How much can you eat?

[sarahbethemails 68]

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?

[Ashlegal 525]

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."

[catwoman7 10,867]

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.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

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.

[toasty 371]

@@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.

[sharkgirl 251]

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.

[sarahbethemails 68]

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

[ericdaggett@sbcglobal.net 2]

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...

[SAD HATTER 122]

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.

[cindi gant 101]

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.