So right now my doc says depending on what I'm eating eat until I am full. Well more than half of a oatmeal package seems like a lot. Now I am comfortable. I can eat two eggs scrambled no issues probably could eat more but don't. So I know someone said someone's stomach could be higher than some?

My surgeon said the same. He said "somethings you eat will take four bites and others seven, don't worry about the number, just eat until full."

it depends on what it is. Something dense like fish or chicken I can't eat much of - maybe 2 oz. Soup or salad I can probably eat 1.5 cups of.

My intake depends on what it is. Here are a few examples:

Two scrambled eggs

One chicken thigh(sometimes can eat a leg too)

4oz of salmon/fish

4oz of steak

One Greek yogurt

One package of turkey Jerky

Two cheese sticks

One package/pouch of tuna on a half of low carb wrap

One Protein bar

Three beef/pork ribs

One crab cake

Things I can eat a lot of:

pretzels (yummy)

Popcorn

chocolate

I try to avoid these most of the time

I am 17 months post op and in my maintenance phase. Also, some days I can eat a lot and other days not so much. It all seems to balance out.

@@sarahbethemails I didn't see, how far out are you from surgery? @@glitter eyes At 17 months all of that sounds great, but for someone a few weeks out I can't imagine eating that volume of food. Maybe that's just me? I'm 7 weeks out, and I can eat about 1/2 container of yogurt, maybe 1oz of chicken or fish, 1/4 cup of chili, etc.

I honestly don't "feel full" until it's too late so I try to eat within the quarter cup allowance; however, I also eat very slow so my Breakfast of an egg and some fruit could take me an hour to eat. My Protein shake took me an hour and a half to drink. My Dr wants me to eat throughout the day so I don't have any true meal so to speak; this helps me regulate my blood sugar so it doesn't bottom out.

I'm not even a month out my surgery was October 7th.

I am 3 days post surgery and for the first two days I was only able to take in about 500 calories total. This worries me a bit but honestly I feel pretty good and seem to have a decent amount of energy. I am hoping in the next few days I will be able to increase the calorie consumption and get to about 800 calories per day...

Until 2 months out, I was only allowed 1-2 Tbsp of food. Now at almost 3 months, some things I can eat 1/4 cup of. chicken I can eat very little of. Ground beef I can eat almost a 1/4 cup, same with refried Beans, and I can eat 2 eggs over easy, but only 1 scrambled. And Yogurt tastes tooooo sweet to me so I can't eat it.

Beware of slider foods. Popcorn, chips, pretzels, mashed potatoes etc... These are foods you are physically able to eat a scary amount of. Control the food. Don't let it control you.