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I am seldom hungry, and the fact I have frequent emesis does not make me enthusiastic to eat. My morning wake-me-up-gotta put something in there Breakfast? One scoop Protein Powder, some frozen fruit medley from Wal-Mart, no melon there---I LOATH MELON Almond milk to cover and whirled,i n my Nutribullet. Comes out a cross between milk shake and soft- serve ice cream in consistency. Figure I will eat a little now, put the pour-lid on, refrigerate the rest for later. Even if it melts down liquid that's still pretty Okay. 🍶😝👍

In the beginning I would weigh and measure, but now, I stop when I'm full. I can usually eyeball how much I can eat, so I'll just get that amount. If I'm hungry, I can get more, but that's usually not the case. Learning to listen to your body is a great way to use your tool. Just be sure you do what your body says and stop eating when you start getting full.

I've lost about 30lbs in less than a month without measuring, but she does give me general guidelines, i.e 3oz Protein with 2oz vegetables; but she wants me to be able to kinda "figure it out" on my own I think-- like, visually. Without a scale. I.e, how a fistful = 3 oz of protein. Not *exact*, but something I can realistically do and follow throughout my life (measuring out all of my food for the rest of my life is definitely not a sustainable way of life for me, or I could've just done that through dieting alone, without the surgery.) But mainly looking for any success stories of people who don't measure out each meal? And rely on their sense of fullness? Long term?

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I start to feel that feeling too, a little below my chest. I have learned to stop eating when that happens, bc I don't feel "full" yet, but I know from experience now that if I keep eating, I will be miserably full for the next 30-60 minutes (I haven't thrown up since my surgery, but I've had extreme discomfort from eating too much, and I think I've learned from that.) I think you're right though, feeling 'full' now is not going to feel the same as it did before the surgery.

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For me I start to feel a little pressure in my chest or upper part of my stomach, If I don't stop when I feel that most of the times I threw up. You have to be checking what is your body's reflex of being full. You really not going to feel full but your body give you signals of it... is not like in the past when we don't have the surgery.

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My nutritionist just gave me a sample for sheet. I know when I'm full and have had to spit food out at least on occasion. I have never thrown up food. I have a terrible phobia of throwing up and will suppress that feeling.
I get the terribly loud hiccups if I eat a bit too much.
I find measuring a good thing.

And please believe me, as your food path gets thicker things added you will find LESS feels like More! You have quite a road ahead but you are strong, you will be successful, and it all will be so worth it!
I had self-doubts in the begining, but now I am 8 months out, I have lost nearly 100 pounds since surgery, 140 since my highest recorded weight. This is at 73 years old and the Baseline Metabolism Rate of a Sick Sea Snail. I had a bunch of minor struggles so I didnt bounce back rapidly as most. But my body finally caught the reducing big and I am rocking it. Started out in 28 and 30W, I am now a 20 and soon heading for an 18 because my slacks, which I got on clearance at Wal-Mart, unless I can sew belt loops on, they are coming close to falling off, especially if I take a deep breath in and I find it fantabulous. Don't remember when I was THIS SMALL- maybe after Tomkitten's birth and he will turn 40 on the 12th of June. Oh I have some saggy stretched skin, but it is controlled- able and nothing beats being so much smaller. I used to have a BIG BOOTY, belly still loose but my rump is getting toward normalcy, maybe that's why my pants are falling
down, I no longer have a fat shelf to hang them from! 😛🚩😛

Just drink more Water, add Jello & approved yogurt. You're doing great!

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I actually have an incredible amount of energy, even just on liquids. Im walking so much more already than i was before the surgery! Maybe that's a good sign?

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So as most of u know I am on Day 3. My pain is unbelievable... I'm not even able to sit up for more than 2 mins before the pain kicks in... N yet others are up n walking now...I try to make myself sit up.. I feel they will put me out soon and I live alone.. this is really scary for me...any ideas? And how long does this pain last?
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