How do I stop Photoshop making my files smaller when I save?

I import a jpeg file that is say 21MB - and when I save or save as out of Photoshop CS5, (as a jpeg) it makes it only about 1.8MB - how can I stop it doing this??
I am using Photoshop CS5 on a MacBook Pro.....
Any help appreciated! Have already tried selecting Image, Image Size and de-selecting the checkbox for 'resample image' but it makes no difference to the save sizre.

Be mindful of the pixel count in your image, and make sure you're not inadvertently downsampling it.  In other words, if you're opening your image at 6000 x 4000 pixels in size, then saving it at 2000 x 1333 pixels in size, you would expect to see a large reduction in file size on disk.  Such operations as Image - Image Size or Crop could inadvertently be resulting in resampling, depending on your settings.
And even if you are saving the image at the same pixel count, Photoshop does not duplicate the JPEG save parameters your camera or other software may have used.  In fact the 1 to 12 quality scale is a purely arbitrary simplification of the numerous actual variables chosen behind the scenes that affect the JPEG compression.
I have no idea what the meaning of such comments as "wow" is.  They don't seem particularly helpful.
-Noel

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