eat a taco bell burrito Supreme? NO. AT LEAST NOT A WHOLE ONE.

Could you eat a hamburger with the bun? with one bun? with no bun? HAMBURGER BY ITSELF, YES - WITH BUN, NO

Could you eat 1 or 2 pieces of buttered toast? I'M SURE I COULD EAT TWO

could you eat an egg McMuffin? YES

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I'm 1 year, 3 months out.

With the exception of the hamburger patty with no bun, I haven't attempted any of the other foods listed, so I have no idea...(and honestly I don't really care to find out, lol)

But I could definitely eat an entire plain 4oz hamburger patty with some salad greens comfortably in about 45 minutes.

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Everything you mentioned is very unhealthy high in carbs and takeaway.

You should be eating fresh healthy meals you prepare at home not takeaway mcmuffin are you serious?

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1 year, 5 months out
PB and J..haven’t tried, too much bread
Taco Bell...haven’t tried it
Hamburger...yes without any bun
Toast...too much bread
Egg McMuffin...might be able without the top English muffin
Most of these foods do not sound like they are part of the life style plan.

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16 hours ago, jasmineinmymind said:

I'm not quite a year out but I'm worried about how much I can eat now. I sort of 'accidentally" ate an entire pb&j sandwich, although I did feel overly full afterwards.

No idea how big sandwiches in your country are (serious question, portion sizes including bread slice sizes seem to vera a lot)? However, one sandwich wouldn't usually be a problem. How big the portion size is I eat and feel comfortable depends on a lot of things. What food is it? Time of day? Activity level on this particular day or the day before? Stress level? (Sometimes I think the moon phases could play a role as well, lol.)

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How much more should I expect to be able to eat as time goes on??

There is no rule for this. It varies a lot from person to person.

Since Dr. Weiner's video on portion sizes increasing with time wasn't posted so far, here it is (the "progression plate" is displayed at 1:30 min into the video):

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17 hours ago, Superman84 said:

Everything you mentioned is very unhealthy high in carbs and takeaway.

You should be eating fresh healthy meals you prepare at home not takeaway mcmuffin are you serious?

Wow...judgemental much?? This is NOT my normal diet. I'm asking general portion questions that everyone can relate to because if I ask about a bowl of Soup or a slice of pizza it varies but an Egg McMuffin is exactly the same size for everyone

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18 hours ago, Superman84 said:

Everything you mentioned is very unhealthy high in carbs and takeaway.

You should be eating fresh healthy meals you prepare at home not takeaway mcmuffin are you serious?

every dietitian I've ever seen (3 of them, I think?) have said Egg McMuffins aren't a bad choice. Egg - cheese - Canadian bacon (a lean ham). Lots of Protein, and 300 kcal. If you're doing low carb, just don't eat the top part of the English muffin. Of course, this isn't a great choice if you're early out, but for those of us pretty far out (or in maintenance, like me), you could do a lot worse.

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