Hi Boo~ Yes it's a bit confusing at first, but after your surgery you won't be able to eat very much at all. You won't be hungry either (which is still hard to get used to) I found, at first I could only eat a couple of tablespoons before I felt a full feeling. (This feeling is different than before my surgery).

After a couple of months, I eat my protein which now consists of 3 oz for lunch and dinner, then if I'm not feeling full or I haven't gotten a sign from my pouch, I will eat a couple of spoon fulls of veggie's. That's about it for now!

I do know if you eat too much, you will wish you hadn't. You will have to really pay attention to the signals your body will give you. For me it used to be a runny nose, but now it's more like a big sigh, then I know I've had enough. If, for some stupid reason, I try to ignore the sign and eat another bite or two, I'm usually miserable for a couple of hours. I've only been sick one time because I ate too much. I'm a little over 3 months out.

Concentrate on Protein and water daily, those are the most important and be sure and take your vitamins daily.

Hope this helps a little....

P.S. I didn't mention breakfast, because I normally drink a protein shake prior to working out at the gym. I don't like anything too heavy sitting in my pouch when exercising.

=)

I bought a scale and weighed stuff in mini bowls. I could only eat one food at a time at first and I wanted to see what settled. If you eat one ounce of meat you may not want anything else as meat is heavier

Yes, I have a scale now. But if you don't' eat fruit or veggies, aren't you missing out on a lot of required foods to stay healthy? I know we take vitamins, but just kind of curious.

I know a lot already, but I can't seem to wrap my head around this concept, LOL!!!

Boo

Hey there... For the first several months my focus was getting in the protein.. Nothing else mattered... I have added other food groups at this point.. I learned, 3 bites of protein, compared to everything else...

It took me a while to get the hang of everything.. But trust me you will figure it out..Dont fret too much..

Boo, thanks for asking the question because I was wondering about it, too. I worked with my nut re soft foods and so I started making meals that I liked, like homemade chili and chicken vegetable soup, and then I took my vitamix and pureed them up and put them in ice cube trays, and froze them, and later placed them in ziplock bags. Each cube is approx. an ounce. This is one way I'm preparing for my soft food stage.

Protein is the only thing I've been told to worry about. My vitamins take care of everything else. If I'm high on protein for a day, or I want some variety, I might add more veggies or fruit just because I enjoy them. But I do not count of them for nutrition.

Ok thanks everyone!

YOU know, I've just always been in that "mindset", like with Weight Watchers, and eating balanced meals, in my past attempts with weight loss. I didn't want to NOT get the nutrients our bodies need, but forgot about the ton of vitamins we will be taking!

A good thing, is that I realy like protein. I love tuna, chicken salad, eggs, cheese, yogurt, pudding...

I think i'm gonna like this! bUT I KNOW, you get tired of the same ol' thing, so I do have other ideas...but always love those refried beans too!

Right now, it's so hard to imagine eating 6-8 teaspoons of tuna or chicken salad, and then be full!! LOL!!

It will be a good thing, once the weight starts to come off.

Boo

I really had no problem getting in a couple ounces of protein in the beginning, followed by a couple veggies...really in the first few months your body feeds off of stored nutrition (we have lots!) you vitamin supplements fill in the blanks, but by 3 months I was eating 4-5 servings of fruits/veggies a day and getting my 60-70g of protein.

My very first real meal (post op 2 weeks) I had 2 oz of chicken and 1/2 dozen green beans :)

I've had no problem getting in some veggies and/or fruit every day. Not like the 5 servings thingy... but I do get them in. And I also get in at least 80 grams of protein a day.

I know this does not work for everyone... but it does for me. And I am learning to be thankful I can eat so easily because it does allow me to get in a balanced diet.

I eat very few carbs, but I do on occasion have a whole grain flax seed flat out (has 9 grams of protein). So I even get some whole grain type carbs too....

:) Good question Boo!

Great question! I didn't understand either. Thanks everyone for your clarification :)