Is it best o have 3 meals per day or 3-5 samller meals per day?

I am 13 days post op LAP RNY. My nutritionist feels that 3 meals a day is adequate and cautions eating any more if you want to get maximum results. I thought this was kind of odd because I have always been told it is better to eat 3-5 small meals per day to feed your metabolism and keep satisfied. I plan to talk to my nutritionist again, but today I noticed that after my 3rd meal I am still very hungry. I ate my 3rd meal around 6pm and its late at night now so I find myself sippin on diluted Crystal Light. I had 3TB cottage cheese and 1TB SF pudding at around noon, then I had 1/2 cup reduced fat cream of chicken soup made with water around 4pm and at 7pm I had 2TB cottage cheese and 2 oz of lightly pureed turkey breast luncheon meat. I cant really figure out when I am full. I generally stopped eating when the food seems to go down a little slower. It doesnt get stuck though. Now that I think about it I probably eat kinda fast and that maybe the reason I put my plate down so quickly. It took me an average of 10 minutes to eat at each of those meals I mentioned. I am still trying to figure out my pouch. I am getting worried today because it seems like I am getting hungrier. What do you think?

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