Transitioning from stage II to stage III

[chef neil 25]

Hi-

I have been on a 3 day trip for an orientation at my daughters college -

so far the food I brought has been the best. - yogurt and cottage cheese.< /p>

the free continental Breakfast was nothing but sugar and starch...

lunch at school, I had some taco chicken and refrybeans- maybe 3 oz.

dinner was a shrimp cocktail- 1 oz,...

it is real hard to eat... and today it was harder to drink water... like I am going backwards...

Tomorrow we travel home... gonna look for a scrambled egg, lunch will be greek yogurt....

dinner at home.

I sure hope the feeling as if I am gonna be sick right after eating, goes away...

[lsereno 2,525]

I'm a month ahead of you (sleeved 5/17 at Kaiser Fremont).

Are you eating slowly enough? I started with a timer to pace myself. If I am eating out somewhere I don't want to plop my timer, I try to find a clock or sneak a peek at someone's wristwatch ( I don't wear one).

Also, at first I ate past the point of feeling full because i was trying to get 2-3 oz. of Protein per meal. Now, I aim for anything over 1 oz. Usually I eat between 1.5-2 oz of protein per meal.

If you are eating slowly enough and stopping when you get full instead of trying to eat a larger portion, try going back to full liquids for a day. I did that after I got sick from eating 2 oz. of steelhead trout. The next day, I had cream Soup, yougurt and Protein Drinks. It really helped my tummy out.

Hope you are feeling better soon!

Lynda

[chef neil 25]

Thanks-

I do eat fast... although I use a baby spoon and work on stretching it out - takes about 10 minutes to eat 1/2 cup Soup or yogurt...

The Dr. said to advance slowly... BUT continue with shake every morning...