Ok, so show of hands please. Let's talk dense protein.

1. Can you comfortably consume 4oz after cooking (by weight, not volume) of dense, dry protein (not talking chili here folks--talkin' grilled chicken breast, grilled hamburger/steaks, pork chops, dense white fish, fatty salmon, etc)--after your surgery? (I'm talking following the rules of protein first, no eating/drinking before/after etc, no combining with "meat lubes" like sauces/gravies/ketchup/mayo.)
2. If you can, when were you able to eat this amount--how many months out did you notice you routinely have this capacity?
3. How far out from surgery are you now?
4. Do you feel restriction after the 4oz?
5. How much "other food component(s)" do you eat following your meat (by weight, not volume)? (i.e. Low glycemic/non-starchy veggies, salad, berries/fruit, starchy veg, beans/legumes, grains, processed carby food)

Ok, thanks for playing y'all!!! Can't wait to see some of the answers from everyone--all surgery types allowed to play!!!!

Edited October 9, 20187 yr by FluffyChix

37 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Ok, so show of hands please. Let's talk dense Protein.

1. Can you comfortably consume 4oz after cooking (by weight, not volume) of dense, dry protein (not talking chili here folks--talkin' grilled chicken breast, grilled hamburger/steaks, pork chops, dense white fish, fatty salmon, etc)--after your surgery? (I'm talking following the rules of protein first, no eating/drinking before/after etc, no combining with "meat lubes" like sauces/gravies/ketchup/mayo.)
2. If you can, when were you able to eat this amount--how many months out did you notice you routinely have this capacity?
3. How far out from surgery are you now?
4. Do you feel restriction after the 4oz?
5. How much "other food component(s)" do you eat following your meat (by weight, not volume)? (i.e. Low glycemic/non-starchy veggies, salad, berries/fruit, starchy veg, beans/legumes, grains, processed carby food)

Ok, thanks for playing y'all!!! Can't wait to see some of the answers from everyone--all surgery types allowed to play!!!!

Laughing* love you fluffy. Is this the bariatric version of a hot dog eating contest. *giggling* ?

I will play.

Can I get more dense protein in at four years out. About five or six ounces if I push it. Do I want to eat that much in one sitting? It's the feeling of having to unbutton your pants after a big thanksgiving meal.

When could eat this much? - I'm too far out to remember.

I do 4oz protein and eat other components until I feel full. The amount is different with each meal.

16 minutes ago, skinnylife said:

Laughing* love you fluffy. Is this the bariatric version of a hot dog eating contest. *giggling* ?

I will play.

Can I get more dense protein in at four years out. About five or six ounces if I push it. Do I want to eat that much in one sitting? It's the feeling of having to unbutton your pants after a big thanksgiving meal.

When could eat this much? - I'm too far out to remember.

I do 4oz protein and eat other components until I feel full. The amount is different with each meal.

Hahahaha! Ok, how many hot dog's can you eat at one sitting?

LOL, ok, so how much protein (BY WEIGHT, not volume) can you eat comfortably then? Like that you normally, typically serve yourself without discomfort or wanting to drop trou? Are you saying your routinely eat 4oz by weight at a meal? Cuz I think you are! hehehehe.

And BTW? I totally heart you too Missy!!

1. Can you comfortably consume 4oz after cooking (by weight, not volume) of dense, dry protein (not talking chili here folks--talkin' grilled chicken breast, grilled hamburger/steaks, pork chops, dense white fish, fatty salmon, etc)--after your surgery? (I'm talking following the rules of protein first, no eating/drinking before/after etc, no combining with "meat lubes" like sauces/gravies/ketchup/mayoMax Max six ounces - regularly. However, I work out like a maniac (e.g. 1000-1500 calories burned per workout)
2. If you can, when were you able to eat this amount--how many months out did you notice you routinely have this capacity? Probably a year after surgery - not sure - I'm 2+years out now.
3. How far out from surgery are you now? See above
4. Do you feel restriction after the 4oz? - Sometimes. Depends on what I've done that day and how long its been since my last meal. I often have a shake before a workout and then a meal after, so maybe. But today I had lunch around 3, did Cross Fit for an hour and came home and ate 5.5 ounces of pork chop and 1/4 cup of rice.
5. How much "other food component(s)" do you eat following your meat (by weight, not volume)? (i.e. Low glycemic/non-starchy veggies, salad, berries/fruit, starchy veg, beans/legumes, grains, processed carby food) So- I still eat my meat first. Then I eat other components. I've started eating other carby stuff because I'm trying to replace fat with muscle and haven't been eating enough carbs to fuel my insane workouts (I work out on average 1.5-2 hours a day, six days a week.) Tonight's class was 1,1100 calories burned. I'm working with a sports dietician who knows bariatrics to get my numbers right. I eat about 115 grams of protein a day and about 100 grams of carbs. I have to have carbs at every meal and some carb 30 minutes before a workout and protein 30 minutes after. (even if it's a protein milk/water/shake). It's working - my body fat numbers are down

9 hours ago, Diana_in_Philly said:

1. Can you comfortably consume 4oz after cooking (by weight, not volume) of dense, dry Protein (not talking chili here folks--talkin' grilled chicken breast, grilled hamburger/steaks, pork chops, dense white fish, fatty salmon, etc)--after your surgery? (I'm talking following the rules of protein first, no eating/drinking before/after etc, no combining with "meat lubes" like sauces/gravies/ketchup/mayoMax Max six ounces - regularly. However, I work out like a maniac (e.g. 1000-1500 calories burned per workout)
2. If you can, when were you able to eat this amount--how many months out did you notice you routinely have this capacity? Probably a year after surgery - not sure - I'm 2+years out now.
3. How far out from surgery are you now? See above
4. Do you feel restriction after the 4oz? - Sometimes. Depends on what I've done that day and how long its been since my last meal. I often have a shake before a workout and then a meal after, so maybe. But today I had lunch around 3, did Cross Fit for an hour and came home and ate 5.5 ounces of pork chop and 1/4 cup of rice.
5. How much "other food component(s)" do you eat following your meat (by weight, not volume)? (i.e. Low glycemic/non-starchy veggies, salad, berries/fruit, starchy veg, beans/legumes, grains, processed carby food) So- I still eat my meat first. Then I eat other components. I've started eating other carby stuff because I'm trying to replace fat with muscle and haven't been eating enough carbs to fuel my insane workouts (I work out on average 1.5-2 hours a day, six days a week.) Tonight's class was 1,1100 calories burned. I'm working with a sports dietician who knows bariatrics to get my numbers right. I eat about 115 grams of protein a day and about 100 grams of carbs. I have to have carbs at every meal and some carb 30 minutes before a workout and protein 30 minutes after. (even if it's a protein milk/water/shake). It's working - my body fat numbers are down

Congrats on your amazing weight loss and now on building muscle. That is not easy to do at our age!! (Or indeed any age). And thanks for inspiring me to get physical. You and @skinnylife are my role models! You are both so fit and healthy and it looks like you just love life. I want to be y'all! I'm glad you are working with a dietician who understands athletes and bariatrics!

Thanks for sharing your food intake! So it sounds like even though it's 5.5-6oz of dense protein, that maybe you're only eating 1/4-1/2 cup of volume beyond that protein--which is probably around 2oz more. So that's about what I expect from my food weight/volume too when my tum is fully mature. BTW, I'm betting you still flit in and out of ketosis at 100g of carbs at your workout level...

Wooohoooo, love fat levels being down!!!

9 weeks post-op here. I can eat like 2 Oz dense protein. Then it starts hurting my little sleeve. Sucks Bc I sorta still feel hungry but I’m so uncomfortable

If you came to my own world it would be "Who else do you know at 7 weeks is STILL on a liquid diet?" my co-sufferer,got her stricture dialated and is off in the UK. She is finding out the truth of the 69s song " London Rock like a Pendulum Do!" Want her to come home safe and sound so we can text again!