It's good to be full

[Ryan TN 348]

So, kind of was wanting a guys perspective on this. I just started my 2 week 800 calorie pre-op diet this week. Still not happy about it. Remember the old hungry man commercials, it's good to be full? Do you get that satisfactory feeling of fullness after the sleeve? I'm certainly not feeling it now on 800 calories a day!

[fernandfj 469]

After the surgery you will be amazed how little goes in. Right after the surgery, when I was on liquids I didn't notice it that much, but I did notice that hunger disappeared. Once I started on pureed foods, a Few teaspoons would fill me up. And if I went too far and ate too much or too fast, it hurt and I felt really, really bad. The sleeve's physical restriction is very real. The other thing you will face is your body trying to act like it used to with food. You'll try to gulp Water and you will learn you shouldn't. You'll try to eat the same size mouthfuls and at the same speed and you;ll quickly learn not to. THIS REALLY WORKS BUT YOU HAVE TO READY FOR THE CHANGES THAT YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE!

[Healthy_life2 8,319]

@@Ryan TN

The surgery cuts away the part of the stomach that produces grehlin, a stomach hormone that stimulates hunger. Here is some information on grehlin

https://www.bannerhealth.com/Services/Bariatric+Surgery/Surgical+Options/Sleeve+Gastrectomy.htm

I feel hunger once in a while. Protein will keep you feeling full. Also be sure to get your vegetables in for Fiber. . Below is a bariatric food plate to help visualize what you will be eating. Note that your carbs will be limited as you first loose weight. I was instructed to start eating whole grain and plant based carb after I lost 75% of my weight

So sorry, I did not see the guy perspective

[2goldengirl 2,076]

I remember having a client (I work with WLS patients) who told me after his sleeve "I can't believe how full I get after a quarter cup of chicken broth!" So from his perspective, he was full, and very happy to be. Hope this helps!

[Ryan TN 348]

I never really thought about it before until I started this diet 3 days ago. I'm doing ok on it, but I truly miss feeling full. I don't know if that makes sense and if it's kind of a guy thing or what. Just wondering how others felt after surgery.

[sonnysun 15]

No, I don't get full now, but I also don't really get hungry. It's a strange feeling. I used to want to eat one more snack before bed time so I would be full. I'd say I go to bed with that same satisfied feeling now, though, even after eating very little.

[Babbs 14,680]

At first, it's actually not a very nice feeling of being full. It can actually be quite uncomfortable. It definitely keeps you from wanting to feel it again, lol.

It wanes over time to a more normal full feeling. Although it still doesn't take much most of the time

[Bndtoslv 292]

What Babbs said. After surgery never aim for stuffed or "full" in my 2 experiences with this it means too full. Eat the amount you are supposed to as per doc and wait to feel satisfied. I didn't follow this rule and was miserable last night!

[donna70 0]

I had my surgery on the 16th October. A feeling I get is like a gassy pain when the food reaches my stomach. Is this my full feeling?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

So, kind of was wanting a guys perspective on this. I just started my 2 week 800 calorie pre-op diet this week. Still not happy about it. Remember the old hungry man commercials, it's good to be full? Do you get that satisfactory feeling of fullness after the sleeve? I'm certainly not feeling it now on 800 calories a day!

As others have mentioned, post-op the goal is not to get that full, overstuffed feeling. In fact that feeling can be quite painful. The goal is to eat enough. If this is a mind set you have, work on it now.

I had my surgery on the 16th October. A feeling I get is like a gassy pain when the food reaches my stomach. Is this my full feeling?

That sounds like acid. Call your doctor and get a PPI like omeprazole. Acid is not a good thing for sleevers since it can lead to ulcers

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Ryan, you're only on the pre-op phase now. This will be over soon. And no, you probably won't feel very "full" during the pre-op dieting phase, so tough titty.

And then post-op you'll have so many more phases (and phenomena) to experience. If you're like me, your "full" experiences will vary tremendously post-op.

Early on (the first month) you won't be able to eat much, and your "full" will happen after a few bites.

Then over time, during the weight-losing phases, as you build up to eating real food (meat, veggies, fruits, whole grains) you'll discover that what you eat and in which order you eat your foods will determine how full you feel.

You probably have read or heard this many times before, but when you eat dense Protein first (meat, cheese, etc.) you will feel full and satisfied for longer than if you were to eat first things that you shouldn't even be eating -- slider foods like chips, Cookies, crackers; liquid calories; ice cream; mashed potatoes; etc. (This is true of everyone's eating behavior, whether they've had WLS or not.)

FTR, "slider foods" are highly processed, starchy or sugary carbohydrates (many of them white or pale in color) that don't stay in your stomach a long time and "slide on down" your pyloric valve (at the bottom of your stomach) into your small intestine rapidly, leaving your stomach empty and ready to consume more food.

However, if you used to eat to the level of uncomfortably full or if you used food to numb your emotions in any way or you used to binge-eat, WLS won't cure you of those issues and behaviors. It's up to you to decide whether you would benefit from counseling to address those issues. And you'll know. In fact, you may already know.

Finally, some of our overeating to the point of "full" -- which may have been "too full" -- is simply due to a lifelong of bad habits, which we will need to change.

As the saying goes, they're operating on your stomach, not your head.

P.S. All this applies to both men and women equally.

[Dub 9,922]

So, kind of was wanting a guys perspective on this. I just started my 2 week 800 calorie pre-op diet this week. Still not happy about it. Remember the old hungry man commercials, it's good to be full? Do you get that satisfactory feeling of fullness after the sleeve? I'm certainly not feeling it now on 800 calories a day!

Howdy, Ryan !

I'm only 11 days out from my sleeve surgery so I can't really speak on eating or experiencing fullness. I have yet to eat anything.

My surgeon runs us on the same 3-shakes-a-day diet we did on the 14 day pre-op diet for 3-4 weeks post-op. He stressed that it allows our new stomachs to heal before being taxed with working on real food.

I can tell you that the pre-op liquid diet is much easier to follow now. Hunger almost never has occurred....and only in the mornings when it's been 12+ hours since my last Protein shake.

I could see doing this for much longer with no issues.

The pre-op diet was the hardest part about the surgery but it is for your safety during surgery. Make the best of it and get through it. Know that it'll be super easy to follow afterward.