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Apple1    2,572

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It depends on what the food is. Yogurt or cottage cheese I can eat 4oz, but dense Protein like chicken or ground turkey only 2-3oz. I weigh my food so 1 cup doesn't mean much to me. How much does that 1 cup of food weigh?

I am only 3 weeks post op though so keep that in mind.

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blizair09    3,250

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At 8 months post-op, this is what I eat each day:

Meal #1: 1 scrambled egg with 2 oz chicken breast

Meal #2: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves

Meal #3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 string cheese, and 10 ParmCrisps

Meal #4: 3 oz salmon with 1 oz green Beans, and 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #5: 2 oz hamburger steak (93% lean) with 1 oz green beans, and 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #6: 3 oz chicken breast with 1 oz green beans, and 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #7: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 string cheese, and 10 ParmCrisps

Meal #8: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves

I never get "full." I haven't let myself get there ever since the surgery, really. I have always focused on a set amount of food and gradually increased it over time. I could easily eat more at every meal; I just don't. (As an example, I could probably eat double the cottage cheese I eat, but I just won't do it.)

I'm up to 1500 calories now and I'll probably stay there for half the summer and then move to 1600. I'm gradually trying to inch my calories up as I am only 15 pounds away from maintenance. But I do that by adding an extra meal, not adding volume to existing meals.

Good luck!

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browngirl89    45

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12 minutes ago, blizair09 said:

At 8 months post-op, this is what I eat each day:

Meal #1: 1 scrambled egg with 2 oz chicken breast

Meal #2: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves

Meal #3: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 string cheese, and 10 ParmCrisps

Meal #4: 3 oz salmon with 1 oz green Beans, and 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #5: 2 oz hamburger steak (93% lean) with 1 oz green Beans, and 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #6: 3 oz chicken breast with 1 oz green beans, and 5 ParmCrisps

Meal #7: 3 oz chicken breast, 1 string cheese, and 10 ParmCrisps

Meal #8: 4 oz cottage cheese with 1 T sugar-free strawberry preserves

I never get "full." I haven't let myself get there ever since the surgery, really. I have always focused on a set amount of food and gradually increased it over time. I could easily eat more at every meal; I just don't. (As an example, I could probably eat double the cottage cheese I eat, but I just won't do it.)

I'm up to 1500 calories now and I'll probably stay there for half the summer and then move to 1600. I'm gradually trying to inch my calories up as I am only 15 pounds away from maintenance. But I do that by adding an extra meal, not adding volume to existing meals.

Good luck!

this is good advice I might have to borrow your plan lol

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blizair09    3,250

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Just now, browngirl89 said:

this is good advice I might have to borrow your plan lol

It has served me well!

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katieroybal    183

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I'm also 2 months out and I can typically only eat 1/4 to 1/2 cup or 3 to 4 ounces.

I can eat more of Beans, cooked vegetables or mushy vegetables than meat Proteins.

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Apple1    2,572

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24 minutes ago, blizair09 said:

I never get "full." I haven't let myself get there ever since the surgery, really. I have always focused on a set amount of food and gradually increased it over time. I could easily eat more at every meal; I just don't. (As an example, I could probably eat double the cottage cheese I eat, but I just won't do it.)

I am going to keep this in mind as I move through the stages and add calories. I think this maybe the best nugget of information I have read and is a smart way to look at how much to eat. I have been attempting to eat until I feel full and have always worried about eating that one bite too much. I do weigh all of my food so I have an accurate record of what and how much I am eating.

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erwos    8

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I'm about 6 weeks out, and I can usually eat 2-3oz of dense-ish Protein (chicken and egg salad coming to mind) in a sitting. Mushier stuff like bananas or yogurt, probably about ~5.5oz. But my stomach also healed MUCH faster than a lot of other people's seemed to, so YMMV.

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LittleLizzieLilliput    919

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I am 8 months out, I can eat about 4oz and that's it. Some days I am really really hungry and I get 6 ozs down. I always eat mainly Protein. chicken dishes.

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dashofsunshine    875

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I'm 2.5 years post op, and still struggle to even eat 4 oz in one sitting. But as far as I can tell, that isn't common, lol.

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kkami12    52

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4 months out and can eat about 6oz.. usually 4oz Protein, 2 oz of veggies

HW 260
SW 245
CW 195
Sleeved 2/8/2017

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Mindy78    372

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Around 5-7 weeks I went through an I could eat more than I thought I should phase then it was like my stomach woke up and said no. Sliders like Soup yogurt liquids I can eat more but at 8 months out I can do about 3-4 Protein 2-3 veggies. I have that 1 week a month where I feel constantly hungry regardless so I try stay more planned because I crave sweets, that I don't even want once I taste them



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mewoobie    13

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To blizair09 - How do you get in all your liquids with all the meals. Do you wait wait half an hour before and after meals before drinking?

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mewoobie    13

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To blizair09 - How do you get in all your liquids with all the meals. Do you wait wait half an hour before and after meals before drinking?

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