My doctor told me only eat 3x a day. Im almost 4 weeks out and eating 4 or 5 times a day because its not practical for me only 3x a day. How many times does everyone else eat?

Yeah, I kinda feel like Cat and Wheetsin, I can't tell the difference between a snack and a meal. I pretty much have something next to me all the time. Just finished my tuna salad and right now, I have an orange next to me. I won't eat anything on my train ride home, but then I will grab a couple crackers with cheese. Probably have soup for dinner and then a couple more crackers with cheese after that. In the morning, I'll wake up to a Protein shake, then a banana, some prunes and then turkey chili, then back to my orange. I am pretty much eating all day long. When I am not eating, I am drinking Water or a gatorade type liquid and I try to space that out so I am not eating/drinking at the same time.

That's exactly it! Pre-Sleeve days I might go all day without eating and pack 3,000 calories into one meal and after dinner 'snack". I am not kidding.

I figure now that my blood sugar is pretty steady all day long - no spikes and dips.

I am 4 months out. My info and stats are at the bottom of my post.

If you eat all day how do you fit in liquids if you have to wait 30 minutes before and after I have not figured that part out yet

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I'm wondering about that, too.

I down the liquids anytime I'm not eating -- so I'm always either eating or drinking all day long. I also havea nie long drink in the morning and evening.

If you eat all day how do you fit in liquids if you have to wait 30 minutes before and after I have not figured that part out yet

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Rough outline

7:00 - Wake up with Protein shake

8:00 - Go to work

8:30 - Eat banana

9:30 - coffee

10:00 - prunes

10:30 - Water

11:00 - apple

11:30 - Soup

12:30 - coffee

1:30 - orange

2:30 - water

3:00 - something sweet from HR

3:30 - water

4:30 - water

5:00 - crackers/cheese

5:30 - water - running

6:30 - water - Protein Drink

7:00 - salad

7:30 - water

9:00 - snack

10:00 - water

10:30 - bed

11:00 - sleep.

I try to eat 6 times per day. Sometimes it is only 5.. I am 5 weeks out. Here was my schedule yesterday:

B: 1/2 Protein bar

S: 1/2 Protein Bar

L: 2 oz deli turkey & 1 slice pepperjack cheese

S: 1 oz deli turkey & 1 slice pepperjack cheese

D: Tilapia filet

S: Protein shake

Between eating times, I drank 60 oz of water/crystal lite. I am working up to getting more Water, but it is hard.

I eat 3 meals a day and 3 glasses of milk. That is what my nurse told me to do.

I eat between 4-6 times a day. It depends on how busy I am. Also, "eating" includes my morning breakfast of a protein shake. I agree with everyone. There does not seem to be a difference between a meal and a snack at this point!

I was given strict instructions of three meals a day and NO snacking!! And the only thing I am allowed in between is water. I do sneak in a fresh fruit juice before I go to gym, or else I get all dizzy, but I haven't had this cleared bu my nutritionist, yet.

I was given strict instructions of three meals a day and NO snacking!! And the only thing I am allowed in between is Water. I do sneak in a fresh fruit juice before I go to gym, or else I get all dizzy, but I haven't had this cleared bu my nutritionist, yet.

I would never be able to get all my nutrients in at 3 meals a day. Do you manage it Nadz?

I do get in all the proteins I have to, as for the other nutrients, I have HUGE multivitamins and calcium chewables!!

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That's funny Nadz, because at my last appt. Sahar wasn't there and I met with one of the doctors who told me that a sleeve patient should be eating every four hours.

Rough outline

7:00 - Wake up with Protein shake

8:00 - Go to work

8:30 - Eat banana

9:30 - coffee

10:00 - prunes

10:30 - Water

11:00 - apple

11:30 - soup

12:30 - coffee

1:30 - orange

2:30 - water

3:00 - something sweet from HR

3:30 - water

4:30 - water

5:00 - crackers/cheese

5:30 - water - running

6:30 - water - protein drink

7:00 - salad

7:30 - water

9:00 - snack

10:00 - water

10:30 - bed

11:00 - sleep.

I eat a lot more solid protein that you do. Today I'm eating 4 oz of tuna and 3 oz of ground beef and one scrambled egg. I usually have a fruit and a vegetable every day. Do you always eat so much fruit?

Nadz - 3 meals a day and no snacking would truly kill me. I would be over-full after meals and starving in between.

It just goes to show that there is not one single formula for success.

Carly, I saw you mentioned that earlier. The eating plans I was given only accommodate 3 meals a day and at my initial consult dr Osama said only 3 meals a day.

Catracks- I am at a stage where I eat because I have to and not because I enjoy eating, so I only eat until I am full and if I do feel like eating in between I take a sip of water.