Question:
HOW MUCH (APROXIMATELY) SHOULD I BE EATTING ?

HELLO ALL, IM 3 MONTHS POST-OP, AND I WAS WANDERING HOW MUCH FOOD CAN THE AVG 3 MONTH POST OP PERSON CAN EAT AT ONE SETTING. I WAS 278 BEFORE SURGERY, IM NOW 223, I FEEL LIKE IM DOING WELL, BUT JUST NEED SOME INPUT. OH I HAD RNY    — JENNIFER W. (posted on October 8, 2007)

October 8, 2007
Congrats that's a great accomplishment. I'm 5 months out and my doctor still has me at 4oz per sitting. 5 meals a day.
   — latinliving

October 8, 2007
I'm 3 months out, 60 grams of protein, not to go over 1,000 calories a day. I'm eating 40z servings.
   — pooch

October 8, 2007
When you had surgery, you had a 1 oz pouch. At 6 month that pouch will probably be about 3 ozs. At a year is will probably be about 6-8 ozs. Given that, you probably have about a 2 oz pouch right now. There are cottage cheese test that you can do to determine how large it is, but it isn't how big the pouch is as much as how you eat. Remember to not drink with meals or for 1 hr after and 75% of your meal should be dense protein. The dense protein is what gives you that feeling of fullness. It stays with you longer and works better. Eat what you think that you need, then quit. Remember, it takes the brain 20 minutes to realize that you are full, so by the time your brain says that you are full, you have eaten 20 minutes to much. Good Luck and ask the Nutritionist what volumes of food you should be eating at this point. Judy Harris
   — jk_harris

October 10, 2007
Hi,cong. I am about 3 month and 2 weeks out, I due 4 oz a meal we do 3 meal and 3 snack, 60grams protein, and 64 oz water. I try to get my protein in the first 2-3 oz, I do a sugarfree carn. breakfast drink and add protein to it first thing in the morning to get good jump on my protein. but every doctor different. I was 377 when start, day of surgery was 357 now I am 312. exercise, pool, walk. good luck.
   — carman