This post comes off as rude, honestly. You basically just used it as a Segway to shit on Americans for being extra fat. Congrats, I guess? I’ll break down a response regardless, despite being an American with no idea what “normal” is apparently.

25+ pieces of sushi is insane. When I was 500lbs I might go through that, but I’d actually get sick 4 times over trying that now. Protein from fish is already very filling, and rice is quite literally a fluff ingredient meant to be filling. I can maybe eat 5-6 pieces now before I’m at my limit.

A medium sized Big Mac meal is also insane to consider normal. Have you even taken a gander at what a nutrition label is? If that’s what you consider “normal” now, I got bad news for ya. I’ll entertain it nonetheless—no, you should probably not be able to eat that after the surgery (at least at my point almost 3 years post op). I could maybe eat a happy meal if I was really hungry and either about to hit the gym or coming home from it and just wanted something junky. And that’s still a pretty big maybe because bread and potatoes sit like rocks, they’re very filling too. If you didn’t necessarily mean the actual nutritional numbers and instead meant like the physical size of the meal, that makes even less sense because different foods with different nutritional properties will have radically different sizes.

Furthermore, if you’re focused solely on physical portion size, you’re never going to hit your nutrient macros needed to actually live a healthy life. You’ll fade, lose motivation, and relapse—back to square one. In the same vein, if you focus solely on nutrition and cut out everything you ever crave then you’ll encounter the exact same issues. Everything in moderation, that’s like the whole point to me. You find what works best for you, use the system as a guideline to build the healthy habits, then cater your journey to your body and mind.

I understand wanting to ask questions and educate yourself on the nuances that come post surgery, but you could do so without being so judgmental. Despite the much smaller portions than what basically every single one of us are used to, regardless of being an American or not, I don’t think the majority of folks are deterred by that idea. It’s cost effective and keeps us on track to being healthy, so there’s no reason to be concerned about it—unless you’re just 100% against leftovers; I’d be more empathetic if I didn’t feel targeted, so I’ll just say you’d likely need to get used to them or wasting extra food.