How much can you eat?

I usually post on the main message board and somoene suggested I ask here... since we are all from 9/2005. How much can you eat? Ounces / type of foods. I measure my foods before eating and try to keep at 4 to 5 ounces per meal (usually ground beef or chicken 3 -4 ounces and veggie 1 -2 ounces). I am never full. Used to be, but am no more... On new year's eve I ate 4 ounces of ground beef (really dense meat loaf) and 3 ounces of mashed potatoes. Still not full. Freaking out now. So, my fellow Septemberites? How much can you eat? Claire 330/253/145

Hi Well it all depends on what the food is so like chili I can eat a whole cup cause it just goes right through.Stuff like steak and other meat I can maybe eat anywhere from 4 to 6ozs.Soft food like cheese I have to watch because its soft and I can eat more of it.Yesterday I ate about 4ozs of Turkey and 3ozs of mashed potatoes which was too much.Mashed potatoes are a soft food and you can eat way too much like I did if your not careful to measure(which I didn`t ).Try to stick to what your nut or surgeron says.If you are unsure give them a call.Hope this helps. Michelle

I cant eat very much, I'm lucky to get in 4 oz, if that..but it dependson what it is, I eat4 smallbites of fajita meat , and it came up... it was too much... I have never dumped, but get sick if I eat too much, it can be 3 bits of one thing or more of like soup..about 1/2 cup.. I guess I am fortunate, cause I am never hungry.... I read your post on main board, and thought boy you can eat so much more than me,to be honest I was kinda jealous. It's frustrating to eat 3o 4 bites, or something and you're done, but that's what this surgery is supposed to do.... Tanya 349/358/**286**/185

Wow, 3 or 4 small bites at each meal sounds like so little for this far out. How is your blood work coming back? Good luck! Claire

I dont get blood wor****il after 3/01/06, I have been feeling ok so far.. Tanya L

With me it also depends on what I'm eating. A month ago I was able to eat some meat, now it feels like every time I try to eat anything that isn't soft, it feels like it's getting stuck mid chest. If the food is soft, I can eat about 1/2 cup. Micha

I know this sounds strange....Lately I have been able to eat almost anything I want. Today I had sushi!! I eat alot of meat. Of course, my portions are usually 8-10 oz per meal. I also ate some chocolate for the holidays. No problem. Lastly, I have had a few glasses of wine -- no problem. I even have had about 3/4 of a can of diet coke each day. I takes me about 1 - 1 1/2 hours to drink. Just sips. Sometimes the carbonation feels starnge, but overall, no problems. My appetite seems to be strong lately. I exercise often, and I drink a protein supp. every day. So far, things are going well. I haven't had a dumping episode for over a month!! There is hope for us all!! Take Care. Randy H. 366/272/215

I can eat pretty much what I feel like eatting. Unfortunate, but I haaad to pu**** just to see... I won't drink pop for fear of stretching my pouch but have had a sip once in a great while. I take the sip, let it sit in my mouth to reduce the carbonation from hitting my tummy and then swallow. Not fun and don't know why I try it. Concerning sugar, it doesn't really bother me too bad. There are certain things that make me dump, like cupcakes, but I can eat meat, salad, whatever without any problem. It's horrible, I know, but I eat what my family is eatting but in little bitty portions. My eyes ARE bigger than my stomach. I ALWAYS throw away a lot of food, it still amazes me.

Hubby is having a hard time eating. We don't measure cause he eats so little. He had RNY 09/28--- and is lucky if he can even eat 2oz of dense protein.