Question:
Is it necessary to measure your food?
Do all of you measure your food or do you eat until satisfied? I was measuring and putting so much pressure on myself that I have started to graze a bit. I have decided to try not measuring and stopping when I am satisfied. I asked my surgeon how much food I should be eating and all he said is eat till you are satisfied. I just wanted others experiences with this. I mean can you be successful if you don't measure?? Thanks in advance for any info. RNY/5-18-01 — [Anonymous] (posted on January 16, 2002)
January 15, 2002
I do both. I measure out my food so I know the exact amount of food my
serving is.
Eye balling the serving size can get you into a lot of trouble, and you can
end up with a serving much larger than you thought it was.
I eat only until I am satisfied, I never eat until I feel full. I have
never thrown up.
I keep a food diary and record everything that goes into my mouth, that way
I know if If I am on track.
I have had two plateaus and broke both of them with in a few days because I
was able to take a look at what I ate the week before, and then can
determine what I can change in my diet to break the pleateu.
Hope this helps!
Charlene
— blank first name B.
January 15, 2002
I'm about 4 weeks post op and I can say (my opninion) that is is best to
measure AND eat until you are full. Sometimes my 1/4 cup (4 tablespoons)
seems like soooo little. But a lot of times it looks like sooo much. I
eat small and eat slowly and after 30 minutes if I still have more than a
few bites left, I really think about whether or not I'm full. If I'm
satisfied I toss out my remaining food. Good luck!
— Pamela P.
January 15, 2002
Four years post-op....I've never measured my food. I don't measure
foods now that I can hold more. There's no need if you watch
"what"
you are eating. I eat slowly (I try anyway) and I stop when I'm full.
Even at this point in time, I'm often amazed at how little I eat .
I often play a little mental game with myself. I eat a meal and then
compare it with what I would have eaten had I not had wls. Try
it....you'll
be pleasantly surprised....you won't worry about weighing and measuring
anymore.
— [Anonymous]
January 16, 2002
Gosh...this is hard. I am 4 weeks out and I was measuring. It seems like
it depends on what you are eating as to how much. I can eat 1/2-3/4 C of
cottage cheese to get full, but I can only eat like 1oz of Cheddar and be
full. Peanut butter it's like 1 TBSP and about 4 crackers. Scrambled eggs
was like 3 forkfulls. I had some chicken noodle soup and almost ate the
whole can. I think if it's really liquidy and soft you can eat more.
Less, the more dense it is. I try to eat slowly to "listen" to
my stomach. I am learning now what comfortably full really feels like, but
not full to busting! LOL
— Karen B.
January 17, 2002
I measure just about everything. My main problem is that I do not feel
full and I dont like that. So I eat the serving size on my food
sheet...this too I dont like. I seem to graze a lot less now that I
measure. I eat what I measure and end it there. In fact as I think about
it.. I dont graze at all....now! LOL good luck on your quest...
— Pamela W.
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