Question:
Almost 4 wks post-op; can eat 1/2 c. food easily - is this okay?

I'll be 4 weeks open RNY on Thursday. I can easily eat 1/2 cup of food. I am eating mostly soft foods, including scrambled eggs with cheese, egg salad, chili, but also baked fish and chicken with overcooked green vegetables. Even though I am allowed toast, crackers, and pasta, I won't eat any carbs. No water 1 hour before or after meals. Sometimes I am even hungry and hour or so later. So, 1/2 cup of food at four weeks, does this sound right?    — PaulaM (posted on March 12, 2002)

March 12, 2002
I'm not sure. I'm 6-7 weeks out and I vary so much I can't tell! In the morning I'm lucky to get a tablespoon down the hatch, but in the evening I can pack in at least that much...well maybe that much. Much more and I yak, but that sounds about right for my pouch too. HOWEVER, I can eat salad (lettuce and tomatoes only) like no tomorrow. I can get in at least a cup of it with no full feeling at all. :) Trial and error! Good luck!
   — Paula Prichard

March 12, 2002
You might want to ask your doctor. Mine says only 1/4 C. at each meal for the 1st 6 months and definately NO carbs for the 1st year. I know that everyones Doctors have different eating plans. Best of luck with the losing!
   — Kathy J.

March 12, 2002
If it makes you feel any better, I am also eating 1/2 cup every meal, per my Dr.'s post-op eating plan. I am 4 weeks out as well. Keep in mind that every surgeon has a different eating plan, so it seems. Good luck!
   — Jennifer G.

March 13, 2002
No kidding on the chilli, cheese, and veggies. Almost every thing on earth besides chicken, beef, fish, and eggs have some carbs, I was talking simple carbs - pasta, breads, potatoes, rice, crackers, etc. That said, my question was primarily about volume. That is what I am looking for feedback on.
   — PaulaM

March 14, 2002
I am 9 days post op and my surgeon makes everyone's pouch approximately 4oz - which is 1/2c. Today was the first time I actaully ate all 4oz and I felt extremely full. Everyone my surgeon has tells us to eat 4oz meals so you being able to eat that amount @ 4weeks doesn't seem strange to me at all.
   — lilmskitty