Hi my name is Juliana and I'm about 4 weeks out of surgery and have a quick question regarding protein shakes! I know meal sizes are supposed to be 4 oz but I was wondering if anyone knew how much a meal of liquid was allowed to be. The reason I ask is because I don't get completely full off of 4 oz of pure liquid anymore like I did the first week. So does anyone have any idea the average amount of ounces a protein shake should be to be considered a meal? Thanks!! (I'm really hoping it's not 4 lol)

I had 8 oz when I drank protein shakes. It took me about an hour to drink it though!

liquids only stay in your stomach about 5 minutes. It's normal to be able to drink the full 8 ounces at 4 weeks out. At 8 months out I can finish an 8 ounce shake in about 3 minutes or less.

After you are on solid food, a shake will work better as a snack than a meal. They are great for Breakfast if you aren't a big breakfast eater.

Edited January 8, 201412 yr by mistysj

I was worried too and I'm only supposed to have 2 oz and I'm 8 weeks out...but I asked my surgeon bc I seem to be able to gulp without even thinking and was worried I was messing everything up, he said nope this is normal bc your tummy is a sleeve and especially depending on how vertical the portion is that remains it may nearly go straight through you! No worries! My bet is if you are in mushies or when you can start adding some dense proteins you will be full must faster! I still am barely able to finish two oz, so for example I am supposed to have 4TBSP of food(yes 2oz) so last night I had 2TBSP Taco Ground Beef(heated) then topped it with 2 TBSP Cottage Cheese, so all protein and I had to stop with one to two small bites left. If it was Greek yogurt it woulda gone down super easy. Hope that helps some!

Edited January 10, 201412 yr by CrissyRing77

I've discovered over the past few days that it's best for me to stick to about 8 oz shakes for a meal for now because it seems to be doing the trick! Thank you for your help all!!