Question for those of you 1+ years out

wishiwas · April 14, 2010

How much food are you getting in per a meal?

I feel like I am way under the norm.

For example, I had maybe 3 table spoons of meatloaf with 2 scoops of mashed potato one night, last night I had pieces of KFC popcorn chicken and a small mashed.

For Breakfast, I cant even finish a muffin.

Plus do you drink with your meals?

I cant have a meal without drinking. Its just too dry otherwise.

Are you getting a cup or food in per a meal or less? Or more?

bambam · April 14, 2010

I'm averaging about a cup of food per meal, some meals it is less, some meals it is more. I'm going for a fill today to just tweak things a bit as the scale hasn't been moving and I've started to get hungry more often.

I mainly eat Protein, fruit, and dairy in the mornings (smoothie as I'm usually tightest then), Protein and a little veggie at noon, and the same at night. I rarely do potatoes. I can't eat muffins, my band just won't tolerate them.

I quit drinking with meals 6 months before my surgery. I stop drinking 30 minutes before and don't drink until 30 minutes after. I just don't have anything nearby to make it easier not to automatically reach for it.

I wonder if you are too tight - in that you end up having the mashed potatoes, which could be considered a slider food? If you are drinking with meals, that could be filling up your pouch too - and you need that space for good solid food, especially protein.

HTH!