Here I am, 12 weeks into my journey, and found out yesterday that I had misunderstood portion sizes and have been eating too much all along. When preparing my meals, I was having 2-3 ounces of lean Protein, 1/2 cup of veggies and 1/2 cup of fruit. I've been able to stay full between meals but don't have any "restriction" per se; I don't get my full signal very often. I just stick to controlling my portion sizes.

I went in for my 3rd fill yesterday (now have 6 cc in an 11 cc band) and my surgeon asked how much I was eating. When I told him my plan, he said that ideally I should be eating 1/2 - 1 cup of food TOTAL. He explained that once I'm in the Green Zone it will be easier to reach satiety after 1/2 cup of food, but until then go ahead and have 1 cup.

Okay, so, whoopsie! He didn't think there was any danger of me stretching my pouch since I explained that I do eat slowly and don't always finish my meals. I asked about doing a liquid diet for a while to ensure my pouch was restored to normal and he didn't think it was necessary.

I know each surgeon is different, and I intend to follow his direction, but is the 1/2 cup portion size what you guys try to follow? Pre-Band Me would have been a little distraught over such a little serving but it seems do-able to Post-Band Me.

My nutritionist said about 1 cup total.

Your are so right, pre band me would have said your are crazy only eat 1 cup of food and be satisfied. Now I feel like that is possible with out me turning into an evil witch.

My nutritionist and surgeon both say 1 cup total per meal

So I'll have 4oz of chicken, 1/4 cup green Beans and 1/4 cup mashed potatoes

So is this one cup even before any fills?

Going back through my material - - which I promise, I read MANY times! - - it does say even right post-op, after you move through the different stages, that you should stick to 1 cup meals.

Again, whoopsie!

Ugggggg! I've been doing about 1 1/2 cups.....I'm only aloud 3 meals and no snacks.....I'm starving! I dont get my fill till next wed.....it will be 6 weeks!

I can eat 1 to 1.5 cups of food. if i eat 2 cups i get the signals that ive done TOO much. If your 1/2 cup of food is good lean proteins mostly then you will stay satisfied.

Thank u.....that makes me feel so much better! Sometimes I do the 2 cups and after I can tell it was to much....dont feel sick but dont like the full feeling it gives!

So is this one cup even before any fills?

Yes, actually especially before fills, to make sure we're not over-eating despite a lack of restriction.

It's like I always say, just because you can eat more food doesn't mean you should.

Thank u.....that makes me feel so much better! Sometimes I do the 2 cups and after I can tell it was to much....dont feel sick but dont like the full feeling it gives!

Thank u.....that makes me feel so much better! Sometimes I do the 2 cups and after I can tell it was to much....dont feel sick but dont like the full feeling it gives!

My Dr has never stressed one cup but I think I'm going to start measuring and trying to stick with one cup......3 cups a day of food who would have ever thought I could have just that! Lol

Here I am, 12 weeks into my journey, and found out yesterday that I had misunderstood portion sizes and have been eating too much all along. When preparing my meals, I was having 2-3 ounces of lean Protein, 1/2 cup of veggies and 1/2 cup of fruit. I've been able to stay full between meals but don't have any "restriction" per se; I don't get my full signal very often. I just stick to controlling my portion sizes.

I went in for my 3rd fill yesterday (now have 6 cc in an 11 cc band) and my surgeon asked how much I was eating. When I told him my plan, he said that ideally I should be eating 1/2 - 1 cup of food TOTAL. He explained that once I'm in the Green Zone it will be easier to reach satiety after 1/2 cup of food, but until then go ahead and have 1 cup.

Okay, so, whoopsie! He didn't think there was any danger of me stretching my pouch since I explained that I do eat slowly and don't always finish my meals. I asked about doing a liquid diet for a while to ensure my pouch was restored to normal and he didn't think it was necessary.

I know each surgeon is different, and I intend to follow his direction, but is the 1/2 cup portion size what you guys try to follow? Pre-Band Me would have been a little distraught over such a little serving but it seems do-able to Post-Band Me.

i vary between a small cup and maybe 1 1/2 cups now. it depends on the day and what im having. im still having a lot of Soups so im having more than one cup. as the weather warms up more i will leave the soups alone and have more salad.

It depends a lot on what I'm eating. I remain very aware of portion sizes because for me, to feel happy and satisfied, I need to eat things I enjoy - which are often heavier and higher in calories and fat than lettuce and grilled chicken!

I make my own toasted muesli (granola) for Breakfast, and to eat a whole cup of that would be one very heavy, high calorie meal - I eat about 1/3 of a cup of it, with a big spoon of yogurt and splash of milk. But for lunch today I've got some home made gnocchi and a walnut spinach pesto - I've got about 1/2 of a cup which I will put on a bowl of spinach leaves. so I'll maybe have 3/4 of a cup in total.

Other things, like Soup, I measure out a full cup.

For dinner, I dont even try to measure weights or half a cup of meat. I just use a bread and butter plate and dont overfill it. Its usually a pretty small meal.