I always read posts from people talking about "Feeling Full"

This morning I read 3-4 posts where people talked about that "Full" feeling....

Everyone who says they feel full....please explain what that feeling is like??? Compare it to what feeling full was like before being banded??

Since being banded, I have NEVER felt full.....but many people here talk about it, leading to many to desire it as a goal....especially those newly banded...

Like I said, I never had that "Full" feeling......I have on occasion eaten a little too much, or drank immediately after swallowing foods....but that led to Pain...as though I was stretching the pouch....but never full......

(I should say I have felt "Full", or stuffed...but that was not from normal eating and nothing directly related to the band....but that is something entirely different...I'm talking here about normal eating throughout the day and how the band benefits that)

With a properly working band, I don't feel that typical 'fullness' you feel from over-eating like pre-band either. I say my band 'kicks back' as opposed to being 'full' because it's not the same feeling.

Now I'm not at green zone and there are times I can still get 'full' but it's not a comfortable feeling for me now and I try to avoid it.

That's the first thing my Dr explained to me. "You won't be getting that Thanksgiving stuffed feeling. Eat too much and it will hurt". He was right.

Nope. I haven't felt full (that oh my gosh why did I eat so much feeling) since being banded 3 months ago. I love the fact that I haven't because it really is an unpleasant feeling.

B-52 I'm glad that you mentioned this, because I ave never felt "full" either. I always make myself stop eating when I think I'm eating too much. Yesterday, was a very bad day for me since surgery. I had a small slice of pizza and some pasta. My stomach blew up like a balloon! I never had that happened before. Plus, I was very uncomfortable the whole night. I think I ate too much, and then the pain kicked in. Today, I have not even been hungry at all, and I have not eaten breakfast yet. I was thinking of having a protein shake. What are your thoughts?

I think most people arent really looking for the "full" feeling as the "satisfied"/"not hungry" feeling. I personally just want to be able to recognize some restriction and I'm not sure that I do. Plus I'd like the satisified feeling to last longer than it does for me. Sometimes I do feel it, but not usually. I'm still feeling like I'm doing this on my own, without help. Which concerns me if I let my gaurd down for a minute, the weight will come flooding back on like all of the other diets Ive tried in my life. I havent had a fill and its been 3 months. This past 3 weeks I've lost and regained the same pound over and over again. I work out at the gym daily and am careful with my intake and I guess I just want to see that this is paying off some way. I have lost 34 lbs total but all of that was preop postop and the 1st month after surgery. Very little since.

Sandy, I'm going through the exact same thing. I don't understand it. Some people say that the pounds are "melting away" unfortunately, that is not happening wit.h mr no matter how hard I try.

I'm feeling frustrated!

I'm feeling frustrated!

Hang in there girl. This journey is worth it. I'm trying to break the plateau. It's gotta happen if we are doing right.

Sandy, I'm going through the exact same thing. I don't understand it. Some people say that the pounds are "melting away" unfortunately, that is not happening wit.h mr no matter how hard I try.

It will happen for you too, one day you wake up and the scale has dropped several pounds, in what seems all by itself. And then you notice that all those clothes that were fitting are way too big. Best wishes! It was not right away for me, but one day I noticed it happened, too!

To me, it's just absence of hunger. Full is not something I want to feel because I associate that feeling with being stuffed.

I actually I get to the point where my chest starts to feel tight. It's not a feeling of fullness but a signal that I have to stop eating because I feel I'll have a problem if I eat another bite. Like I said it's not a stuffed full feeling. It's more like a stop signal.

^{I am only 3 days post surgery. I'm confused in reading all the posts about how you know if you are "full" or not. I've read that some say that they can eat the same as before surgery, even though they have been banded. Is this because they have not had a fill yet? It worries me too because I don't want to eat too much and defeat my whole purpose!! I'm following my diet which is full liquids from day 2 through day 14 after my surgery. Then I can start back on some solid foods. I guess my worry is - am I going to know when I've had enough - even now on full liquids - will I feel full even though I've not had a fill and won't have for 6 weeks? My doctor does not give first fill for 6 weeks in order to let port area heal and for swelling to go completely down. Thanks much! Teri}

^{I am only 3 days post surgery. I'm confused in reading all the posts about how you know if you are "full" or not. I've read that some say that they can eat the same as before surgery' date=' even though they have been banded. Is this because they have not had a fill yet? It worries me too because I don't want to eat too much and defeat my whole purpose!! I'm following my diet which is full liquids from day 2 through day 14 after my surgery. Then I can start back on some solid foods. I guess my worry is - am I going to know when I've had enough - even now on full liquids - will I feel full even though I've not had a fill and won't have for 6 weeks? My doctor does not give first fill for 6 weeks in order to let port area heal and for swelling to go completely down. Thanks much! Teri[/sup']}

^{You are still healing and your swollen so until the swelling goes down just follow your doctors orders. You will never eat like you did before but that being said you can have an occasional splurge but you should count calories. With the band it should be a lot easier to stick to your calories. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it. Best of luck to you!}

I am interested in this topic because I have a similar problem. The nutritionist at my surgeon's office says to eat until I am not hungry any more. I am never hungry! I somehow muddled through my first band and lost the amount the surgeon had predicted--kept it off, too--but had to be rebanded last month. This time I'm doing it differently. I have the new lap band book and am measuring out my food carefully. I bought a couple 1/2 cup ramekins to prevent eating too much soup. I'd like to lose half the original amount again, but we'll see.