My nutritionist recommends only eating 2-3 times a day with purposeful fasting in between, but it seems like I am seeing several people say they eat Snacks / several small meals a day. I'm 4 weeks post op, but I still feel hunger between meals. I know some people don't feel as hunger, but I guess I'm still dealing with head hunger and trying to get stomach acid in check. I do know when I drink more Water and take the antacid it is easier to ignore. I'm just curious if other people's nutritionists recommend more than 2-3 meals a day.

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I was told to wait 20 minutes before drinking after eating, but usually have to wait closer to 40. Eating AFTER drinking isn't going to stretch your stomach or make you eat more food or anything like that, it's just uncomfortable, because your stomach is still full of food. You need to wait for the food to pass through your stomach to make room for liquids to move through. That's just trial and error until you figure out how long to safely wait. For me, if I eat until my sleeve is "full" it usually takes 30-40 minutes before I can comfortably drink.

If what you are "eating" is liquid or liquidy (protein shake, Soup, yogurt, chili, etc.) then you won't have to wait as long, because that stuff passes through your stomach quickly.

I do not wait when drinking Protein.

on a 5 to 6 times a day seating schedule and have no problem getting my 80+ grams of protein. And make sure to make use of an app like My Fitness pal. It really helps to keep track of things.

One more question - do you wait an hour to drink Water after a protein shake? I feel like there is so little time you can drink if you eat more than 3 times/day


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Thank you everyone for your thoughts and advice! I'm glad my doctor's office isn't the only ones that advise just 3 meals a day. I'm definitely still on a steep learning curve.

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