How Much Do You Eat?

Ok... This is my usual work week daily intake ? Breakfast - S/F carnation instant breakfast with skim milk ? Snack - 2 slices of wasa bread with butter ? Lunch - starkist tuna with light mayo on crackers ? Snack - 1/4 c cashews ? Dinner - cheese & crackers or chicken breast & some mashed potatoes ? Snack - 2 s/f choc chip cookies I try to get all my water in. Some days I just can't do it. Hugs, Maria

I knew was eating more.... Breakfast: Sunny side up egg, 1 slice wheat bread toast with 1 slice AM cheese 12 oz water Snack: 1/4 cup potatoe salad 12 oz water Lunch: 3 oz. ham salad on onion roll (ate 3/4 of it) 12 oz tea Snack: 8 cashew nuts, oatmeal cookie 12 oz tea Dinner: 2 oz. chicken tender, 1/2 ear corn, 1/2 cup salad w/ LF Ranch & 1 oz cheddar cheese 24 oz water Protein: 62 gm. Water: 72 oz So, am i eating to much or is this about right for a 6 month postie? Judy 233/157/130 down 76#

HI! I just asked this same question at my support group the other day. Here is what I found out from all the post op that were more than I in time frame from surgery. To me it seems that I eat a lot and it was really bothering me...They told me that THIS IS NORMAL!!! WE ARE NORMAL!!!! They have all felt that way too. I have been paranoid that I have somehow managed to screw this thing up because I don't dump, I can chug the water, drink a ton of coffee, tea, alcoholic beverages etc. I can eat what seems like a lot to me (but in comparison to what I used to eat this is nothing.... also compare what you eat now to someone who is of normal frame.... bet you will find we eat like a two year old). Some days are more than others. I am still keeping with my motto, "IF I DO WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO ... MY BODY WILL DO WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO" I am not eating bread, sugar sweets and deep fat fried stuff, carbonated beverages or hamburger that has not come from a fresh farm. I order the reg. burrito from Taco Bell and suck out half of the contents. and throw away the flour flapper. I save the rest of the burrito for later. Oh, I also get a monthly vitamin B shot and take two Kirkland )cost****ids chewable vitamins (they have an adult dose on the back) and 5 chewable zinc everyday. God Bless to everyone!!! and keep posting. angie 10/30/03 -93 lbs size 28 to 16