How much?

I am 9 month out of surgery and I am curious to know how much others, on the same stage, are eating.

Can you finish a half of Panera salad?

Can you eat a whole McDonalds salad?

Not at that stage myself but know people who are. It seems like people get their hunger urge back at 8-10 months and start having to deal with cravings or start  adding a forth meal or snacks to their plan. Something to watch out for.

I can't see you picture but I'm pretty sure your are male. So yes men can usually eat 6_8 oz at a meal, including 4 oz of dense protein. The grilled chicken Caesar salad has 29 grams of Protein. The lettuce 95% water so once you chew it there is barely any volume left. The other veggies will digest quickly. so I would say that a MacDonald salad is smaller that the average portion I have seen men 9 months post WLS who are still losing weight eat. 

Hope this helps!

I don't eat at McDonalds, and rarely eat at Panera.  When I do eat at Panera, I get salad, and I eat the chicken first and then, maybe, 2-3 bites of lettuce.  

I can't eat any salad. Because, you know, I'm not livestock. Salad? Why would you do that to yourself?

Hahahaha... but I like salads. Specially some of them, like southwest chicken ones ...

So, What do you eat, meat all day long?

I'm pretty much a meatatarian. I usually have a Quest bar for brwakfast, and maybe one other snack if I haven't eaten enough. 

The last green thing I ate was some cheese that was starting to turn.

Hahaha

I love meat too, but when I have USDA Prime rib eye or filet mignon!!! Chicken... yakh... ? No taste at all. I rather eat salad.

Deno,

I'm 2.5 years post-op (VSG).  But at 9 months post-op I could certainly eat that much.  And no, I was not a meatatarian -- although I was probably eating 90-100 grams of protein at that point (still do).  Nine months out I was also eating a lot of colored veggies, a few fruits and some whole grains.  

These days (after losing 100 pounds and keeping it all off thus far) I eat about 1,700 calories/day -- of dense protein, colored veggies, whole grains, and about 300-400 calories/day of "treat" foods.  

Hope this is helpful.  

Ann