Ok so I'm newly banded and I'm in the full liquids stage. I'm wondering if its ok to eat my meals over a long period of time. I still only eat my small portion but I find even a cup of soup I need to spread it to about 2 or 4 sittings of small bites. I'm satisfied after a few bites and don't want to push it but then 30-60 min later I'm feeling hungry again. Is it ok to do this as long as I'm still only eating the same small portion? Thanks for any advice.

some how I missed during my pre op appt the fact when I was on liquids I was supposed to be eating about every 2 hours , so when I went in for my 2 wk check up i a... felt like comeplete s/**%^. bc i was eating virtually nothing and b.. after being asked and "you are eating every 2 hours right"... felt rather silly... somehow I had it in my head I was supposed to be eating 3 times a day... OMG 3 times a day does not work for me... I would say if you are TRUELY hungary not head hungar eat, what i do is a drink for about 30 -45 min to see if that satisfies me if not I am truely hungary.. right now I am averaging eating about every 3 hours ...3 "meals" a day but at the off times I am doing snacks ( applesauce, cottage cheese, string cheese, small protien shake etc) hope that helps( make sure to account for everything (track )and stay with in your calories for the day of cource)...

I track everything and make sure my portions are right I just can't sit down and eat all at once. For lunch I had a cup of tomato soup and I ate about half then came back to it about an hour later and finished it. My calories right now are averaging around 350 a day. My dr didn't really set a calorie goal for me for the recovery diet.

I was instructed to only eat a 1/4 a cup of liquid at a time. I am still supposed to stick with 1/4 cup for mushies and no more than 1/2 cup per meal once I start solids.