hello. I was wondering about how much food to eat in a sitting. Aim for a cup? Like a cup of chili? Or is this too much?

I'm no veteran. I was banded 11 days ago but I was told a half cup early on and then up to a cup.

My surgeon and nutritionist have had me eating 5 Oz of food every 4 hours. It has worked very well for me. However everyone is different. What did your surgeon suggest? @@BandedMi

And of course as you start to get adjustment the food intake will go down even more. I make sure that 3 Oz of each meal consist of Protein. Also I drink a lot of Water in between all day it helps as you will become very hungry until adjustments start happening for you.

Edited November 15, 201411 yr by lasunshine

My surgeon is different. He didn't care how much I was eating as long as I was losing. I ate low calorie, low carb and made sure to stop eating when I was no longer hungry.

My nutritionist at the surgeons said aim for the size of a Lean Cuisine.

Aim for at least 1/2 cup to 1 cup. I was told make sure the protein is 1st. I was also told to be careful of soups and stews. It also depends on where u are in your recovery