6 weeks post op-What size meals are people eating?

[onajournee 20]

I'm 6 weeks post op and feel hungry sometimes as soon as an hour or two after eating, even though i'm eating Protein with each meal/snack. It makes me wonder if i should be eating more at each meal so i wondered how much volume people are eating at one time approx. 6 weeks post op.

[maxcimax 220]

I'm 5 weeks post op & I haven't been on a particular schedule for eating. Probably not a good thing. I still can only consume about 3 ozs of food comfortably. I have found that any more than that will make me feel ill & it takes a couple of hours for that over full feeling to go away. It's not worth over eating no matter how hungry you feel. My tummy lets me know when I have had enough. It isn't the normal full feeling you had before surgery. In my case it's a slight ache in the top of my stomach. It's better to let your sink finish the rest of your meal. Let your tummy dictate the size of your meals.

[hohmanf 4]

Great question. I was wondering about that myself

[katesuccess 990]

I"m six weeks out now, and on regular foods, but the NUT told me to avoid anything like a slider food (mushy soft stuff) which I do for the most part. I do four small meals a day of 2-3 ounces lean Protein plus three tiny servings of fruit or veggies but ONLY if I've eaten my Protein first. I get a serving of milk in each day too - either in SF pudding or a small skinny latte or milk with a half a Protein shake if I'm not hitting close to 70 grams of protein yet that day. If calls and protein are still low, I add a half a Quest bar (yum!).

She also said to aim for about 800 calories at this point, and then the other day she said i might need to up that a bit more just to keep losing weight. That may be true, but I've not yet convinced myself of it! Most days i'm at 800 still.

I was sleeved on April 29 and since surgery day have lost 29 pounds. (though I sure wish it were faster!)

[Shari Romane 3]

I'm nearly 4 weeks out, I'm still on soft foods, and small amounts, about 3 oz at a time, I still continue with sugar free popsicles to keep my Water intake in, which has been a huge struggle, I went from 2-3 quarts a day before surgery now i'm lucky to get a full pint in...ughh.!! My upper stomach is very painful if I eat to much, so I stay small meals as I need them, I let my tummy tell me when to eat, most of the Protein foods I should be eating nearly make me vomite..so I stick with fresh fruit several times a day and a good bean Soup 2 to 3 times a day with really well cooked vegi's...so far it's been working, I'm down 30 lbs in 28 days..

[butterfyeffect 257]

I am 6 weeks out, and I am wondering the same thing. Some meals I can eat almost 1/2 cup of food, others just a couple of tablespoons. I couldn't imagine eating 3oz of straight Protein. 1oz chicken or fish by itself, and I throw up. I have to have it in something, like I've done really well with chicken in curry sauce. But still, only probably an ounce of chicken in 1/4 cup of sauce. I'm still relying heavily on Protein supplements to get me up to 60 grams per day. Fortunately, fluids haven't been a problem at all, getting at least 50oz in per day, not including my Protein shakes.

[Juba 19]

I'm 9 weeks out today and my meal sizes are still pretty small. I have zero hunger, like I mean I am never hungry and pretty much force myself to eat. The only way I know my body is hungry is that I find myself yawning or I just start not feeling great. I have gotten really good at reading the signs my body is showing me, because I do not get any brain signal of hunger anymore.

I would prefer to just have 3 meals per day but in order to get my Protein quantities in I have to eat more like 4-5 times/day.

I drink a 1-1/2 scoop Protein shake for Breakfast (with a bunch of things added i.e. green powder etc), mid morning I have a small snack (i.e. 1/2 cup of greek yogurt), lunch would be maybe 1/2 cup chili, dinner maybe 2-3oz of meat and maybe 1-2 pieces of veggie (i.e. steamed broccoli). If I can I will try and eat a small piece of turkey pepperoni or turkey Jerky in the afternoons.

That's it, I'm lucky if I hit 800 calories in a day, it's typically more like 600-700. I rarely have room for veggies or fruit which I miss ALOT but protein is obviously the priority. I add an organic greens powder to my morning shake to try and compensate for the deficiency.