My eyes are bigger than my stomach!

Now that I’m officially on regular foods, it really amazes me how much food I’m able to eat compared to my pre-surgery days. I feel like I am going through this constant battle with my mind of what seems like a “normal portion” compared to what I am actually able to eat now. My mind and hand act in similar ways, where I want to scoop myself a typical large portion and then once I start eating, I’m only able to eat a ¼ of the food on my plate. It’s such a weird but great feeling. Whenever anyone overeats, people use the term “my eyes are bigger than my stomach”, but now that I’m banded, my eyes constantly feel like they have quadrupled in size, and are way bigger than my stomach now. I love having my band, because it’s just a different way of life now. I think the biggest challenge for my husband and I, is to learn how to adjust the amount of food we cook, the amount of food we serve ourselves and of course how much we both eat. My husband is like a human garbage disposal, so we're both hoping that with trimming down the food we cook and serve ourselves, my husband would like to lose a few pounds too. Not to mention, I don’t want every meal we cook to have leftovers for a week, that will get real old real quick! ;)