1/2 A Cup? Really?

[kfmorris10 5]

Is anyone able to only eat the 1/2 cup full and b satisfied?

[lorena st 33]

Yes...I just had a 1/2 cup of yogurt for Breakfast and I am full.

[Lollicatt 36]

Nope, but i'm not at restriction.

[DonnaMP 13]

Nope. Been banded 14 months and no...not full at all on 1/2 cup

[brenda62 47]

I eat about a cup at a time. I also eat six times a day, a couple of those it is less than a cup. My body likes it and it has worked well for me.

[Humming Bird 275]

Yes, much of the time I can eat 1/2c of solid food and be satisfied for hours. If I eat Soup it's more, but still have to stop if the soup is chunky after 1/2c of the solid parts. I eat 3-5 times a day depending on the day.

[xavier 153]

I am exactly like hummingbird. I do liquids in the morning, 1/2 cup meals during the day and have to be careful in the evening when my band is looser. I feel I am at perfect restriction for me and that this life is pretty easy for me now.

[B-52 7,113]

I don't measure my food, but with the restriction I have I can only eat 1/2 to 1 cup. Depending on what it is. If I try to force it, it will only result in pain. Probably stretching the pouch or pressure on the band.

I don't count calories. Since my portion size is under control, all I need to do is make good food choices.

[ieducate2 3]

I don't measure my food. How much I can eat varies from day to day for me. There are days I can only eat a little and days where I can eat a little more.

[loretta\ Baconton Georgia 10]

I dont measure. I stop eatting at the first sign my belly says stop.

[horsegirl315 114]

I don't measure my food, but with the restriction I have I can only eat 1/2 to 1 cup. Depending on what it is. If I try to force it, it will only result in pain. Probably stretching the pouch or pressure on the band.

I don't count calories. Since my portion size is under control, all I need to do is make good food choices.

after counting calories for what feels like FOREVER, not having to do so is gonna be awesome!!

[motivatedlap 8]

It varies for me too, depending on the day and the food. Last Friday I couldn't get full, but stopped myself at 1300 calories (my daily norm is under 1000- I track most days, but do have one 'cheat day' every couple of weeks where I don't track). As I'm typing this, I've just finished my lunch which was 1/4 cup of hummus with 1/2 a small bell pepper and I can't eat another bite.

If you do decide to go the route of measuring, eat off little dishes and eat slowly. Looking at 1/2 cup of food on a big plate is just discouraging! But if it's in a tiny bowl and you try to make it last 15 minutes, you'll get bored about halfway through!

My band is not really that tight- I can eat as much of any food I want with no sticking or vomiting, but I choose not to (most of the time!). If I'm not paying attention, I can eat and eat, but if I take my time and focus on how I'm feeling, a small amount of food does just fine for me. I do "eat" more than 3 times per day- if I do liquids at Breakfast, I have a mid-morning snack and sometimes in the afternoon I have a calorie-containing beverage.

[lellow 1,713]

But when I was losing, I was lucky to eat 1/2 a cup 3 times a day. I ate less than my (then) 3 year old. Now though, 4 years on, it varies. Some days, I'd be lucky to eat a cup of food all day. Other days I could easily eat 5 cups. I let my band dictate how much I eat now. But nowhere do I eat the amounts even near to what I used to pre-band.

You'll be surprised how little food you can actually survive on. My partner never knew me before I lost weight, and he always says he cannot believe how little I eat and still have the boundless amounts of energy I seem to have! He eats four times and much and is always tired, it seems.

[elcee 3,341]

I NEVER eat that little , or at least i don't think I do , can't be sure as I never measure it. I put the food on a plate and judge it that way.

[honk 780]

I measure solid protein; my doctor says 3 oz. I then eat veggies until full. I would say that is more than 1/2 cup. Heck the Protein alone is prob. 1/2 a cup.