Question on measuring your food

[Fae 0]

Hi there everyone, I have not posted here in awhile, but I have had general success with my lapband. 110 pounds lost so far and still going down. I have had the lap band for 8 months. During that 8 months, I had no fills because I was prone to reflux. I have been tested to see if the reflux was affecting my lapband, but it turns out it is controllable with nexium and avoiding spicy food. Due to no fills, I can pretty much eat whatever kind of food I like. So I have to be careful with my choices. I do always hit a restriction point. I never PB or throw up ether. I'm not posting here because I am plateauing or I am gaining. This is more a worry over keeping the right amount of food eaten at each meal. The main thing I am wondering now is, am I slowly going over a cup of food per meal and I don't even know it? The problem I am having is, most things I am eating cannot be measured in a cup. Like due to a odd shape of carrots or broccoli, I cannot jam them into a measuring cup to see how much exactly the space they are taking up is. Nor can I do this with chucks of chicken, a steak or boiled eggs. I have to relay on my band to tell me where the restriction point begins. Like sometimes I can only eat 1 and half eggs. Other times, it is 2 eggs and some peanuts. I wonder if my restriction point is being accurate or is my band being fickle? There are times where I almost feel too full or I need to burp, but this never results in food coming back up. The full feeling usually goes away after the burp. Does anyone think it would be wise if I started weighing my food? Are there scales you can buy that can tell you how much onces of food you are eating at a time? How expensive are they and where do you buy them, if they are available? Do a lot of people use them here? Since measuring in a cup is just not going to cut it for me. Any help would be appreciated.

[Fae 0]

Jack, I appreciate the advice. However, I'm past my goal weight. I wanted to end off at 140, but right now I'm around 127. My surgeon says I can go as low as 120. So I'm not too worried at the moment. I'm 5'4 by the way. Considering I'm still losing weight, I don't think it will matter much if I put too much butter on my vegetables. But on the other hand, like you said, maybe I shouldn't be worrying about this measuring. It's so hard to do everything right : /