Week 3 - purée stage - how do u know when to stop ?

[pnt38 4]

Ok .. Today starts week 3 - purée stage ...

I can have scrambled eggs so I made myself one this am .... I ate it and seemed to go down fine ... BUT I was scared that I would eat to much ?? I ate about 3/4 of it and could have eaten the whole thing ??

Is that normal ?? I just don't understand the amount of food that I should be able to take it .. I thought i wouldn't even be able to eat a whole egg ?

Thoughts ?? Ideas ? Any help appreciated

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[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Just go slow. You will start to learn what satisfies you and what is one bite too many.

It helps to weigh and measure your food. But, something like an egg (depending on the size of an egg) is fairly easy to count in MyFitness Pal as a serving without measuring.

Practice eating mindfully. Take small bites, chew thoroughly, put your utensil down between bites, and pay attention to how you are feeling.

You will start to learn what works.

[chycky 671]

My nut gave me guidelines to help, and one egg was a serving. I am on 2 oz meals. I weigh, I also purchased a lot of 2oz size plastic cups with lids to make meals easier to prepare or measure food on the spur of the moment.

My biggest problem is not eating too fast, it is uncomfortable, so I go slow, small bites.

Good luck!

[triplethreat 257]

In the pureed stage I wouldn't eat more than 2 oz. If you eat too much, you will know. It's important to eat slowly, and when you start to feel uncomfortable, stop (for me, if I get a tightness in my throat- not heartburn- I'm full)...overeating is awful.

[higher 966]

For the meals I prepare at home I use a food scale to weigh out 2 oz portions. On purees it's really hard to know when to stop because they may not fill you up, so the food scale is clutch.

[LowBMISleever 381]

My plan says 1oz portions.

I'm not supposed to start puree until tomorrow, but I tried a tiny bit of fat-free cottage cheese just now because well I'm a bad person, lol. 1 oz of cottage cheese was a joke. I felt no restriction. I could've easily eaten the entire 4oz container, just like I can down 4oz of drinkable yogurt.

I imagine and hope pureed meat will go down differently. Hopefully I'll feel some restriction. 1 oz just seems insanely low. How am I supposed to get my Protein in? Eat 20 1oz portions a day?!

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[higher 966]

I don't think I felt any restriction on purees to be honest. I was allowed to have well chewed soft food as part of my purees though, so maybe a little bit with something like tuna fish.

I feel it now on the full soft food phase with stuff like grilled chicken and ground meat.