7 weeks post op and having food issues

[nikki9 70]

I'm 7 weeks post op and need some advice. I have been tracking my food prior to surgery and continuously thereafter. My struggle is that I serve myself a portion of food but I don't want to eat the whole portion. I find myself trying to finish it so that I will know how much food and Protein that I've eaten.

I don't like forcing myself to eat. I don't want it to become a bad habit but I don't know how to keep track of my food.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

[sunnkistme 76]

Just cut back on your initial serving so you can more accurately track.

[sunnkistme 76]

You could try 1/4 cup instead of 1/2 cup... maybe just a tablespoon to start.

[Kindle 8,667]

Don't force anything, just so you can track it. I could maybe eat 1-2 tablespoons at a time when I was 7 weeks out. I never bothered with the measuring or counting. I just ate when I was hungry and only until satisfied, not full. Made healthy choices (protein and veggies and a little fruit until I reached goal). It doesn't make sense to overeat just to hit a number. If you can't get enough Protein from solid food at this point (I certainly couldn't) go ahead and add in Protein Drinks. I'm 1 year out and I still have one everyday so I don't have to stuff myself to get in all my protein.

[Elode 8,093]

You can eat then track what you actually eat or I use the "lose it "app and I go in and readjust it When I need too...which is quit often.

[Iowa_summergirl 46]

Love this advice...I journal everything I eat, but never really count anything. I am 8.5 weeks out, and I find that I can't eat much more than a few teaspoons at a time either. I try to keep it to 3 meals a day, but I stop whenever I'm full. I used to be a prominent member of the clean plate club...not anymore!

Don't force anything, just so you can track it. I could maybe eat 1-2 tablespoons at a time when I was 7 weeks out. I never bothered with the measuring or counting. I just ate when I was hungry and only until satisfied, not full. Made healthy choices (Protein and veggies and a little fruit until I reached goal). It doesn't make sense to overeat just to hit a number. If you can't get enough Protein from solid food at this point (I certainly couldn't) go ahead and add in protein drinks. I'm 1 year out and I still have one everyday so I don't have to stuff myself to get in all my protein.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Initially I would get really full. I broke my meals into 5 smaller meals since sometimes I couldn't even eat a ¼ cup of anything. I'd split it in half and track it that way. I didn't want to force myself to eat anything because that felt like going back to old habits of stuffing myself.

Edited December 20, 2014 by BLERDgirl

[Kindle 8,667]

Love this advice...I journal everything I eat, but never really count anything. I am 8.5 weeks out, and I find that I can't eat much more than a few teaspoons at a time either. I try to keep it to 3 meals a day, but I stop whenever I'm full. I used to be a prominent member of the clean plate club...not anymore!

Turning in my clean plate club membership card was SO hard. But I became the charter member of the leave 4 bites-one for each dog club instead. The dogs are big fans of the new club!

[nikki9 70]

Thanks for the responses. I talked to the Nut and she said don't focus on the tracking. She has given me other goals.

My Iron is low and I have yet to get the minimum amount of liquids in per day so she has me focusing on those 2 things now.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

You really do have to find something that works for you. Are they prescribing Iron supplements?

[nikki9 70]

No prescription. She told me to switch to 2 prenatal Vitamins per day. I had trouble swallowing those when I was pregnant. So the hunt is on for prenatals that are chewable.

[nikki9 70]

And I am going to relax on the tracking what I'm eating. I want to focus on healthy eating and not obsess about food. I got the go ahead to see if my sleeve can handle a salad so if I can I'm pretty sure that will be majority of my meals.