Hello! I am very new to this site

I was banded on July 30th and so far everything is going very well. I have and am following everything to the letter and that included my pre-op diet and more importantly my post op diet. Here is my question: How do I know if I am full, or if I am still hungry? Since I am only on day 9, I have not had a fill yet, but as the days go by my appetite is increasing. I will eat my allotted amount and then really try to figure out if I am satisfied or not. Then I will think...Heck no....there is no way that 2 ounces of strained vegetable Soup broth can fill ME up! I know there are alot of beavioral changes that will need to be made but in the meanwhile is there any advice anyone can give me? I have a post surgical follow up with my dietician on tuesday.

Thank you all inadvance Best wishes!!!!

I'm 3 months post op and for me I wait until my stomach grumbles to signal if I'm hungry. I definitely still have head hunger so I have to really be in tune with my body or I will eat to satisfy a craving.

Keep in mind that you are not on real food yet so there is a big difference. Continue to eat and drink your mushies and don't worry so much. When you get to the real stage of food, eat your 2-3 ounces of dense Protein, 1/3 c of veggies and 1/3 c of good carb, wait 20 minutes before seeing if you are still hungry. You should never feel "full" but you should be satisfied with what you ate and you will not die if you don't eat more. Your head may tell you that you can eat more, but your body does not "need" it. Just think of do you "want" more or "need" more. The answer is usually "want." That is the head game!

You should be able to do this every 4-6 hours and be good. Just don't eat unless you are hungry. Sometimes I would have a small healthy snack between meals if I had to schedule my meals. My spouse was really good about letting me control the schedule, not the clock or old habits. My meals were usually at 10 or 11 am and then 6 or 7 pm with one snack in between. You just have to find what works for you.

Don't get a fill to not eat, get a fill if you cannot control your hunger time. It is a big head game that lasts several months. Just be prepared for that. Find something else to do, your body will not starve.

Good luck!

I didn't understand the difference for the first 4 months and 3 fills. It still took 6 fills to finally feel satisfied. I don't think anyone can answer your question with any certainty. It's going to be different for each of us.

For me, I try to sit down with less food and when I'm done, I take my plate to the kitchen and I can tell then if I'm still hungry. But being able to tell the difference between hunger and craving is the hard one.

You will struggle so keep doing what your doing till you think you might need a fill or yes between meals have a healthy snack or a protein drink to help with the hunger , but keep doing what your doing and our mind will play tricks on us of head hunger and that is the worst for many of us ,it is hard but it does get better.

For me when I got my third fill (I'm at 7.8 cc's) I all of a sudden had no problem telling that I was not hungry, I have more of a problem with knowing I should eat.. I had been struggling through trying to tell the difference, but since this last fill there is no mistaken it. So that could happen for you. Right now I'd do what Suebee01 suggest. When you get the right fill you'll probably know better.

~~~Stephanie

I also had my band on July 30th. I am allowed to have an unlimited amount of chicken broth and cream of chicken soup. Why do you have to measure your liquids?