So excited! I struggle daily in my efforts to get enough fluids and calories in. I have tried everything and my dietician told me that everything was OK, it was just going to take longer for my tummy to heal. SO, today I ate a soft taco on a corn tortilla with beans, chicken, cheese and salsa. Now, it was small, but I don't care. I got it all in! I felt full but not miserable. Good day! Still didn't get enough water in, though. That's OK! I'm happy with my little taco. I'll try more water tomorrow! I'll be getting that in before you know it, too! BTW, I'm 4 and a half months from surgery.

Can I be honest with you? It sounds like your not focused on the right thing. We don't really want to be celebrating how much we can eat, or getting excited to finish servings. I'm not coming down on you or anything because I was in your shoes yesterday trying to finish something and felt a strange satisfaction when I did but really, "full" is NOT the goal, the goal is comfortably unhungry.

Can I be honest with you? It sounds like your not focused on the right thing. We don't really want to be celebrating how much we can eat, or getting excited to finish servings. I'm not coming down on you or anything because I was in your shoes yesterday trying to finish something and felt a strange satisfaction when I did but really, "full" is NOT the goal, the goal is comfortably unhungry.

Can I tell you that I appreciate what you said here? I wish more people were this honest.

Wow. As previously stated, I have struggled since my surgery to intake food and liquid. I am constantly tired and weak due to lack of fluid and/or calories. I am being monitored by my dr. and have been assured everything is OK. Just going to take longer for my tummy to heal. SO, being able to take in a small serving of food loaded with protein is a victory for me and a sign that I am healing and that maybe soon I will be able to intake enough calories/fluid to sustain me adequately through the day. By feeling "full", I did not mean stuffed or had too much, it just meant I was no longer hungry and felt satisfied. This is also a big thing for me since I have not been able to take in ANYTHING without the misery. So, yeah, I am going to celebrate another step towards recovery. I appreciate your defination of how *I* should feel when *I* eat, but I would rather listen to what both my doctor and dietican have told me to look for and feel.

tb: yep.

Nurse: yep.

tb: I am glad you were able to eat something without being miserable. I was a little concerned when I saw the title of your post but after reading what you said I understood what you meant. I think NurseGrace was mostly responding to her and probably other's reaction to the title. Keep on getting better !