How many meals & how much can u eat ?

[SA Ramirez 0]

It's been a yr since my surgery. I can have about a half to a cup of food. H

How much can y'all hv?

[ISleevedIt 380]

I'm 6 weeks out and can eat a half cup of food. If the food is not as dense then I can eat more. I was eating 3 meals and 3 Snacks to make sure I got all my Proteins in, but when I saw the nutritionist yesterday, she told me to stick to 3 meals and maybe one snack. She wants me to change my eating habit so when I'm further out and can fit more food in my stomach, I will be use to eating 3 meals and 1 snack. I'm going to try it and see if it works for me.

[johnlatte 1,232]

I eat 5-6 small meals a day of 1/3 cup. I'm almost 5 months out.

[Webchickadee 716]

I'm 11 months post-op and I can eat about 5-6 oz as long as it's a mixture of dense Protein and veg. I can eat about 3-4 oz of dense Protein and I feel very full.

I don't know what that translates into in "cups", as I weight my food on a scale. Even after a year I think my eyes still want more than my stomach can handle, so I don't serve myself meals without weighing them. Slimies suck!

[Wrinkle 37]

4 Weeks out. 2 ounces (not weight -I measure volume) every 3-4 hours. I was not getting enough protein-my weight coach said to eat at least 5 times. 3 Meals and 2 Snacks.< /p>

[amytug 996]

I am 5.5 weeks. I get approximately 2 oz 3x a day. A smack in the evening would be half oz of dubliner cheese. Mmmmm. I haven't really tried other Snacks. I get one Protein shake a day.

I realize this isn't helpful to the op, but maybe for others.

[Holly5.3 423]

6 months out tomorrow and I am very restricted with solid Proteins. I would say a little less than a 1/2 a cup of solid food is what I can manage. Smooth textures like yogurt, velvety mashed potatoes, pureed fruits and cooked veggies give me more volume. I miss my salad greens and chicken. I can literally eat 3 small bites of a salad. If so much as a piece of lettuce goes down without being totally chewed to oblivion-it makes me feel too full and I can't eat another bite of anything. Its funny, when you learn all you can post-op (I watched hours of videos on U-Tube of sleevers cooking, eating, explaining and describing a post-op diet) but it still doesn't hit you until you are experiencing it yourself, you just can't eat a lot. Period. I look forward to my stomach stretching a bit so I can eat more at mealtime (especially when dining out and you're finished eating when everyone is still on appies!) But I fit into a size 14 today, from a 24, so.....bye-bye salad and chicken (for now at least!).