Am I eating too much?

[EmmaWang 0]

Hi, I am two weeks 5 days post op. I am in the soft food phase - fish, well-cooked vege, egges, fat free cheese, sugar free pudding and tofu are allowed.

My typical three meals are like the following:

Breaksfast: 1 hard boiled egg; 1/4 cup of fat free cottage cheese with pineapple

Two hours later I would feel hungry again.

Snack: Edyy's no sugar added popsicle (30 cal, 1g sugar each)

Lunch: 3 to 4.5 OZ of flat fish (half to 1 fillet); half cup (4OZ) tofu; 2-3 OZ of vege

Snack: Edyy's no sugar added popsicle (30 cal, 1g sugar each)

Snack2: 1 sugar free popsicle (10 cal each)

Dinner: to 4.5 OZ of flat fish (half to 1 fillet); half cup (4OZ) tofu; 2-3 OZ of vege

Snack: Edyy's no sugar added popsicle (30 cal, 1g sugar each)

Three or fours hours after lunch or dinner, I feel hungry again.

All the meals and Snacks combine to about 860 calories per day.

Do I seem to eat too much?

I read that a lot of people are only eating 1 cup of food? Exactly how much is that? Are we talking about stuff the soft or solid food into a cup sized cup to measure?

Yesterday morning, I suddenly gained 3 lbs. I did a post about it here and a lot of responses were it was probably Water retention and it will go away eventually. I think that it is probably most water retention; however, am I also eating too much to contribute to the 3 lbs gain?

[lapbandtalker 0]

No, in my opinion you are not eating too much. If you are hungry- eat!

If your doc has you on a special diet, follow it.

You have not entered the weightloss phase of the lapband system. So don't worry about weightloss- take this time to heal.

[EmmaWang 0]

Hi, thanks for the response. No my doctor did not give me a special diet. However, I was afraid if I am eating too much that I might expand my pouch? A lot of people were saying that we should not eat more than 1 cup of food. I definitely have been eating more than 1 cup each meal.

[lapbandtalker 0]

If you've just been banded, you shouldn't have a pouch.

The pouch comes after the band is adjusted (several times usually) to cause restriction around the stomach.

Good luck!

[EmmaWang 0]

Thanks talker. I just thought by putting a band around the stomach, even there is no filling in it, it already created a pouch.