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Time to increase the portions?

MINI-Me

By MINI-Me, in Food and Nutrition

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MINI-Me    196

MINI-Me
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I was advised to eat 2oz of Protein at each meal. When I first started, this was a bite or two too much, so I would deduct a bit from that portion. Now, I've been eating a consistent 2oz.

While I won't say it's really like hunger (at least pre-surgery hunger), I don't seem to stay full as long as just a week ago. I even contemplated having a non-planned snack. To be honest, that scared the crap out of me. Here I am a little over a month out & I'm thinking of snacking?!??!!?!?

My plan says I should be eating 4-6oz a meal now. 6oz sounds like a full banquet, but I was wondering if I should go to 3oz??? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Anyone have any suggestions of when you started increasing your portion sizes? Thanks in advance.

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MidwestGirl    8

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I was advised to eat 2oz of Protein at each meal. When I first started, this was a bite or two too much, so I would deduct a bit from that portion. Now, I've been eating a consistent 2oz.

While I won't say it's really like hunger (at least pre-surgery hunger), I don't seem to stay full as long as just a week ago. I even contemplated having a non-planned snack. To be honest, that scared the crap out of me. Here I am a little over a month out & I'm thinking of snacking?!??!!?!?

My plan says I should be eating 4-6oz a meal now. 6oz sounds like a full banquet, but I was wondering if I should go to 3oz??? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Anyone have any suggestions of when you started increasing your portion sizes? Thanks in advance.

Hey Mini-me! I agree that 6 oz. sounds like A LOT right now!!! My plan still has me on 1/4 c. per meal and I am full with that. I maybe add a little here in there occasionally as I'm not measuring as much anymore (eye-balling it), but then other times I can't even eat a whole 2 oz.! :P I would say increase them when it feels right to you. As long as you're chewing well, eating slowly, I would say eat an amount that you are satisfied with. I know that if I eat too much at a meal my sleeve tells me so! So I would say you are better off eating what your sleeve is happy with than the 4-6 oz. the dr. recommends. So if you're ready for 3 oz. per meal, I say go for it! And if not, that's okay too! :lol0:

And by the way, I must admit I've been having the occasional snack as well here recently (and they're not on my plan...) but when I think about snacking I drink more Water & that helps confuse my head I think, LOL.

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MINI-Me    196

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Thanks for your thoughts. I'm going to start tonight with increasing to 3oz & see if that helps keep me satisfied longer. It's amazing how much can change in just a week's time.

I have to admit, I fell into temptation & had a Girl Scout Thin Mint. I chewed the heck out of it & put it down on MyFitnessPal.com. I figured if I was going to cheat, I was going to be accountable for it in "writing". Oh well, I'm not going to beat myself up for one cookie - at least it wasn't an entire sleeve. :P

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Tiffykins    672

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The swelling is starting to really subside at this point so it's not surprising that you aren't feeling the same level of satiety on just 2ounces of food. Because my recovery was different than every other patient's recovery out there, I found it really difficult to bump up to 3-4ounces of Protein and that's all I was eating at that time. I stayed with 3ounces for a long, long time because there was no way I could get more in.

Anyways, if you have a good full signal, I would measure 3oz, eat 2.5oz, and see how you feel.

Don't even think twice about that cookie. You'll burn off those measily calories walking to the john to pee. Don't sweat it.

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MINI-Me    196

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Thanks Tiff. I really needed that today.

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Lee    19

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Mini, I'm going to follow your progress with this. I'm two weeks behind you and starting pureed food today. I've been hungry a lot the last 4 days so I'm curious to see how my first meal with sit with my Sleeve this morning.

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MINI-Me    196

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I was able to get down almost 3 ounces last night. And, was full the rest of the evening. No thoughts of snacking at all. Yeah!!!!!!!!

I'll keep watching this & keep you guys posted with my progress. Thanks for your support!!!

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