Portion sizes

[Luby Lu 0]

I am 6 months post-op I have lost 73 pounds I have stalled I'm not losing I'm not gaining. My question is could someone please tell me exactly how many ounces of Protein per meal should we have and then tell me how many ounces of vegetables are whatever else we have that we should have thank you

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[Matt Z 4,139]

10 hours ago, Luby Lu said:

I am 6 months post-op I have lost 73 pounds I have stalled I'm not losing I'm not gaining. My question is could someone please tell me exactly how many ounces of Protein per meal should we have and then tell me how many ounces of vegetables are whatever else we have that we should have thank you

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The **ONLY** Person that can tell you what you need to be eating is going to be your nutritionist. Nobody here is going to be able to give you information specifically for you, they can give you their diets and what they have been told, but there are pretty much NO doctors or nutritionists here telling folks what they need for their specific situation. You should have had or should have soon a 6 month follow up with your surgeon AND your nutritionist, if you don't have appointments set, make them.

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

If your team did not give you specifics for portion sizes, did they give you calorie goals or protein/liquid goals in grams? Each kind of Protein has a different density - eg. 4 ounces of chicken is different from 4 oz of beef or fish. (At that point, I was to be between 60-90g protein and minimum 64 ounces of Water daily).

4 oz of chicken breast, grilled is 160 calories and 35 grams of protein.

4 oz of sirloin steak is 220 calories and 22g protein (and for me - harder to finish than chicken)

4 oz of cod is 90 calories and 20g protein (and easiest for me to finish)

At six months out, I hit a stall as well. While the scale wasn't moving, my body shape was changing - somehow I was losing inches but not pounds.

If you are not tracking what you are eating, start. If you are, try cutting back your calories by 5 percent - (I was eating between 700-800 calories a day at that point - I decreased about 20 calories and added some more exercise) and that jumpstarted things.

But do speak with your team. I find now, even 2 years out, that I cannot eat more than about 5 ounces of any solid protein.