 [ Symptoms ] concerned about my daughter is recent blood work [ Disease ] there is not a number of cups recommended for women or men to eat at a meal i suggest using feelings of hunger and fullness to help guide your eating this webmd article discusses the importance of mindful eating practices when eating out paying attention and stopping eating when you start to feel full can be helpful and liberating also you might want to get additional support because losing and maintaining weight is not easy especially when you have a highly stressful lifestyle a registered dietitian can tailor a plan for to meet your personal preferences specific challenges and lifestyle you can find a dietitian at eatright org there are many different tools out there like webmd is food and fitness planner to help you monitor your intake keep looking until you get the support you need good luck