Portion sizes!

I have been wondering and trying to follow some of the measurements of quantity of food on the daily log of what people are eating each day but a lot of the posts don't have the actual amounts of the food they r eating? So I am asking how much should I be eating per meal or item such as how much meat in once, veggies, etc. I am 6 months and 1 week post op. Now my clinic is saying to stay under 1cup per meal which I definitely do but would like to know the actual amounts of each food! Now I know high protein foods u eat first and they r more heavy! If anyone can help please do so! I've been doing great so far as I am down 92lbs in this time and I am in the onederlands already and want to keep losing the best I can!

Thank you for asking... has been on my mind for quote some time now

Hi there,

I'm further out than you, but I aim for 3oz of protein and then whatever veggies can make up a cup.

here is a pic to give you an idea:

Insert Fitness - you're brilliant and many thanks.

Angela, I'm 20 weeks out and eating no more than 3/4 cup - protein first. I'm not eating any grains or starches (other than the odd "Finn" cracker), a few vegetables and only berries or unsweetened applesauce for fruit.

Weighing first then measuring and this is where I fail and I believe this to be such an important step. My food scale wasn't working properly and I stopped weighing and began going by measuring cup only. After work I'm buying another scale and will follow Insert Fitness's example.

You're doing fantastic Angela!

I usually weigh out 4 oz of protein and when I'm done that (if I finish) there is little room for anything else. A cup of food if half of it is dense protein would be too much for me to eat.

You're doing great!

I'm 6 months out too. I weigh my meat and usually eat between 60-100 grams, depending on what sort of meat it is, and whether I'm having any veggies with it. If I'm having veggies, I have 60 grams, plus veggies, but I often skip the veggies and just eat the protein. If I do that, I eat more protein, but it depends on the type of protein. For example, I can easily eat 100 grams of shrimp or pickerel fish, but usually only 70-80 grams of steak or chicken.

I have a set of little clear glass bowls that hold 1 cup exactly, so I know that as long as I don't overfill it, I'll be OK and won't go over the 1 cup limit. I love my bowls because they fit perfectly on my mug warmer, which i use constantly to keep my food and beverages like decaf or herbal tea hot.

For breakfast I often have half a cup of plain Greek or Skyr yogurt with a quarter cup of berries, but some days if I'm having a late breakfast and feeling hungry, I'll have half a cup of berries with my yogurt.

If I'm having an omelette, I use 1 egg, and 1 cheese slice or cheese string, and sometimes some mushrooms or peppers or tomatoes, but not many, maybe 1-2 tbsp of whatever I add, all chopped up.. Last week at camp I made my omelette with about half an inch of a sausage link broken up into it, and it was yummy. I can't do bacon unless it's practically burned to a crisp or it makes me ill, so I don't bother.

I weigh and measure everything.