I finally transitioned to soft foods today and I am looking for advice. My dinner co sister of 1 egg and 1 egg white (because I measured it before I cooked it and it was 3 oz), 3 oz of mushrooms, and a dot of fat free shredded cheddar cheese. Is that too much! I'm following my doctors guidelines on 3 oz protein and 3 oz veggies- but I have no clue! I took small bites and as I got about halfway through I started losing interest but finished because I wanted to make are I had adequate protein. It took me 50 minutes to eat! Was this too big of a meal? This is all so new and scary!

Most doctors say you shouldn't take more than 20-30 minutes to finish a meal, and if 20-30 passes you're done eating whether you have food left or not.

Also remember, if you're not hungry or don't feel like finishing a meal, then don't. Listen to your body's natural hunger signals.

Best wishes.

My Dr told me 1 egg=1 oz

I would encourage you to use MyFitnessPal.com to calculate the protien in your meals. Ounces of protien are less important than total grams of protien. If you're getting full quickly you might want seek some higher protien options as snacks.

Thank you all for your help! I use my fitness pal already and swear by it! Also, when I first started eating I waited 5 minutes in between bites because I didn't know how fast to eat (lol). I guess I'll pay more attention today- yesterday was a bit of a trial I guess. Thanks again!

5 minutes between bites is too long.

I had similar feelings when i moved to soft foods. Listen to your body. Don't feel forced to eat, but if you are worried abo

I had similar feelings when i moved to soft foods. Listen to your body, it will tell you when it's full. Everything is brand new for you now. Greek yogurt (plain) is the mos

Turns out I got hungry so I had some cottage cheese (about 3/4 of my half a cup) and I felt satisfied. I'm so confused. Haha