3 meals or 6? How much do you y'all eat? (Post- op vets)

[xoxococojay 842]

My dr and dietician say i should eat 3 meals per day.

But all my sleeve friends have told me they eat 6 mini meals/ Snacks per day.

Which one do you do? And why does that work better for you?

[swimbikerun 1,046]

6

[Airstream88 361]

5 mini-meals every 3 - 4 hours. 3oz of Protein for at least 4 of the meals so I can make my protein goal.

[MowryRocks 679]

I am 5 months post op. Until last week I ate 6 meals per day. I am trying to transition to 3 meals per day now that my restriction has relaxed a little. Either way works for me, but in the beginning 6 was necessary to get in all the Protein.

[nyseness 76]

My surgeon and NUT has us doing 3 meals a day plus a shake. No snacking whatsoever.....

[TaureanMe 15]

10 minutes ago, nyseness said:

No snacking whatsoever.....

yesss, bc when does that turn into "grazing"

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I 16/8 fast, so I eat all my Protein in an 8 hour window.

I eat 4 to 6 times a day, it just depends on what I eat.

The best defense is a good offense. Eating multiple times a day prevents you from over eating and helps you resist temptation because you know the next meal is around the corner.

Also if I only ate 3 meals a day I would NEVER meet my protein goals. I can eat 20-30 grams of protein at a time. 3 meals a day would not get me to protein goals. Even though now I can eat larger portions it is uncomfortable, 4 ounces is the most comfortable and that is always around 20 grams. So I have to eat more than 3 times a day to his 120 grams of protein.

Edited April 4, 2017 by OutsideMatchInside

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

4 hours ago, TaureanMe said:

yesss, bc when does that turn into "grazing"

Never if you measure your portions and eat dense Protein

[VSG4Mag 106]

26 minutes ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

Never if you measure your portions and eat dense Protein

I agree. I eat 3-5 times a day. I measure out 2 oz tuna and put them into little containers. So I call it a snack, but it's really a mini meal. I could eat more, but I am satisfied with 2oz and it get my Protein in with real food.

"Snacking" is fine (just my opinion) if you plan them out.

I'm heading to Disney (right now) and I had to plan out my meals/snacks so that I have options. I don't want to feel hungry and only have park food to turn to. My doc has me with NO fruit for the first 3 months, so my choices are very limited. I ordered groceries and packed my little containers and ice packs and shakes to keep me on track.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

5/6 times a day, 3 meals and 2/3 Snacks .. all based on Protein.

[Sullie06 1,047]

I eat 3 meals and two Snacks a day per my NUT. I also still supplement with a Protein beverage. I'm getting on average around 100 g of protein a day so it's working for me!

[MowryRocks 679]

My Protein guidelines through my plan seem awful low compared to others. My guide says 60-80. Wondering if this would explain frequent stalls and slow weight loss. Any thoughts?

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

60 is like the bare minimum you need to live not the optimal level.

I peg my Protein goals to my lean mass.

Everyone doesn't have the same goals post op as others. I want to maintain as much muscle as possible with as little effort as possible because I like to eat keeping my proteiname high has kept my metabolism high and my muscle mass up.

Everyone stalls though. I lose a lot of inches during my stalls so I enjoy them. I've been stalled bouncing around for 2 months but I lost a dress size and 1/2 a shoe size in that time.

[Christina.Rose 287]

My Protein guidelines through my plan seem awful low compared to others. My guide says 60-80. Wondering if this would explain frequent stalls and slow weight loss. Any thoughts?

Mine says 60-80 as well. I'm on my 4th week post op so I don't have a lot of experience with stalls etc. I have noticed many many variations from surgeon to surgeon. Some are on liquid for a month, some eat puree on day 3. It's just best to do what you are told by your doctor. However, if you are eating extra protein within the calories guidelines I can't see how that could hurt.

[Christina.Rose 287]

I was told 5-6 meals until solid  food and then only 3.