Can I See Meals/portion Sizes Please?

[rholt35 32]

This thread is kind of old now' date=' but I didn't see many replies from "oldsters", so I thought I'd give you some examples of my portion sizes at 2 1/2 years out.

First, let me say, I don't follow the rules very well. Slider junk food goes down REALLY well, so I try to stay away from chips and such. meat is still hard for me to eat-- I can eat maybe a 1"x 1.5-2" chunk of any given meat and I'll have to wait 10-15 minutes before I have any veg. I usually have a serving spoon of whatever veg I've made. I use a 5" plate so I don't serve myself more than I can eat.

For lunch today, I had an egg sandwich on two baguette rounds. If I don't have any baguette, I just use one slice of bread. I couldn't eat two, even without any filling.

If I have McD's, I can eat most of a hash brown and 1/2 a sausage egg macmuffin over maybe 30 minutes or so, or maybe ten fries and half a chicken sandwich, but that takes an hour or more. I haven't been able to eat hamburgers since my surgery. I still try periodically, if I'm really craving one, but half a regular cheeseburger has me straight in the bathroom. Some lessons take longer to learn than others...

I still can't get anywhere near my target liquids in. I generally need 90 minutes or so after eating before I can drink comfortably, so I try not to eat anything too salty or dry.

Basically, my restriction is fine at this point, but I have to constantly work to make the right choices. These days, I've been having too many Starbucks drinks and too few Protein shakes and, as a result, have about 5kg I'd like to lose, but my BMI is still in the middle of the healthy range. Regardless of how bad my intentions are at times, my sleeve keeps me pretty well in line.[/quote']

Thanks for sharing this is so great to know how you are doing this far out ! I am 5 weeks post and I can not wait until I make it to 2 years like you

Keep up the good work

[Losing weight 126]

This is interesting topic

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[Losing weight 126]

It depends on what I eat whether or not if I can eat more or less.

Wendy's: I ordered a 5 piece nugget and a broccoli and cheese baked potato' date=' ate 4 nuggets and a few small bites of the baked potato.

Taco Bell: Ordered a chicken burrito with just chicken and cheese, I only ate the chicken and cheese and give the soft shell to my dog.

McDonald's: Ordered a snack wrap and was able to eat the whole one.

Fish: I can eat 1 whole piece of a medium sized filet (3-4oz) I used to eat 2 large filets

Shrimp: 4-5 medium shrimp and 4 jumbo shrimp, I used to eat more than I could ever count...

Veggies: Depending on the Protein weight on my plate, I'll adjust the weight of the veggies so everything balances out to 4-6 oz. I use a saucer to eat off of.

Yogurt: 6oz

Chicken: 1/4 of a large breast (2oz) I used to eat 2 large breast in one sitting...smh

Ground turkey: 3 oz

Protein Bars that I eat are 2.4 oz.

oatmeal, grits, and cream of wheat starting out I could only eat half of the instant pack, now I can eat the pack of it. One serving is 1/2 cup. I used to eat 2 or 3 packs at a time, now I'm so glad to be satisfied with a normal portion <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

liquids right after was a struggle to get in 20 oz at a time now I drink 32 ounces three times a day and it takes me about 1 to 2 hours to drink, then wait 30 minutes and 30 to 45 minutes to eat. Once again the sleeve is awesome cause I used to inhale my food in a matter of nanoseconds <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> LOL I'll take some pics tomorrow for you as well

*edit* Forgot to say I'm 2 months post-op. 9 weeks this past Thursday.[/quote']

But most of the fast food have a lot of carbs?