Meal Sizes at 6Months Post Op

I was wondering about everyone's meal sizes at 6 months post op, and also how many meals a day are you eating now, including smacks? Thansk, Tammy

I can now eat a container of yogurt.. what are they?... 6 oz.? I can also eat a full packet of instant oatmeal, but some days it's too much. I find it really depends on the day as to how much I can eat. Weird, huh?! I can typically eat 1/2 to almost 3/4 of a boneless skinless chicken breast (the frozen prepackaged kind). Sometimes I eat 4 or 5 bites and I'm stuffed. I eat 3 meals a day and one evening snack. For me, it really depends on the density of the food (ie. meat vs. soup) as to how much I can eat.

It really depends on what I'm eating as to how much I eat. I can eat about 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and be ok...other times I can eat almost an entire can of soup! :-8 Then again the only kind of soup I eat is the Campbells vegetable beef and the veggies mush down to pretty much nothing. Other times I can eat about 2-3oz of meat (steak or chicken) and about 1/3 of a baked potato and a few bites of veggies...sometimes I make the same amount and am done after eating only 1/2 that. All in all I eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day on average a day. Kristy RNY 8/3/04 254/149.5/130

I agree it depends. I eat 4 times a day. 3 meals and 1 snack. I eat about 1/2 cup. If it's meat though, I can only eat 2 ozs. and then nothing else. Meat really fills me up. Christie 338/234.5/170

I eat three small meals and three small snacks a day. Meals usually consist of soups or salads or tuna salad with crackers. Snacks are usually a piece of string cheese and some crackers. I keep dill pickles handy for emergency munchies! Also, I LOVE the Jello sugar-free puddings that come pre-made. They are devine! I sometimes snack on popcorn but try to keep that only to once or twice a week. Sweet stuff (i.e. cookies, cake, ice cream) really make me sick and dizzy, so I almost always leave them alone. But, amounts....about the same for the last several months. I would say a cup of Wendy's Chili and some crackers would really fill me up. At a sit-down dinner, I usually order a cup of coffee and a bowl of soup. My EYES are always bigger than my pouch! So, I have to be careful when ordering entres at a restaurant! I either get a doggie bag to go or give it to my husband.....he always cleans my plate for me! LOL ~Laura

I EAT ABOUT A 1/2 CUP OF FOOD AT A TIME, AND ONLY ABOUT 2 OZ OF MEAT. BUT I CAN EAT A ENTIRE CUP OF SALAD