Yes, I did have salmon and a salad for lunch, and no I didn't eat a whole serving.

There is a difference between a serving and a portion. A serving is a standard volume or weight of measure. A portion is the amount you choose to eat. Labels will tell you the serving size so that you can more accurately establish the information you need. To decide how much a bariatric portion (you choose to eat) adjust accordingly.

After surgery, it's important to measure your portions. Memorizing portion sizes are important when measuring is not convenient. 

A suggested serving of protein for a normal person is 3 to 4 ounces or a card sized measure. I ate this meal at a restaurant. The size that came on my plate was considered a small serving, it was 7 ounces (twice the normal standard). The larger serving is 9 ounces. Our bariatric portion should be 2 to 3 ounces of protein (depending on your time out from surgery) 2 ounces would be about the size of 2 matchboxes.

A normal serving size is one cup vegetable or the size of a baseball. I did eat a cup of salad. My salad usually has tomato slices which is a carb. I could have chosen to eat more of the salad, if I wanted. But I choose to keep my portions small, and I was satisfied. 

I have established a habit of ordering the dressing on the side. A normal size serving is 2 tablespoons. I choose to eat 1/2 a serving, or less when I have salmon. I do this because salmon is a fatty fish (2 ounces = 4g fat) and I want to limit my fat intake. It's a good fat, but fat must be counted, nevertheless. It is a good idea to keep the bariatric fat portion in the single digits. (1 Tablespoon dressing = 7g fat) This meal had 11g, but remember it's a guideline, not a hard fast rule. If I had eaten a less fatty protein, (such as chicken) I still would have chosen to eat 1 tablespoon of dressing because it's my "new normal" portion size. By adding the salmon, it also adds moisture to the salad, and less dressing is needed. 

Here's what it looks like bariatric style:

• 2 to 3 ounces of salmon
• a cup of salad 
• 2 -3 slices of tomato
• 1 tablespoon dressing 

Enjoy! Yes, you can. You have many more meals to go.