4 months.. How much can you eat?

[Amanda Nicole Hosaflook 65]

I am 4 months post op. I still can't get in over 4 oz of food down per meal. What is everyone else at? Should I be at more?

[Blondiee 278]

I'm almost 5 months out and eating just about 4 ounces at a meal. Sounds about right to me but, if you're concerned talk with your nutritionist.

I'm doing high protein/moderate fat/low carb. So really after I eat my Protein there's not room for anything else.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

I could probably do 4-6 oz of dense Protein at that time, with a couple of bites of something else. I can definitely do up to 6 oz now, or a small dinner plate's worth of food. A third to a half of a restaurant entree. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. My friend and I who were sleeved by the same doctor have a theory that we don't have quite the restriction that others have. I lose slowly but I lose, so that is good.

[Recycled 2,182]

I am 4 months post op. I still can't get in over 4 oz of food down per meal. What is everyone else at? Should I be at more?

I am four months out as well and I always smile in relief when I feel the continued restriction from my 3 ounce meals. I hope it never goes away.

I'm counting on "little sleevie" to keep me in check. Maybe in a couple of years I'll be throughly adapted to the smaller portions, but in the meantime, I'm glad to be on restriction.

[Amanda Nicole Hosaflook 65]

Not me. It's hard for me to get my Protein in. I can't stomach shakes anymore.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

Four months out on 4/23/14 I still measure 1/3 cup of Protein and 2 tables of veg/fruit. I drink one shake a day to help me reach 80 grams of Protein. You cannot control that which you cannot measure. It keeps me from falling into bad habits of scarfing down estimated amounts. With drinking 80 ounce of Fluid per day I don't have much tummy space for anything else.

[Amanda Nicole Hosaflook 65]

I use my fitness pal and a food scale to measure. It's soo time consuming!

[jess9395 5,450]

Almost five months out and I can still only eat about 2oz dense Protein at a time. Half a greek yogert. 5-10 nuts. It's really hard to meet protein goals. I still have to do a shake per day at least and occasionally two.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

I measure and track online as well (use mynetdiary) and the thing is, it doesn't seem to take very much time at all. I don't know if it's just that it's so habitual at this point?

[Recycled 2,182]

I use my fitness pal and a food scale to measure. It's soo time consuming!

It'll get faster as the frequent and recent sections fill up and you repeat the foods you eat. If I try to skip using it, it surprises me how fast the totals can get away from you.......

[Andrew0929 1,102]

At 4.5 months out I'm only able to consume 3 - 3.5 oz per meal. I'm hoping it stays this way. ...

[Kindle 8,667]

I'm almost 4 1/2 months out and I don't really weigh or track anything, so here's some examples of what I can eat in a single meal....

1 Natures Valley Protein nut bar

A little less than 1/2 cup chili

1/4 can tuna or crab meat with a little mayo

1/2 beef hotdog (dog only...no bun) and 1 deviled egg...which was probably about 2 small bites too much because I burped hot dog for like 1/2 hour.

1 inch cube of pork loin and 5 green Beans

1 Chobani yogurt with 2 teaspoons oatmeal

I still drink 1-2 Protein shakes/day to meet protein requirements.

Edited April 29, 2014 by Kindle

[Rena's got this 274]

I'm over two months out, and I'm learning to visually estimate my meals. I like to go to Golden Corral and get their small take out box, fill it with Protein items and let them weigh it. It has cost me between $1.25 and $2.25 each time. I never seem to be able to finish more than 4 oz. or so at a time, so there is always enough for leftovers. This is a great place for lunch with plenty of good choices. I love the small pieces of steak that they serve on their salad bar.