eating too much?`

[faithstar 3]

I am over 3 months out and VERY happy with my weight loss success. The only thing is, I notice my eating ability changes day to day. At the weekend I went out to a greek restaurant and could barely touch more than a bit of lamb. The next day I had just less than half a slice of toast and I was STUFFED.

But then on other days, like today I can eat more. I have been feeling so ill and made myself a piece of toast and managed a whole slice of it. Later on in the day I had a small low fat side dish indian potato and vegetable curry for 180 calories and could eat it in just around 30 minutes with a few breaks.

Other days, I feel like I can't eat much at all and I'm worried I'm suddenly going to be able to eat larger portions of food.< /p>

I don't touch Cookies, candies, chips, cakes, ice cream and decided not to as I was addicted to these foods and find if I don't touch them, I won't get the urge to binge. I never eat in a way that is unhealthy now so I'm confident that I won't cheat the sleeve in terms of drinking high calorie drinks or lots of ice cream BUT am worried I can eat too much food such as bread. But it is amazing how it can change from day to day...what I can manage one day and think is a slider, the next I can't even touch.

My family are happy when I can eat a bit more because I do hardly touch my food when I am out with them, so it's a victory for them when they see me eat a piece of toast and they say, "well done, you managed it!" Which is quite sweet actually...am I worrying for nothing?

[MINI-Me 196]

You are at that point where things are healing - nerves are repairing, stomach swelling is gone/reduced ... so, it's normal that some days you can eat more than normal. Pre-surgery, I bet you had days like that too - just the amounts were larger so you didn't notice as much.

At 14 months out, I can definitely eat more than I could at 3 months, but it's still about 1/4 (or often less) of what I ate in one sitting before. I just have to laugh when "regular" portions are set out in front of me. I'm like "As if ...". But, it makes me a cheap date. If we don't share a meal, I have leftovers for 3 additional meals.

I'd say don't worry too much about it. At 3 months, you still need to focus on Protein first (try that instead of the toast), non-calorie liquids second, and then veggies/fruits. If you do that and stay within your nutrition guidelines, you will be fine.