Question:
Amount of food at 1 year out

I will be one year out on 2/22 and have lost 138 lbs. I am very happy about this and feel great. My question is - i have never really measured my food since about 2 months out. Have went by how my stomach feels. I would like to know what you other 1 year postops can eat at a time. Like today, I went to Wendy's (i don't do this all the time) and could only eat 4 chicken nuggets and 5-6 fries. Is this about the normal amount I should be eating? I just was curious if my stomach is where it should be or not. Cant do the cottage cheese test because i cant stand the stuff so any help would be appreciated. Thanks a lot!    — Tammy M. (posted on February 3, 2003)

February 3, 2003
I think the amount sounds fine for a year out. I have what I ate at 4, 9, and 18 months on my profile if you'd like to check it out. BTW, I did the cottage cheese test using stiff oatmeal. I like cottage cheese but really! I think that anything with that consistency would work. My capacity at a little over a year out was just under a cup. :)
   — ctyst

February 3, 2003
hiya! i am 19 mos post op and don't measure food either. weird thing is, some days i feel like i can eat a lot of food and other days, a few bites satisfies me. another thing is that by now you should be eating a meal within 15-20 minutes...i was still taking like 30-45 minutes to eat and a friend who is 15 mos post op told me i was taking too long to eat! about your question, i don't eat chicken nuggets but i do eat a meatless tvp nugget ("Buffalo 'Chicken' Nuggets by Morningstar Farms" -- they are spicy and taste just like chicken!!) and i can usually eat 3-4 dipped in ranch so it sounds pretty close to what you ate. i just try to listen to my body and as long as i'm not gaining weight and i feel good then i don't worry about measuring food. good luck, kate www.geocities.com/katebme2002 open rny 6-14-01 pre op: 268lbs current: 124lbs
   — jkb

February 3, 2003
Hey! we had surgery on the same day! I agree with the first answer that some days I can eat more and some less. The nuggets and they fries seem to be about what I can handle on average.
   — Vanessa M.

February 3, 2003
I'm a little over a year out and I have not counted calories at all. I eat until I feel full (not TOO full) and stop. So far, it's worked. I have been at goal since September and have maintained my weight loss. I just stepped on the scale on Saturday and my weight was still the exact same as it's been since November.
   — Patty H.

February 4, 2003
Tammy, I am 14 months post op and am right about where your at with my amounts of food. I unfortunately cannot eat fries or chicken nuggets without getting sick, but the amounts are really close. Example, I can eat a whole corndog,or 1 slice of pizza, or I can eat a sandwich (no crust) and maybe 4-5 chips. I have never measured or counted calories, that is too much like dieting for me and I am through dieting. Congratulations on your wonderful loss.
   — Lynda T.

February 4, 2003
I will be a year out on 2/8! I don't measure food either, and like you, go by how the tummy feels. For breakfast I eat a large scrambled egg with cheese in it, lunch is 1/2 a meat sandwich and a few chips/pickle, dinner is 3/4 of a Lean Cuisine or 1/2 a small chicken breast with a few bites of veggie. I can now eat a whole protein bar, or 1/2 a bag of microwave popcorn. I don't eat chicken nuggets but 4 sounds about right. I do get fast food grilled chicken sandwiches and can eat 1/2 of one with a few fries.
   — Cindy R.