Full?

[brittanylau 42]

What does being full feel like to most of you? I've realized that before surgery I never let myself get satisfyingly full it was either I was full enough to where I couldn't move or I was still hungry so I've never know what being satisfied and stopping feels like. When i drink my Protein Shakes, which I've only seemed to get down 6 ounces (which I hope that's normal is it?) I start burping like crazy and then get this feeling like someone has stuck a boulder in my stomach. Is that the sign I'm looking for? Or should I keep drinking? I just don't want to cause any damage...

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[jane13 2,256]

@@brittanylau - It varies.

When I burped or had to hiccup it was signal to stop. I also had a knot in the throat feeling early out (first couple of months).

You need to sip that Protein drink and wait a few, don't go passed that burp or hiccup - that's my opinion.

Call your doctor if the pain in your stomach doesn't subside or if you are running a temp. I think you are FULL!

[DavidBC 36]

The first week it took me an hour to down a whole shake. Now in my second week it takes about half that amount of time. So yes I think it's pretty normal what you're going through.

[MarciaN 391]

When I first started I had the "burp" too. Now I don't any more but definitely feel that full feeling. You need to stop any time you have any discomfort or pressure.

[BelgianGuy 350]

Almost three months out, and as soon as I feel like burping, I know I am done, if I trespass this point, it'll feel like someone decided to drop concrete in my stomach, I've crossed it only two times and I felt like sh*t afterwards.

[Recycled 2,182]

You will probably develop some warning signals of eating too much along the way......but the best method will always be to measure whatever you are eating or drinking.

I would get some tells like hiccups or drippy nose/sinus or sneezing etc etc. Others will surely add some more, and you'll learn to recognize the ones you develop.

Still, I am over two years out and I still rely on measuring. Even when I try to guess the portion, I'm usually wrong. So better to measure.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

It's definitely better to rely on measured portions, IMO, than a physical signal. If you get to the point where you are getting a runny nose or hiccups, it means you have crammed your tiny stomach so full of food that you have irritated the vagus nerve, which runs across the top of the stomach. Eating so much you are suffering from nerve irritation might not work so well long term.

For me, the old pleasantly satisfied feeling of being full is gone, I guess forever. When I am not sticking with pre-measured portions -- for example, at a restaurant -- I watch for a slight feeling of pressure in my chest. When I feel that, I stop immediately. Earlier on, having had enough food was more of an emotional response than a physical one. I would just at some point not want to eat any more.

The feeling I look for now is not "full" but "satisfied." Eating until "full" is part of what got me to morbidly obese, so it is a habit I have worked very hard to break.

[BestDayEver 418]

Measuring my Protein really helps me not overeat. If I overdo it I feel miserable! So not worth it. I know I'm reaching max capacity when I get a runny nose, sneeze repeatedly, or hiccup. But I prefer to stop before any of that happens.

I'm one year out and figuring out "full" or " satisfied" has been a learning process that does get easier in time.

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

Measuring is good: best advice my NUT ever gave me is: do NOT use your sleeve as a measuring cup. I used medicine cups for the first 4 weeks. I bought a set of about 36 new single serve containers so that I can make a batch of just about anything and freeze it, so my freezer is always well stocked with a healthy lunch or dinner. I still have trouble when I eat out because the portions are SO enormous and often so incredibly greasy. Keep in mind I use a ton of grass fed butter and full fat cheeses and other stuff in my own cooking but restaurant food is often just swimming in oil.

[BigDog Bryan 262]

First, it takes about 6-8 weeks for your stomach to heal from the surgery. In the first 2 weeks, I couldn't swallow any liquids faster than 6 oz per hour. 2 weeks later, I could actually drink 1 Protein shake in 30 minutes (8 oz). I'm just advising you to be patient - this is a chance to re-learn how to eat, so embrace it.

Second, In my experience, the fullness comes on MUCH quicker than it did pre-surgery. Chewing slowly will allow you to get the message before the concrete feeling arrives. The feeling that many of us call concrete is what happens to me when I either eat too much, or I try something that I can no longer tolerate (rice, for example). In the next few weeks, you will begin to try old and new things. When you do, patience and VERY small amounts are the order of the day (I'm 7 months post-op, and it's still the case for me). Learning requires patience and determination, and I am sure that you have both!!

[skinnyme13 37]

Reading all these posts made me feel alot better because i am only 9 days post op, on all liquids and can still only get down around 50oz a day, i have been worrying that im not getting enough and it still hurts a little to drink so im having a very hard time telling when i am full also. I dont know if the feelings are full or still inflammation from only being 9 days out.

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[gord1972 19]

I get a lumpy feeling in my throat.. My doc said to,always stop eating/drinking as soon as I feel discomfort, wait 10-15 minutes then take more

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