Hello Bariatric family.
Do you weigh your solid/soft food on a scale? Or are you using a volume method and using a measuring cup to measure ounces?
It seems one way will be more food than the other.
I am pre-op and scheduled for Bypass surgery this Wednesday August 7th.

Thanks in advance.

Hi, there! When I'm measuring out things like cheese or deli turkey, I use a scale and weigh it. When measuring softer things like yogurt, ricotta, refried beans, I use a measuring cup. Some folks use a measuring cup and put all their food in that so they're not going over a certain volume, like 1/2 cup or something. I'm sure other folks will chime in with some good advice!

Hello Bariatric family.
Do you weigh your solid/soft food on a scale? Or are you using a volume method and using a measuring cup to measure ounces?
It seems one way will be more food than the other.
I am pre-op and scheduled for Bypass surgery this Wednesday August 7th.

Thanks in advance.

By the way, Congratulations on your upcoming bypass! I had mine March 27th. You'll do great!

Scale. I find that to be most accurate for me.

scale- I would like to say merely looking at it worked, but thinking " that ISN'T TOO MUCH food" made ME what I used to be, so I trust scales more!

On 08/03/2019 at 10:22, Briswife15 said:

By the way, Congratulations on your upcoming bypass! I had mine March 27th. You'll do great!

Thank you. I’m ready and excited

And I was a RNY BYPASS also, 11 months out this coming Monday Now 190 after starting this trek at 365+. and even at 73 it is STILL WORKING for ME! At 5ft8 in I am heading for TEAM SLENDER! And it is Exciting like I never could have forecast!??Yay!

solids measure on a scale, liquids measure in a measuring cup

On 08/03/2019 at 10:53, Frustr8 said:

And I was a RNY BYPASS also, 11 months out this coming Monday Now 190 after starting this trek at 365+. and even at 73 it is STILL WORKING for ME! At 5ft8 in I am heading for TEAM SLENDER! And it is Exciting like I never could have forecast!??Yay!

Congratulations that is awesome news! I hope to one day join the 100 pound club. My first goal weight is 180-185. Ultimate goal is anywhere in the 160’s.

It took a long time to understand this concept--and I'm fairly smart.

So for me:

VOLUME is KING! I am not to exceed 1cup of volume per meal. (or at least that's the story)...

So, I put a 1 cup measure on the scale and first I'll weigh the protein into it--cooked. Then I add the cooked measure of al dente veg that is allowed. Then I will add anything extra such as my avocado/tomato garnish which is actually a slider food that I eat at the end of dinner. Cuz um, I can.

And now days, I know that 1oz of cooked protein measures close to 1/4c (ground meats, diced chicken breast, cubed roasts all take up about 1/4c of space). So 3oz of protein is "about 2/3-3/4cup of volume. (I don't eat many composite meals that are very calorically dense or weight dense: ie chicken pot pie, chili, casseroles, pastas, beans/rice combos, stews, chicken and dumplings--that kind of high reward food. Because for 1cup of food, it likely weighs much more than 3oz.)

On 08/03/2019 at 12:58, FluffyChix said:

It took a long time to understand this concept--and I'm fairly smart.

So for me:

VOLUME is KING! I am not to exceed 1cup of volume per meal. (or at least that's the story)...

So, I put a 1 cup measure on the scale and first I'll weigh the Protein into it--cooked. Then I add the cooked measure of al dente veg that is allowed. Then I will add anything extra such as my avocado/tomato garnish which is actually a slider food that I eat at the end of dinner. Cuz um, I can.

And now days, I know that 1oz of cooked protein measures close to 1/4c (ground meats, diced chicken breast, cubed roasts all take up about 1/4c of space). So 3oz of protein is "about 2/3-3/4cup of volume. (I don't eat many composite meals that are very calorically dense or weight dense: ie chicken pot pie, chili, casseroles, pastas, beans/rice combos, stews, chicken and dumplings--that kind of high reward food. Because for 1cup of food, it likely weighs much more than 3oz.)

Thank you very much. I just want to make sure I’m measuring this correctly. I saw someone in another forum post they were eating 10 ounces of food 2 months after surgery. I was thinking that’s quite a bit of food compared to what I see everyone else posting their food intake looks like.

I often see people confuse oz of volume vs weight or straight up not even understand that there’s a difference.

Maybe this person is confused and measuring volume instead of weight? 10oz as in volume? As in a little over a cup? You’re right 10oz weight wise sure does sound like a lot of food at 2 months PO.

REally dense foods can weigh as much as 10oz for a cup of volume. Think tuna casserole, chicken enchilada casserole, etc. Anything gooey ooey and cheesy is a gut bomb on weight but still fits in 1 cup of volume. Even cottage cheese is heavy by weight versus volume.