So I'm two and a half weeks post op and I'm on my soft foods puréed stage but I still don't know what it feels like to be full "/ I think bc I'm too scared and just don't wanna risk it so I stop and think I'm full... How did you know if you were full?

I think you are doing the right thing. If you get *full*, you may be putting undo pressure on you new suture line. No good can come from that. I would get the hiccups or runny nose. If you push it, you could slime. If you don't know what that is, search the site for it. There are about 1,000 posts regarding it.

At this point sometimes it's hard to tell, so the best thing to do is measure your food and just make sure not to go over it..

1/4 cup or 2oz are safe bets and also know that it not about eating until you are in pain from being full.

Good luck to you!

It will come when you get into meats and other dense proteins.

don't know what it feels like to be full

Lala12

2 1/2 weeks PO - you are still a babe in the woods!!

pureed' soft foods????

stop eating before you are full???

good for you!!!! exactly what you are supposed to do

my dr used to tell me to eat until i'm full, then stop two bites earlier

you will feel that "restriction" once you are on solid foods

don't worry your pretty little head

i can tell you are doing great

keep up the good work

as i was approaching being full - proper food measurements - i would have a LOUD hiccup too

wherever you live - you probably were wondering what that noise was??

yep it was me!!!!

take care newbie

good luck

I was asking the same thing a couple weeks ago-- worried my sleeve wasn't working. Lol. As you get back to eating foods you'll experience it more. Now i just feel satiated and if i have one bite too many, a mild pressure. For me, what I knew as "full" before my surgery was stuffed beyond capacity. I have had to relearn what "full" means. Especially since I have been lucky enough not to have complications or difficulties with eating (yet, fingers crossed!)

Thank you all so much, I am a newbie lol so I'm still getting used to all this! You guys were so helpful <3!!