Hello,

I got the band 3 years ago...and I just feel hungry...I eat I guess what fills my pouch but I still feel the underlying hunger...so I basically have to wait for that food to pass and then I fill the pouch again to try to get rid of the hunger.....I'm considering the sleeve but please tell me DO YOU ACTUALLY FEEL FULL??? LIKE THE FULL YOU FELT BEFORE THE SURGERY AFTER YOU EAT JUST YOUR LITTLE PORTION? I am struggling with this. Please share.

I actually feel fuller than I ever have in my life, and sometimes that can be frustrating as even after 5 months, I can only manage very tiny portions of a meal. For example, if I go out and order a salad, I can only eat about 1/4 to 1/3 of it and I am stuffed!

for me i am never actually hugry i never have a hungry feeling.

do i feel full yes easily on a small amount both food and shakes.

Honestly I feel more full after the sleeve than I think I ever felt before it. I'm 8 months out and depending on what I eat, my body usually tells me right around the 3 ounce mark to STOP, it doesn't want anymore. In between meals I do sometimes get hungry but somehow it is less intense and urgent than before the sleeve. If it isn't time for my regularly scheduled snack, even if I am feeling a little hungry I can just remind myself that I can eat later and I easily put it out of my mind and move on. I could have never done that before, I would have been raiding the vending machine at work because I "needed" an oversize snack bag of Fritos and one of Reese's Pieces, too.

I do get very hungry as I did before. But I also get as full as I did before, just with smaller portions, which is frustrating sometimes. But it is for the best!

Thank you all for your replies. It's great knowing you all are out there ready to share. ; )