Question:
Amount of food eaten at one year post op?

Hi friends, I had my "1st" birthday from WLS last week. I did an experiment tonight, measuring my meal to see how much I could eat. I had chili, (yummy!) and measured out a 3/4 cup serving, and was able to eat that comfortably. I think I probably could have eaten a few more mouthfulls, but no more than that. So is 3/4 to 1 cup about the average consumption of a postie that is as far along as me? I also had a skinless chicken thigh, a few spoonfulls of cottage cheese and some broccoli and cheese sauce the other day and figured if I mushed it up it would be about 1 cup. Has anyone actually measured their food this way? Just wondering if I'm "on par" with everyone else. Hugs, Kim S. Open RNY Nov. 4/02 (-155 lbs.)    — Kim S. (posted on November 13, 2003)

November 12, 2003
That sounds fine to me. I'm 3 years post op and that's about what I'm able to eat. Some days I can eat more than others - go figure. But usually around a cup at a time. Best wishes to you!
   — ronascott

November 13, 2003
I'm 18 months postop and this sounds normal to me. Remember you are chewing it up and it will be a little liquefied as it passes through before you can finish it all.
   — charanewme

November 13, 2003
I am a year post op (RNY 405/173/150) and I can do about a cup of dense food. There are days I can't do quite that much. I know one thing, if for some reason you are not able to eat (like flu) or you go back on to liquids for a day or two, your tummy shrinks and the volume you can eat goes waaaaaay down. My experience, anyway. Yesterday for lunch, I had some home made chicken soup. I eat all the chicken out of my soup first and then gobble down the veggies. I know there was a cup in volume that I consumed.
   — Ginger M.

November 13, 2003
At 21 months post-op, it sounds normal to me. Go to my profile for a typical days menu at 1 year and again at 20 months. But, no, I don't measure what I eat, just eat until comfortable, which is more or less depending on consistency.
   — Cindy R.

November 13, 2003
I just had a follow up with my dietician and asked this question out of curiousity. The amount that someone who is a year to 18 months post up (which is where I fall) is between one and two cups.
   — Tiffany D.

November 14, 2003

   — Mona R.

November 14, 2003
That should say If I am hungry he said to eat 4 or 5 times a day. opps
   — Mona R.