I'm sorry, I just really need to know what I'm missing. I'm already a yr out & understand that it'll take more than say 9mos ago to fill me up, however the posts I used to see on IG or FB had me wondering what I was doing wrong when someone would post & say that. and when you ask the person you'd either get ignored or "offend" them by asking how much of something were they able to eat..

just wondering. I've always been able to eat more that just 3 bites of something..

For me it depends on the food and how dense it is. At just over 2 years post-op, the ideal MEAL size for me is 1/2 - 3/4 cup or 2 to 3 ounces of dense Protein and a couple bites of veggies. If I take 1 or 2 bites too many, then I'm miserable for about the next hour. I don't like how I feel physically or psychologically when I've eaten more than what my tummy can handle at a meal, so I try not to go there.

What kind of things have you been eating more than three bites of?

This is very difficult to answer as what is one bite to one person is three bites to another (size wise). However I can be full after a few bites myself depending what I am eating (say steak) and what I have eaten in my previous meals of the day. chicken and fish, I can manage four ounces and a little veg. Some days I eat a lot (well what I consider a lot), some days I will have a couple of spoons of something then I don't want to eat anymore as I feel I am sated.

I am envious when I see people here say they are maintaining on 2000 calories a day and just having that over three meals and no Snacks. I just cannot do that.

Kate

I definitely eat more than three bites of everything at 2 years out. A "bite" isn't a unit of measurement, so it's pretty hard to accurately guess what someone means when they say that. I can usually eat about 4-5 oz. of meat like chicken breast or a hamburger patty with some cheese or sauce or whatever. I can eat probably closer to 6-8 oz. of something liquidy, like chili. I can eat probably half a bag of chips... so I don't eat chips!

Agreed that on the dense Protein I fill up very fast. If fatty like chicken wings I can eat 3. Soup 3/4 cup if it's veggie and broth. salad 1 cup. One egg in the morning is all I can handle. I'm 7 months out.

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