I start my soft food diet this weekend. I was just wondering how do you know when you are full. I'm scared to eat to much cause I want to keep the weight off. Which i am 11 days post op and only down 8.5lbs. Thank you everyone

You may not know full at this stage. Your stomach is still healing and the nerves may not react correctly. You have to measure your food and stick with small portions. Start with 1/4 cup and see how that goes. Eat very small bites (think dime sized) and set a timer to space your bites 1 to 1 1/2 minutes apart and do not eat for longer than 30 minutes.

Thank you so much I'm gonna try making food Saturday

It takes some time. I'm almost six weeks out from surgery and still occasionally have problems knowing when I'm full. Generally I try to stop at what I think is the right amount, because for me I don't feel the sense of fullness until I've already had enough or maybe too much. With such a small stomach capacity the difference between satisfied and stuffed is only a bite or two.

Everyone says to eat slowly - this is truly the key. Eat slowly, eat small bites and stop at the first sign of satiety and you'll be fine.

I measured and weighed my food for probably the first six months. It's hard to determine the full feeling so I relied on measurements. Now I can estimate pretty accurately. I occasionally measure and or weigh just to make sure I am staying on track.

Hope you enjoy your first soft foods!! I

I'm also 11 days post-op.

I'm under orders from surgeon to continue with the 3 shakes a day and non-calorie liquids until my next appointment on November 9th.

I am so dang glad, too.

I am not ready to be figuring out the food thing just yet. I like my simple plan for now.

I bought a food scale and more sets of measuring cups to help with the process once it is time.

@ Dub I can soft in Monday but I'll be at work so I wanna try something so I don't get sick at work. The shakes were making me sick so I wasn't doing to good. I'm gonna start working out on Monday as well. Cause I have not lost anything yet but my 8.5 lbs. I need to stay on track so today I had half of an egg and that did not bother me at all. Now I'm trying some tuna fish and that is not feeling so well.

@@glitter eyes I have to buy a scale cause I know I'm going to need one. Thanks

Everyone on this post has already said it but I'll say it again. Weigh out your food! This is really the only way I knew I was full at the beginning. It's hard to pay attention your body will tell you when it's full. For instance I start burping when I get full. Someone else may start sneezing when I get full. This is the time when you really learn how fulfilled in your pouch. Good luck!

@ Dub I can soft in Monday but I'll be at work so I wanna try something so I don't get sick at work. The shakes were making me sick so I wasn't doing to good. I'm gonna start working out on Monday as well. Cause I have not lost anything yet but my 8.5 lbs. I need to stay on track so today I had half of an egg and that did not bother me at all. Now I'm trying some tuna fish and that is not feeling so well.

You've lost over 8 pounds in 11 days. When else in your life have you done that? Celebrate that!

Thank you. Ok so how much should my food weigh at lease my protein meats?