I read recently there is about 1000 calorie difference between feeling satisfied versus feeling full for the average person. Even though it is not the same delta for post op people like us, imagine how many calories you can save if you stop eating when satisfied versus full. It is huge, depending of course on what you are eating. Think about it.

Wow, that's an interesting point. Stopping when satisfied is difficult for so many of us. This is a good point to remember when trying to learn to stop before getting full.

I know for sure that pre-op, I've plowed right past "satisfied" on through to "way too full" during many a meal in the past. The more delicious the dish, the more likely that I would eat till it hurt--literally. My head is conditioned to take satisfaction as a signal that there's still more room to be filled with food. Since adopting a more protein-heavy pre-op eating style, I find myself less hungry, and hungry less often (if that makes sense). I'm hoping to retrain myself to know the difference between eating in pursuit of that deliciousness till I want to 'splode, and simply enjoying a good meal that refuels me.

I can definitely see that there could be a 1000-cal. difference between pleasantly satiated and stuffed to the gills.