Hi all,

So my guidance from dieticians say to just use a small tea plate for food now and stop eating after 20mins. Very vague to me as some meals I can clean the plate but others I get full quickly.

Mostly I've been fine with this and feel full before it's finished but today I had two small tortilla wraps with chicken & veg inside ... Before surgery I'd have six or more!

I'm just over 7 weeks out, is two wraps too much? I felt no pain and took my time, I just don't want to stretch the stomach unknowingly.

I assumed it was fine as if I took the wraps apart it wouldn't fill a tea plate.

Just looking for some reassurance!

P.s. I usually use lettuce leaves as a wrap but fancied a change

My surgeon said to not eat more than 3.5oz of food so I always weigh my food when I’m at home.
If I do eat too much I’m miserable & have the through up sometimes.
I’m almost 5 years out.

Every dr seems to have different rules. At 2 months out my dr wanted me to eat 800-900 calories and to not skip carbs. I would think that what you ate was fine and seems to fit your teams advice. Take care!

Ask for some portion size &/or calorie goal guidance from your dietician. I was told 1/4 - 1/3 cup from purée slowly increasing to a cup at goal (6months) but no calorie goals.

All plans are different but I wasn’t allowed any bread or similar products so wraps weren't allowed. Plus too filling in your small tummy. Remember eat your protein first then your vegetables and finally any allowed carbs if you are able.

It seems like every doctor is different. Mine told me 4 ounces and to try to take 30 minutes to eat (put your fork down between bites, chew 20-25 times, etc).

Mine kind of mumbled something similar to what@Arabesque said about portion size. Start off with 1/4 to 1/3 cup and work up to 1 cup, and stay at around 1 cup forever. He was pretty vague about it too. The progression came natural to me since our stomachs do expand a little as time goes on. I usually weigh my food (in grams) instead of measuring volume though. There are some foods that I do go on over the 1 cup rule, like lettuce, or watermelon due to the high water content, for example.

On 3/16/2023 at 10:37 PM, amylittlelbs said:

Very vague to me as some meals I can clean the plate but others I get full quickly.

Completely normal. Food varies in density and water content. A cup of berries is going to sit differently in the stomach than a cup of cut up steak.

Thanks all for the replies. I calmed down a bit and just accepted that I listened to my tummy and I shouldn't panic!

Generally I can't tolerate much carbs at all as they bloat me so it's not a regular occurrence, I get full before I'm finished and I'm listening to that signal now (hit or miss sometimes but I'm still learning!)

Thanks for the reassurance