So I'm currently 2 weeks post-op. For my surgeon, this is the mushy/soft/pureed stage (yup, altogether). At this point, it's suggested meals are 1/2 cup or 4 oz of food. And the plan is to have one Protein shake in the morning, 2 of the half cups meals and another Protein Shake sometimes throughout the day. Where the heck do I fit all this?

I can never ever eat a full half cup of food and just now I ate 2.5oz of salmon and while my stomach tolerated it very well (no upset at all), I overestimated capacity and that was just too much food.

So, two questions - how can I possibly manage to get in my protein goals if I can only get down 20g in food and another 25g in a shake? (I can't do two - I never finish; I barely finish one)... Protein goal is 60-80g daily. I feel like there's just not enough room - which is, of course, part of the point of wls. I just feel like I'm failing in not being able to meet this goal. So I'm just looking for some guidance - how do y'all do it?

My second question is what sorts of cues does your body give you that it's full? The 'I'm full' feeling is very different for me after wls and I'm jsut trying to figure out exactly when I'm full vs nope too much.

The "full" feeling is completely different after wls. For me, I feel tightness right below my breast line or right below my chest. I no longer feel it in my belly as I did before. I am 44 days post op and it took me a while to understand what I was feeling. I eat the portions I'm supposed to but I stop once I feel that tightness in my chest. Listen to your body and judge based on the amount your eating and what your feeling.

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I am 6 mths out and I can only eat 1/2 cup of tuna salad. Anything else is more like 1/4 cup. It is important to stop eating when you feel satisfied or your intuition tells you to stop. Right now, your nerves cannot signal fullness in the manner you can recognize.

Also at 2 weeks out I drank 2 Protein shakes a day. You can always add unflavored Protein powder to other things you choose to consume on your plan. After surgery is a lot of figuring out what works best for you.

I do use predominantly unflavored Protein powder for the drink side of things - usually mixed with almond milk and decaf coffee and stevia.

The stevia masks a lot of the whey aftertaste, but not all of it. And the chocolate powder I used before now just makes me gag. If I could get in most of my protein with food, I think I'd be happier, but there's jsut not enough room right now. sigh.

My stomach starts to gurgle (sounds like a hungry gurgle) when I am getting full. I get one, maybe two bites after that. Anything more and it's uncomfortable.

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On 1/3/2017 at 7:59 PM, Night said:

So I'm currently 2 weeks post-op. For my surgeon, this is the mushy/soft/pureed stage (yup, altogether). At this point, it's suggested meals are 1/2 cup or 4 oz of food. And the plan is to have one Protein shake in the morning, 2 of the half cups meals and another Protein Shake sometimes throughout the day. Where the heck do I fit all this?

I can never ever eat a full half cup of food and just now I ate 2.5oz of salmon and while my stomach tolerated it very well (no upset at all), I overestimated capacity and that was just too much food.

So, two questions - how can I possibly manage to get in my Protein goals if I can only get down 20g in food and another 25g in a shake? (I can't do two - I never finish; I barely finish one)... Protein goal is 60-80g daily. I feel like there's just not enough room - which is, of course, part of the point of wls. I just feel like I'm failing in not being able to meet this goal. So I'm just looking for some guidance - how do y'all do it?

My second question is what sorts of cues does your body give you that it's full? The 'I'm full' feeling is very different for me after wls and I'm jsut trying to figure out exactly when I'm full vs nope too much.

I'm having similar problems--I've just eaten 5 ounces of the ricotta bake and I really had to force myself--I feel stuffed. And I'm still short of the protein goals for the day--had eggs and cheese for breakfast and yogurt for lunch.

About the only thing I can see at this point is to drink the protein water (but I only have one bottle left, alas). That at least helps with the water goals as well as protein without filling me up. (I drink Atkins Lift; 20 grams of protein per bottle).

I'm sure this is temporary and eventually I'll be able to eat enough. But it's tough now.

Regarding that full feeling, when I start hiccuping, I know I'm full. I've heard of others who start sneezing when full!