Do you ever feel disappointed that you can't eat much?

[Bama53 214]

Yes. Here recently I'll eat something that taste so good I just want to keep eating and sometimes eat more than I should. I just want to get to the point where I have to eat food to fuel my body, not thinking about it as much as I do now . I'm 6 months in, have lost 60lbs, and have 49 to go. One day at a time.

[Jean McMillan 2,973]

As you know Jean I tend to over analyze everything. My issue is the opposite of yours. I walk away from a meal constantly asking myself if I had too much. Not that I am excessively full or anything just I am constantly thinking about my portions and think "should I've been able eat that much?, Did I miss the satiety signal" I have been one of those lucky ones who got banded and lost interest with food. Head hunger is a memory that I don't have to work to hard at suppressing with will power.

I have not had a fill since Jan 29, 2013 and I have a 6 month follow up coming on April 4 so I am constantly analyzing and trying to decide whether or not I need a fill.

Jim, the fill-no fill decision isn't one you need to make alone. You can (I hope) talk with your surgeon about the pros and cons your busy brain has been analyzing.

[Bandista 7,466]

Most of the time I'm so glad to be a dainty eater now -- never thought that would be possible! Also I love it that I'm not thinking about food and at times have to inquire as to whether I should have something because it's been a long time since I had sustenance. It still doesn't feel real to me. But there's another part of me that misses sitting down to a great big bowl of salad and veggies and really chomping. I probably had more calories in one of those salads than I have all day now. When I've got the need to chomp I have some plain popcorn and that satisfies that occasional desire to give my jaws a workout.