Am I eating too much?

[Rose400491 61]

Age: 19

Sleeved October 17th

HW: 297

SW:280

CW: 257 (down 40 pounds WOOP!!!)

Hello! I’m 7 weeks post op and back on a “regular diet” obviously healthy meals. I no longer touch fast food or processed foods I make everything fresh at home.

My NUT instructed me to set alarms and eat every 3-4 hours (or else I’ll literally forget to eat that day not that I’m not hungry).

I feel like I eat too much in one sitting, maybe it seems a lot of food now that I get full super easy. But tonight for dinner I had a soy-free vegan “chicken” patty with a serving of diced sweet potatoes with snap peas (maybe alittle more than 1/2 cup). I ate it in about 45 minutes.

How much should I be eating 7 weeks out?

[Mhy12784 423]

How many meals are you eating a day? And are they are comparable size/calorie wise to what you had for dinner

[Rose400491 61]

How many meals are you eating a day? And are they are comparable size/calorie wise to what you had for dinner

Dinner is the most calories I eat a day.
I eat about 3-4 meals a day with my dinner being the most calories. Usually my Breakfast consist of one egg and fruit or just a fruit salad. lunch is usually vegetables w/hummus or a Protein shake/bar. Dinner being the most calories with it being around 180-230 calories. All are about the same amount of food quantity wise

[Rose400491 61]

Dinner is the most calories I eat a day.
I eat about 3-4 meals a day with my dinner being the most calories. Usually my breakfast consist of one egg and fruit or just a fruit salad. lunch is usually vegetables w/hummus or a Protein shake/bar. Dinner being the most calories with it being around 180-230 calories. All are about the same amount of food quantity wise

For dinner I stick with baked fish or chicken and a serving of vegetables

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

If you feel you eat to much in one sitting. Eat less ? I don't know what 1/2 cup is in ounces. But with egg I can only eat it alone. I'm 4 months or now 5 months actually as of yesterday

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[cbc1975 14]

Ur nut is right on 3-4 hours it keeps your metabolism going.


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[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

Using my math skills (!), it seems as though the most you eat for dinner is 230 calories, and that's your biggest meal of the day. If you have three or four meals total, the most you would be getting in calories is 4 X 230, or 920 calories a day. I don't see how you could not be losing weight on less than a thousand calories a day . . . but hasten to say that I'm not an expert. It sure doesn't sound to me as though you are eating too much, but check with your doctor or nutritionist if you have doubts. Have you perhaps hit a stall? Do you feel as though you are too full?

Edited December 5, 2017 by XYZXYZXYZ1955

[cbc1975 14]

I would get ur thyroid checked out


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[dr3am3rstarz 61]

Also, eating too little can cause weight gain, especially if your body thinks it's starving, and isn't going to get any more food any time soon. This 'diet' we are supposed to be doing is not supposed to be a starvation diet. It's supposed to be a more healthful diet. I am currently seeing a nutritionist who specializes in eating disorders and well versed in wls, to ensure I am doing this correctly. My recommendation is to do this as well, even if you've never had an eating disorder. You will need someone to be there for you when your body starts to change and you don't notice when you look in the mirror. If you need a recommendation, pm me and I will do my best to point you in the right direction in your state! Everyone deserves a chance!
sw: 334
pre-op: 314
cw: 213

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

8 hours ago, dr3am3rstarz said:

Also, eating too little can cause weight gain, especially if your body thinks it's starving, and isn't going to get any more food any time soon. This 'diet' we are supposed to be doing is not supposed to be a starvation diet. It's supposed to be a more healthful diet. I am currently seeing a nutritionist who specializes in eating disorders and well versed in wls, to ensure I am doing this correctly. My recommendation is to do this as well, even if you've never had an eating disorder. You will need someone to be there for you when your body starts to change and you don't notice when you look in the mirror. If you need a recommendation, pm me and I will do my best to point you in the right direction in your state! Everyone deserves a chance!
sw: 334
pre-op: 314
cw: 213

I have never heard eating too little can cause weight GAIN. A stall yes. But if your eating too little how are you able to gain fat ?

[dr3am3rstarz 61]

Actually, if you look back, historically, during WWII, many were starving. And when they were able to get food, their body held onto it, because it didn't in fact know where next meal was coming from. You can actually train your body to believe it is in a famine. However counter productive. I personally, have experienced this. Going on "crash diets" and not being able to lose weight. Due to not having enough calories. Not saying anyone has an underlying eating disorder like I do. https://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/not-eating-enough-for-weight-loss/slide/2 Check this out. Interesting stuff.

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[MTL 54]

Good. Thanks for this link and your post. After three months post-op, I sought out a personal therapist recommended by my surgeon and nutritionist, to help me with my dysfunctional food issues. Besides the VGS and hernia repair surgeries, 2nd best thing I did for myself this year.

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[Mhy12784 423]

2 hours ago, dr3am3rstarz said:

Actually, if you look back, historically, during WWII, many were starving. And when they were able to get food, their body held onto it, because it didn't in fact know where next meal was coming from. You can actually train your body to believe it is in a famine. However counter productive. I personally, have experienced this. Going on "crash diets" and not being able to lose weight. Due to not having enough calories. Not saying anyone has an underlying eating disorder like I do. https://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/not-eating-enough-for-weight-loss/slide/2 Check this out. Interesting stuff.

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This is kind of misguided.

Yes your body can go into starvation mode and slow down its metabolism to preserve energy. Yes anytime you lose weight (whether it's fat or muscle) your metabolism will slow down. But the article also exaggerates the effects of LBM on metabolic rates. And you still can't gain weight while eating at a caloric deficit. It's simple physics, energy can't just magically appear.

The reasons crash diets fail is because they aren't sustainable and people end up starving and gorging themselves, not because your body thinks it's in famine. Because by the same logic gorging yourself and eating like a pig would be a great way to lose weight because your body's metabolism would be in overdrive from excess calories.

Edited December 10, 2017 by Mhy12784

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

Actually, if you look back, historically, during WWII, many were starving. And when they were able to get food, their body held onto it, because it didn't in fact know where next meal was coming from. You can actually train your body to believe it is in a famine. However counter productive. I personally, have experienced this. Going on "crash diets" and not being able to lose weight. Due to not having enough calories. Not saying anyone has an underlying eating disorder like I do. https://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/not-eating-enough-for-weight-loss/slide/2 Check this out. Interesting stuff.

Yes. Not being able to lose weight. But I'd love to see many research papers of people gaining weight from not eating.

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[dreamingsmall 1,125]

This is kind of misguided.
Yes your body can go into starvation mode and slow down its metabolism to preserve energy. Yes anytime you lose weight (whether it's fat or muscle) your metabolism will slow down. But the article also exaggerates the effects of LBM on metabolic rates. And you still can't gain weight while eating at a caloric deficit. It's simple physics, energy can't just magically appear.
The reasons crash diets fail is because they aren't sustainable and people end up starving and gorging themselves, not because your body thinks it's in famine. Because by the same logic gorging yourself and eating like a pig would be a great way to lose weight because your body's metabolism would be in overdrive from excess calories.

Thank you. Gaining weight while eating barely anything. I'm open to learning but can someone tell me were the fat comes from.

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