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dinner tonight was supposed to be 2 oz of rotisserie chicken and a spoonful of mashed potatoes. I ate about half an ounce of chicken and felt full, so I stopped. Put the rest into a tiny plastic container for later.

#1. Yeah for me for stopping based on how I feel, and not how much I've eaten.

#2. Seriously? A half ounce of chicken? Why did I bother to get a plate and a fork again???

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@@LibrarianBecky

I still have a hard time eating more than 2oz of dense Protein like chicken, shrimp, pork and beef. I am 20 months post op.

Now, other soft foods I can eat a lot so measuring for me is critical.

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chicken is a funny one for me; sometimes I can eat 2 oz and other times 1/2 oz before being full. I'm beginning to move to regular foods now, and I'm still testing the waters. It amazes me how such a small amount of food can make me feel full. My daughter and I went to Red Lobster for dinner one night while out shopping. She ordered crab legs dinner and I asked her to add a skewer of shrimp to her meal, and I just ordered a cup of Soup. I ate just about half the Soup, and 2 shrimp and I was done. I had the rest for lunch the next day. Just really amazes me. I'm certainly not complaining though!

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A half ounce of chicken is worth two in the bush.

Or is that something about an ounce of precaution and a pound of baked potatoes?

I just actually laughed out loud at this ^^

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Agreed, dense Proteins are hard on me too. It has to be perfectly cooked or I have to vomit it up. Like if I get any beef product, has to med-rare or it hurts like no other. chicken, can't be too hard or chewy. Shrimp doesn't agree with me and we are now enemies and shrimp was one of my faves. Don't be hard on yourself, it's a process.

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I've been able to do Ahi tuna steaks (medium rare), tuna fish, Walleye (fresh from Lake Erie!), shrimp. I am thinking most seafood is okay with me. chicken I have to take very small bites and shred and chew chew chew, otherwise it has a tendency to get "stuck" for some reason. I've done loose ground meat with no problem. I haven't tried steak at all yet. I've done some pulled pork and that was okay as well. I'm not a huge chicken eater to begin with, so it doesn't surprise me that it has been the most difficult so far.

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