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Hi guys. I am 9 months out and just wondering how much is generally ok to eat, or how much others can eat at this stage. I still measure out just half a cup of food because that was my surgeons last instructions 3 months ago, but I find myself hungry after just a half cup. Is this pretty normal? I go back to see him in a couple weeks, so I will ask him then, but I was just wondering what others thought and could eat.
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I never weighed my food but I'm sure I was eating more than half a cup at 9 months! You should be all healed by now and have a sensation of satiety to guide you on how much to eat - one forkful too many will probably make you vomit - it still does me!
My tip would be to eat one forkful LESS than would make you feel full! Many of us get signals - nose running, hiccups etc when we have had enough.
My tip would be to eat one forkful LESS than would make you feel full! Many of us get signals - nose running, hiccups etc when we have had enough.
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I was eating more like a cup of food at that time.
Kelly
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somedays i eat 1/2 cup per meal..sometimes less and sometimes more...this morning i ate a 1/2 cup oatmeal and 1/2 banana..i am still full from that i swear..lol and i am about 14 weeks out.
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My doc' s rule was 1/4 cup 1-3 mnths, up to 1/2 cup by 6 months out, 3/4 cup at 9 months out and one cup to one and a quarter by one year out and thereafter. I've stuck by that rule pretty much ever since. Obviously, you'll get more soup in your pouch than steak, but dense foods are generally about 3/4 of a cup by 9 months out. See if that isn't a better amount for you. I can do more than a cup of soup at a time, but that's my limit for denser foods.
Jen 10 yrs post op
Jen 10 yrs post op
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