Eating 1/2 cup at 6 weeks out?

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

I feel sometimes like I'm able to take in way too much. I never stretch my meals longer than 20 minutes, but there are some things that I can already take in up to 1/2 cup of. Seems like the more moist/watery the food, the more I can put in. If its dry or stiff, I can still take in about 3oz before I feel full. Is this a good amount for this stage?? I'm OK'd to eat everything except bread, rice, and Pasta and I typically eat a lot of Protein dense foods, like chicken thighs, lean ground beef (7% fat), tuna, and crab. (By the way, if you haven't checked out snow crab legs, do! They're enormously high in Protein for very few calories! 3oz of snow crab meat has 23g of protein and less than 100 calories!)

Might also be important to note that I don't drink with my meals, as per instructions, and wait for 30 minutes after eating to drink. Am I eating too much?? Averaging about 500-700 calories per day, 40 carbs, and 75g protein.

[Carlotta1 401]

4 oz is what is recommended at your stage.. 3-4 meals per day. I am 5 weeks out. U r lucky u can eat meat. I am not there yet.

[staceyp 29]

I'm only 31/2 weeks but was told that at 6 weeks - meals should be around 3-4 oz total. (all foods combined, if there is more than one). Based on that and your calorie range...and most important...55 lbs since November...I would say you are doing great

[Bufflehead 6,358]

At six weeks I was transitioning from purees -- where I was allowed 3 T. of food max per meal -- to soft foods, where I was allowed 3 oz. of food per meal max. 3 meals per day, no Snacks. So that doesn't seem very far off from what you are doing. Your numbers in terms of calories, Protein, & carbs sound good to me. I take it your surgeon didn't provide any guidance with respect to amount of food to eat?

[GotItDoneInHarlem 302]

I'm averaging 4oz per meal eating every 3 hours. We have the same medical team. You're doing great!