Question:
ounces

How many ounces should we be eating at each meal at 10 weeks out?    — cuppaloopy (posted on March 12, 2010)

March 12, 2010
Hi!!! This is for Gastric Bypass ..My little white bible that my doctor gave me shows that between 45-90 days u may eat 6 small meals 4-6 ounces per meal low fat no sugar... i could never eat that many though... at 12 weeks I have graduated to 4-6 meals Each meal should not exceed 8 ounces..tfor me that is way too much food... hope this helps...
   — garnet408

March 12, 2010
My Dr is very conservative, so until I lost 75% of my weight I was allowed only protein and some veggies. I ate around 1/4- 1/2 cup of food at a pop. I still try to eat 1/2 cup of food at a pop too, and I eat around six meals a day. I would call your NUT and ask her. Good luck!
   — FSUMom

March 12, 2010
Hi! This is a great question that shows how every clinic is different. My clinic, perhaps a bit more conservative, allows bypass patients to consume UP TO 2 ounces at every meal, 3 meals a day, no snacking....while you are losing weight. It helps to modify your eating long after losing the weight and while you are maintaining. You are used to eating a little each meal. Of course after you get to goal, the rules change a bit...you eat 4 to 5 meals a day to get the calories to stop losing and each meal is about 4 ounces. I have done this for 11 months now..maintaining that is. I lost 120 lbs in 10 months and went from being 240 lbs to 120 lbs and am 4 foot 11 inches. I dont feel deprived and know that my pouch is still small. I still measure my foods out at most meals, but can eyeball it pretty much now ...I am 21 months out from surgery. I feel so much better aned food is not a constant thing for me any longer. It no longer rules my life and my attitude towards it has changed. Take this time while you have no hunger to really think about why you over ate, and re educate yourself on the nutritional values of food and what you put into your body. Eating healthily is something you will wan to do forever to keep the weigth off and be healthier. Being smaller doesn't ensure health, but eating right plays a big part in it. Your (our) body needs to consume foods with a bigger nutritional punch since our absorbtion has been altered. I wish you only luck and congrats on your new journey! In a year you will be like...wow I wish I had done this years ago. Hugs N God Bless, Kim
   — gpcmist

March 12, 2010
People can give you a "suggested or recommended" amount, but we all move along at our own pace and there really isn't a correct answer. You eat til you are satisfied, not full. You should feel no pain and you should listen to yur own body and signals...After a year you will have worked up to "about" a cup of food...
   — .Anita R.

March 13, 2010
Hi Barbara! At 10 weeks, I was still eating about 2 ounces per meal, mainly protein, 5 to 6 times per day. I ate a lot of tuna or chicken salad, poached fish, carbmaster yogurt, Eggbeaters, protein-powder enhanced sugar-free-fat-free pudding, fat-free cottage cheese with a little bit of dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix in it for flavor, Weight Watchers string cheese, stuff like that.
   — Erica Alikchihoo

March 14, 2010
Thanks guys for all your answers. They really help.
   — cuppaloopy