What are the tell-tell signs you are full?

What does this "sweet" restrictin feel like?

I have read a few things here and there about it, but I am a little confused.

Did any of you gain weight back during weeks 3-6....before your first fill? I am desperately trying not to.:help:

I gained about 2 lbs back but lost it quickly once I switched from eating mashed potatoes to eating scrambled eggs and other South Beach diet idea. Just remember stick to the Protein, drink Water and exercise and you should minimize initial weight gain.

Good luck!

:eekB: Kristin

I usually feel like I swallowed a golfball and I have to get up and stretch or move around. But sometimes I just look at how much I have had and just stop.

same as when you were full before the band when u arent hungry no more stop eating.The only difference now is if you over eat now there are consaquences,like bein in pain for a few hours.

I guess it's different for everyone. My "full" feeling doesn't feel at all like it did before banding.

:confused: Kristin

I'm still struggling with this as well. I actually posted a thread about it a few months ago. I realize that when I am SATISFIED, I instinctively PAUSE before I put another bite into my mouth... MY major problem (and most of our problems I'd guess) is LISTENING to my body's signals and stop eating. I find it very difficult to do when there is more food on my plate -- which is a constant problem because I go out to eat a lot to really, really nice restaurants (i.e., $80 an entree) for business dinners... well, you can't tell the waiter "oh please only give me half a serving" because it's embarrassing at a work function and it's also not seen as very "classy." Anyway, my body DOES give soft stop signals, I just have to learn to listen to them.

As for gaining weight after the liquid diet -- ABSOLUTELY! I had only lost about 16 pounds and I ended up gaining back 6 of them! EEK!!! I remember how much that sucked! It's pretty normal though... especially if you don't have too much to lose I think... (not that 60 pounds isn't a lot to lose IMHO, but a lot of folks here are working with larger goals). But yes, you will probably gain back some of that weight (unless you have amazing willpower!) but it will come back off once you get the fill.