how much are you eating?

i know we can all pretty much eat what we like within reason...(no bad foods) but how much are you guys able to eat?

i am terrified to eat more than 2.5 ozs.  can i increase from there?

I have found it really depends on "what" I am eating.  For instance, I can eat a small cup of Chili from Wendy's (about 6 oz.) However, I can only eat 1.5 of EggFaces' Egg Bites.

I had oysters for dinner tonight, and was able to eat 3 medium (3 oz.), but I was also able to eat a small piece of grilled onion as well.

1/2 a cup of milk and 1/2 cup of Fiber One ceral doesn't alwasy fill me up, whereasa 1/2 cup of Cream of Wheat is hard to finish.

So, you will need to experiment, and eat slow, keeping your liquids separate. You will find your "full" feeling...stop just short of that, and you will do great!

I eat anywhere from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of food at each meal.

Like said above it really depends on the person. I can eat about a cup of soup,  I can eat 1 whole egg, I can also eat the small chili from wendys, its great! I can only eat about a ounce of chicken...

yes you should be able to increase from there, use 1/2 to 1 cup as your max guild line.

ok so am soooo jealous...i dont know whats wrong and if any of you have experience this please let me konw....but for the last week am not able to eat....i can only tolerate liquids  and am back to apple sauce or yougurts or jello...it hurts to eat and i start feeling sick as soon as i try anything else....how long is this gonna last?  could it be obstructure?  s.... am scared everybody else is eating all this yummy stuff  help!!

Hi, I had the exact same symptoms, turned out a had a stricture. I waited until mine got so bad I couldn't have swallow my own saliva. I had an EGD and dilation which was a pretty quick and painless fix.

hello, i read you comment.  I have had multiple problems since my 2-9-09 rny. and have been very nautious and cant even force myself to eat food.  what is a stricture and the process they used to fix it?? i am not familiar with that. 

 I find that it really depends on how my tummy is feeling that day or what I'm eating.  SF pudding I can eat a full serving or 1/2 cup.  Anything else I'm around a quarter cup...although I have trouble with a lot of food so sometimes it's only  a few bites.  My doctor asked me to try to get in 4-6oz a meal now and I'm having realy trouble with it unless it's very soft food.

I guess everyone is different...I kind of wish I had an easier time with foods...meats are very difficult for me.

-Jennifer

I can eat up to 1/2 cup. Thats about it. I cant eat that much of dense proteins, like beef, pork or chicken.
Karen

I can eat about 3oz of meat (beef, pork, chicken, fish) plus 1/4-1/2 cup of veggies or fruit for dinner. I can eat a full cup of anything semi-liquid like soup or yogut with fruit.