Am I on track.....

Hi everyone and thanks for your support - this is a great site. I will be 4 weeks out on Monday (surgery was Sept. 10th). I am able to eat mushies without a problem and everything is going well. My appetite has increased a little bit over the last few weeks, in the beginning food made me sick to smell. Now that I am eating I hope I am not eating too much. I can eat a cup of soup at one meal, and last night I cooked boneless chicken & broccoli casserole. I was able to eat about 1/2 cup or maybe even 3/4 cup - I know that the max is one cup and wouldn't go over even if I was still hungry (which wasn't the case). It was definately mushy so I had no problem. I am a little nervous thinking if I am able to eat this much now, what about down the road! Your thoughts....

At most, I could eat 1/2 cup per my dietician's instructions at 4 weeks. I don't know if your dietician gave you guidelines, but a cup of food sounds like a lot at your stage. I'm 7 1/2 weeks out, and I keep it close to 1/2-2/3 cup of food, depending on what it is. Salad is a slider food for me, so I have to make sure I get my protein in first before I munch on a few salad leaves.

It's easy to eat a lot of soup since much of it is usually liquid. 

How much does your meal plan say to eat at this point?  I think I was eating 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup at that point.  3/4 cup sounds like a bit much.  It's important to measure your food, especially this early out.

meal plan is 1/2 cup but is it slider mushy food at this point (protein based most meals). I guess I will just have to be sure and measure no more than 1/2 cup.

As long as u eat slowly (should take 30 minutes) & u stop when satisfied u are on track. At pase 3 (6 wks postop) u will transition to solid food. Long term success is higher when u are able to eat solid protein in lieu of protein supplements. So sounds like u are on track.

Yes stop drinking 30 mins before and wait for one hour after. Soup is sometimes my meal because of being on mushies.

Yes hoping that when I am on solid food that is protein dense I will be eating less and feeling fuller longer.

 my doc and dietician said soup was a no no due to the 30/30 rule. does your doc not restrict liquids 30 min before and after your meals?

I was just going to post..... How do you eat soup when there is no liquids with a meal?  Is it on the list of things you can eat?

the soup was my meal (because of being on mushies). I think its going down too easily and I need something with more substance to keep me fuller longer.