Question:
ounces

I am almost seven weeks post op and eating 3 meals and two snacks a day snacks are 1-4oz. and meals about 4-5oz. is this a normal size. Just wondering? (I do feel great)    — danosteve (posted on September 13, 2007)

September 13, 2007
Hi, from almost the time I started eating soft foods after surgery I could eat 4 - 6 ozs. & was really worried too. But every thing seems to be O.K. now ( I'm 5 months out ) and still eat about 6 ozs. per 3 meals. I try not to snack at all, but every once in a while I'll have a little something. Just remember protein, protein, protein first. & then I have a glass of skim milk W/ S.F. carnation instant breakfast & protein powder late evening. Hope this helps, Laurie
   — LaurieP

September 14, 2007
How long does it take you to eat the 4-5 oz? I had such a conservative program, hard to tell. We had 1-2 oz meals until goal wt, or in the case of soft or squishy foods, we were done in 15 minutes or full, whichever came first. The idea being to keep the pouch size "original" until goal wt. And if you said it took you 30 min to eat that much, I'd call it grazing and say, "Don't do it! You'll regret it later." If you feel full, wait for the full feeling to pass and eat more, THAT is grazing or another way to say it is Painless Pouch Stretching and that's not something you'd want to be in a hurry to do.
   — vitalady