How many times a day do you eat? My surgeon says we should only eat 3 times a day and no snacking.

I've been following this since late October (for the most part) and find that I need to snack on some days. I am not yet banded and can not imagine how I'll get my calories in with only three small meals a day.

I'm curious as to what your doctors have advised...

Thanks!

1 do best on 3 times a day, no Snacks.

Doesnt mean I dont snack, I often dont stick to that. But when I want to lose weight, 3 times per day NO snacks is best for me. It just suits my personality better, once I start snacking, I dont stop, I just graze all day - snackign seems to really turn on my appetite.

Hi there!

My doctor said the same--three meals per day and drink between meals (no snacking). Eat Protein first, then veggies, then carbs if you have room.

Good luck!!!

My doctor said the same thing but he said that if I must have a snack, it should be a piece of fruit. (This is later, when I'm on solid foods.)

Mine says 3 meals, no Snacks. I snack though and they haven't given me any grief over it.

A normal day looks like this:

Breakfast 10am

lunch 1pm

dinner 6-7pm

Since I eat dinner kind of late, I need something between 3-4pm. I almost ALWAYS have a 1/2 cup cottage cheese and/or fruit ... occasionally a yogurt.

If I eat dinner too early, I end up looking for something sweet later at night. If I do indulge (2 to 4 days per week), I TRY to make it low carb and under 100 calories. (4oz pudding or 100 calorie pack or a few hershey kisses)

You'll figure out what works best for you.

I was also told 3 meals a day, no snacking. But lots of water in between meals.

I was told to do 3 meal a day with no snacking as well. For the most part, I stick to that pretty good. If I do have a snack, it is usually 1 oz. of nuts or a 100 calorie pack.

Thanks everyone! It's nice to know it can be done on 3 meals a day!

When I have some restriction, I was eating 4 times a day.

Now, I don't have any restriction and I eat like 6 or more times a day!

I can't even imagine only eating 3 times per day. Even when I had fill, my stomach would start growling so loud at about 4 hours after the last time I ate. Hopefully when I have proper restriction, 3x per day will work for me too!

Good point TulipStar. I forgot to mention - I have no restriction yet. Maybe things will change once I have a few fills.

I was told 5 meals a day: 3 main ones, plus 1 snack mid-morning (yogurt, some fruit) + 1 snack mid-afternoon (same thing). And lots of water between meals. My doc says I need to keep eating in intervals of 2 or 3 hours in order to make my metabollism burn calories and fat.

Since I eat so little I typically eat about 5 times a day.

there is these 100 cal packs that everyone sell try eating those so you can track you intake better I eat the hostess, I'm also on weight watchers it's only 1 point

I was told by Dr to have 3 meals and 2 snacks.

Well, the nutritionist said 3 meals and no Snacks...3 meals with 3 prteins shakes as snacks.

The dr. said that is good, or you can have the fruit if you would prefer...so far the shakes work the best for me!

Rain

I was told to eat 5-6 small meals a day. My doctor said that I have to eat that often to increase my metabolism. I have stuck to it and so far it's working pretty well. Good luck!