That is pretty typical at 3 months out. I often found that how much I could eat greatly depended on what type of protein I was eating. For example I could eat maybe 3-4 ounces of chicken or ground beef but if I ate say cottage cheese, I could eat 1/2 cup plus a string cheese and a couple bites of veggies. I'd say you are doing good. At that stage you are still focusing on getting in your water and protein more than anything else.

By about 6 months and definitely by 8 months you should notice that you can eat that 3-4 ounces of meat and still have room for at least a few bites of veggies.

At almost 3 years out, I can eat 3-4 ounces of meat plus 1/2 cup or more of veggies at one time plus a little rice or potatoes (if I choose). The further out you get from surgery, the more your meals will start to resemble "normal" meals except they will always be in small quantities. Even now, I use a salad plate for my meals and they definitely aren't heaped up or crowded by any means and I normally can't quite finish that.

Sounds normal. It gets easier the farther out you get. Go by what your surgical team says because we each have slightly different directions, expectations and procedures.

Pat

Normal calories and protein.

Interestingly, though, at almost a year out I still cannot eat more than 2-2.5 oz of dense protein most of the time. Any more than this and I'd "explode". I have to wonder if my sleeve is extra small or something.

Sounds like you are doing real well. Keep up the good work and continue to focus on the protein.