I'm 5 days post op & I don't want to get sick by Eating too much. I feel like I don't know when enough is enough....like I don't quite trust myself to know when I'm full. I don't want to overdo it basically. I'm conscious of every bite, or drink should I say, & I feel the liquid going down. Just nervous about being sick. Any tips???

My tip is to measure your food...I often use a 5 oz. ramekin...if it fits in there, I know I'm good to go. I also use a food scale for the times it isn't easy to cram food into the ramekin

My surgeon says that you want to stop eating before you are full...if you are waiting for that sign to stop eating, you are bound to overeat.

At this stage measure your intake and do not go beyond it. Your stomach is numb and most likely you will not feel anything. The full feeling will come in time.

Did your surgeon give you amounts to shoot for?

1/4 cup or 2 oz at a time is a more standard measurement in the early days for "food"

you should take in an ounce of liquids every 10 minutes or so if you are on liquids still.

Laura is right about the early, early post-op...I was on liquids for 3 weeks and then soft food for another week, so I didn't start the 4oz. portion guideline until 4 weeks out...and often only got in 3 oz those first days

At five days out I could eat an eighth of a cup of broth or SF Jello at a time. I measure it, even just broth. I am three years out and I STILL measure or weigh my food. I can eyeball it and be pretty close, but I want to make sure, I don't like feeling uncomfortable. Besides, I can keep an accurate logging of my food.

Good tips guys. I think I'll kinda go back to basics & start weighing food & logging. I don't want to over eat. Thank you