I am 6 mos post op and noticing a large increase in hunger and what feels like a loss of restriction. I am wondering how much any of you were eating, or how much i should be able to eat at 6 mos out? I know each person and stomach is different, just trying to get a gauge of where the average might be so I know if i should be concerned.

Maybe I should have put this on another post, but, how do I know what to measure by weight and what to measure by volume?

2 hours ago, Chrisb428 said:

Maybe I should have put this on another post, but, how do I know what to measure by weight and what to measure by volume?

Generally, I measure leafy greens for salad in cups. Protein always by weight. I don't worry too much about weighing or measuring other vegetables because I'm usually toast after about 4 or 5 bites. So I'll only put 1 broccoli spear on my plate or three asparagus. On the other hand, I usually have about 1.5 cups of salad with my dinner, usually accompanied by 1 tablespoon of whatever dressing I feel like. (Usually some kind of balsamic vinaigrette).

Eggs are done by count rather than weight or volume - Usually I measure things like chicken salad or tuna salad by weight when I make it - e.g. 3 ounces of tuna, 1 tablespoon of mayo, 1 T of dijon, etc. But if it's been prepared, then I use volume (e.g. deli egg salad from the grocery store.)

2 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

Thanks lady! I love questions like the OP's thread. It helps me hold my "I'm failing WLS paranoia" to a minimum!

I know my diet will never be able to emulate yours. You are an elite athlete and I'm just a shmo who struggles with the self-motivation to walk an hour per day! So my needs are few comparatively. But seeing/hearing your quantity helps me not to freak out that I feel like I am a little "hangry" with my little 1 cup of food at 1 year. And yeah, I also concentrate on protein first (lean, dry, dense etc.) and that does help for reals. But if I let myself I could seriously eat 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of food at 1 year: lean dense protein + al dente veg + avocado/tomato

I was a shmoo who struggled too - but I happened to find a sport I love. Did I ever think I'd be ranked in the top 25 of any sport at age 57 - NO WAY! But now, I've become one of those people who gets grouchy if I don't work out. Also, look at what you are eating and see where you can get the most bang for your buck. So if we go by ounces,

4 ounces Tilapia 20 g 100cal

4 ounces chx brest 26 g 125 cal

4 ounces sirloin 22g 200 calories

So if you are trying to stay around 1000 calories a day, 8 ounces of tilapia will get you 40g protein and 200 calories if you bake it plain. Add a little oil and you add a few calories, but that's a lot of food for 200 calories. Then you can have a nice salad and and a veg and maybe a little carb.

Remember, carbs aren't necessarily the devil. Our body needs them and if we don't give the body enough carbs, it will start to make energy from muscle which is not good.

Be smart about what you are eating - timing things and timing your snacks.

On 2/14/2019 at 6:01 AM, blackhawkpro said:

Hi my name is Joe Ganino. I had RNY surgery in March 2018. In August I started riding a bike everyday. I now do 100 miles a week, so I spend a lot of energy exercising. Keep that in mind. My heaviest weight was 394, I currently weight 210. I average 1000 calories a day. I don’t eat red meat, breads, pastas, crackers, chips, popcorn, grapes, raisins, fried, fatty or sugary foods of any kind per my Surgeon. My daily goal is 1000 and 100 grams of Protein. Last Saturday I road 51 miles at the Tour de Palm Springs in one day. I did not eat anymore or less. I burned 3100 calories on that one ride. I hope this helps. Also I log everything I eat on my fitness pal every single day.

Loll how does this help , get the back patting machine out I think there’s a separate forum for that