Today I experienced something. I served myself two scrambled eggs and a half cup of mashed watery boiled pinto beans. I'm the mushy stage. I ate the eggs no problem. Eating the beans I had about a quarter cup or less of the beans and I could almost feel a stuck feeling. It wasn't stuck, it was a I'm way too full feeling, I figured out. I felt a little pressure in my chest, and I could feel the food a bit in my throat. Not so bad I wanted to vomit, but I knew I did something wrong, or was just on the edge of it. I just relaxed for a bit and the food went down and all better. But the funny thing is that I had almost no hunger all day. I had a little yogurt at lunch and some protein powder at dinner. Just wasn't hungry. I learned that I don't need eat until I feel full like I used to. I need to know how much I can eat and feel satisfied, and just make my meal that approximate size every time . Learning day.

I expire emcee the exact same thing today. I fixed myself two scrambled eggs and two potatoes worth of mashed potatoes. I ate both scrambled eggs and about 3 or 4 spoon fills of potatoes. I got that pain in my throat too and I thought it was just pain from it going down but after reading this post I realize now it was the full feeling. Glad I read this, really opened my eyes.

I've recently learned about that feeling too. My doc refers to that as a soft stop. BigOboy, I was telling art how weird it is for me to see my plate with a small amount of food on it and know I will be satisfied with it. Kinda nice.

Glad it helped you. I'm being a bit more careful now. Meaning eating slower. I have to think about it. Old habit to eat faster and big bites. Now I'm looking for that soft stop. But more important, I'm trying to just serve myself about what will satisfy me before the soft stop. Still working on it.

Today has been great so far. I had a protein shake for breakfast. Costco premier. Normal. For lunch I had half a can of chili, just had a craving. But what was incredible, is that I was totally satisfied with one serving ( 1 cup). That has never happened pre-band. One serving was a starter appetizer. I don't think I've ever had one serving of anything and been satisfied. Blows my mind.

That's awesome. I'm still finding it quite hard to get the protein drinks in but in trying. As for my eating habits, today I had a couple popsicles a glass of crystal light lemonade, and a small bowl of vegetable soup. The soup didn't 100% agree with my stomach but it hasn't been a big issue either. I'm only eating 1 actual meal a day. Is this enough?

I'm no expert, but I think getting the protein grams is one of the important things at the new stage. Whatever your doc recommends. So shakes are the ticket to that. And staying hydrated. I'm sure there are more knowledgeable people around here than me about this.

As far as the protein shakes go, try Unflavored Unjury protein powder you can add it to any food or drink. I had to get it because i couldnt stand the thought of drinking another shake! Unjury is what my surgeon recommended and alot of others. Unflavored is 90 cal, zero carbs and 25g protein. I gladly add that to my mashed potatoes, yogurt, etc to get the protein in, anything but the shakes!

Great discovery, now remember to stop at 1 cup of food, not when full!