1/2 Cup limit?

[brown eyed gal 59]

I'm just a little over 2 weeks out. Should I not put ore than 1/2 cup in my pouch at once?

[cindyboo1974 12]

Brown eyed gal,

I'm 23 days out and I still have problems getting in a 1/4 cup at a meal. According to my plan

I'm supposed to be getting in 3 meals of pureed Protein, 2 Protein shakes and another Protein

snack. I only get in 2 pureed Proteins and maybe a shake and a half in a day. From what a lot of others on here have told me you just do the best that you can getting it in. Don't push yourself to get it in. Start with your Vitamins and Water and work the rest in. So that's what I've been

doing. I've been overweight most of my life and I'm not going to ruin this tool that I've been

lucky enough to get by trying to get in all that they want me to. Don't want to stretch out the

new stomach that you have.

[MsUjima 109]

my doctor recommended no more than 2.5 to 4 ozs and I seem to be tolerating about 3 ozs. I am two months since my surgery.

[smiley922 447]

I was told the half cup limit during pureed stage, don't know about later.

[happymama2014 206]

Wondering if that's part of the problem I've been having if I put into many ounces but my body didn't really tell me not to. It hurts when I eat yogurt or applesauce so I'm gonna have to talk to dr????

[Neesy.pendy 2]

I'm 10 days post op and I never have had the full feeling. I can eat 5oz of Greek yogurt and then some? Is that.bad?

[tamg26k 479]

I also have a hard time figuring out the amount of food at each meal. I've pretty much settled on about 4 oz. or so (sometimes less) per meal and I eat 3 meals per day and no snack. Although, since rejoining a gym this week I started to take in a bit more Protein in the morning by adding a scoop to a cup of Decaf coffee around 6:30 then I have a Protein Breakfast around 8:30-9. As far as lunch and dinner I usually weigh out about 2.5-3 oz. of lean meat then eat another ounce of veggies and berries combined. This has been my regimen for the past 4 months.

Right or wrong, it's worked pretty good for me so far so I plan on sticking to it for a few more months.

Best of luck!

[green*eyed*girl 170]

I'm 10 days post op and I never have had the full feeling. I can eat 5oz of Greek yogurt and then some? Is that.bad?

In my opinion what you are experiencing is normal. Early out I was able to eat a lot and never had full feeling. It is important to watch your calorie intake, you do not wanna go over whatever your doctor recommended for you.

My surgeon is very liberal with diet recommendations and guidlines, I was on soft/pureed 5 days out, and started solids (well chewed) 10 days out. I was super hungry and soooo ready to chew and eat real meal. So when I started to eat solids I still did not have full feeling, I had to measure my food as I did not want to strech my tool.

Full feeling came back around 5-6 weeks out. Now my restriction is amazing. Your tummy needs time to heal and the nerves has to heal too, it takes time, but you will be fine, careful now, and everything will work out!

[green*eyed*girl 170]

I also have a hard time figuring out the amount of food at each meal. I've pretty much settled on about 4 oz. or so (sometimes less) per meal and I eat 3 meals per day and no snack. Although, since rejoining a gym this week I started to take in a bit more Protein in the morning by adding a scoop to a cup of Decaf coffee around 6:30 then I have a Protein Breakfast around 8:30-9. As far as lunch and dinner I usually weigh out about 2.5-3 oz. of lean meat then eat another ounce of veggies and berries combined. This has been my regimen for the past 4 months.

Right or wrong, it's worked pretty good for me so far so I plan on sticking to it for a few more months.

Best of luck!

Well done, I wish I could do as well as you but I am still a sucker for carbs and can't go without them. Your diet looks just about right and you will be very successful if you keep it up!

[micmt 120]

My doc is liberal also. At the 10 day mark he said I could start including solids at meal time. Just a bite or two. Along with my Protein Shake. It's like a tease.