I think I'm eating too much...

tosha · November 9, 2003

I've been banded for just over a month now and I'm down 30lbs and trilled about that. I've been on regular solid food now for 2 weeks and I think that I'm making better food choices now than before. What I'm starting to be concerned about is that I can eat alot of food now. Tonight I had half a bowl of chili, a slice of colby/jack cheese and a small salad. Does that sound like too much? I don't feel sick or anything just full so I stop. Yesterday I had three scrambled eggs and two pieces of sausage for Breakfast. That kept me full for about 5 hours and then I had lunch, half of a chicken blt salad from Wendy's and those things are pretty good size. I'm just worried I'm eating to much, the scales are not saying I am but I just feel like I am. I ate the other half of the salad for supper. I'm pre-fill and probably won't get my first one until after Thanksgiving holidays and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I'm I worrying over nothing?

tangerine · November 9, 2003

Originally posted by tosha
I'm I worrying over nothing?

Yes.

You're losing weight, right? You're not shoveling food in past warnings from the band and making yourself sick, right? You're pre-fill, my dear! Relax and enjoy the fact that you're losing weight eating a decent amount of food!

Don't worry about how much you're eating, as long as it's *enough* food. Eat until you feel satisfied, and if you're still losing weight, hooray for you! You'll get a fill soon enough.

I went 6 months without a fill, and ate a whole lot more than most bandsters. But I was still losing weight, consistently. I eat a lot less now, but still more than most bandsters. You're actually eating a lot less than you think you are, especially if you compare it to pre-op. If you go to www.fitday.com and log your food intake for a few days, you'll see that you're really not eating a whole lot of food.

Enjoy this time! The real hard work comes later!

Alexandra · November 9, 2003

What Alexis said.

What you're describing as possibly "too much" is probably just a fraction of what you ate pre-band. THAT'S why you're losing weight! Be thankful that you can do it without feeling deprived or torturing yourself. As Alexis said, this period will pass and you'll find that your weight loss slows down, at which point you'll decide you want a fill. But in the meantime enjoy yourself!

Misty · November 23, 2003

I think you're living my perfect life. Eat AND lose weight! Enjoy it!

jadrad7 · November 23, 2003

Your internal swelling is probably all gone now, so you can fit more than before. I have noticed that i can eat more if i wanted to, but i choose to stick with 1/2 cup of food at a time.

bobby_hamrick · November 23, 2003

I've dropped over 31 lbs since 8/12/03. I've always thought I eat too much. Still do. I'm thinking we are contious about what we eat now huh. That and we get full faster and stay longer. Be cool and you will continue. I don't sweat it so much anymore. I figure I'm on track and this is working for me. We are all different.

By the way when you get filled correctly you wont be able to eat as much and you will go longer between meals. You can still wash food down though so remember the drinking rules.

Bobby @244.5 lbs now.

Started@276.

New Goal is 235lbs by New year.

Thanks to all for the support.....

leo · November 24, 2003

I totally agree with Bobby.. As long as you keep loosing don't sweat it!

Lindaloo · December 8, 2003

My doctor told me to try to stick to one cup of food at each meal. I have found I can eat a little more than that, but I'm making an effort not to. I really notice the difference after my swelling went down! One thing that has blocked me up is toast. I had read somewhere that toast is easier to tolerate than bread. I tried to have a scrambled egg and half a piece of toast and I felt the sickening pain and excessive saliva of blockage. This has happened twice. At first I thought I was because I ate the toast too quickly, but no, even when I ate it slowly I still felt the same. So no toast. I've also heard to avoid rice, as it expands in the stomach.