Didn't feel full!

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

Hi,

Yesterday I was cleared for purée

I started with 3 scrambled egg whites ate it in 15 min and chewed it very well

My doctor told me that this will make me full

But it did not! Actually I'm not sure what is the feeling of being full after surgery, he told me that my stomach will restrict me from eating anymore but it did not!

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

First, your stomach is still healing from surgery and may not be sending proper signals to your brain. So, measure/weigh your food and stick with that for now instead of expecting a physical sensation.

Runny foods like egg whites may not engage your pyloric valve and go right through anyway, so again, you may not feel full until you are eating more solid foods.

Don't look for your old feeling of "full" -- that may never come back. Watch for a feeling of slight pressure or tightness and stop immediately when you feel it. Also, look for emotional/psychological cues about losing interest in food.

If you get to the point of burping, hiccuping, runny nose -- you've eaten too much and are irritating your vagus nerve. Take note of how much you ate and make sure to eat less next time.

Chasing "full" is part of what got me morbidly obese, so I have worked very hard to just let go of that idea. Instead, I look for satisfied.

[Margie122 845]

I agree with Bufflehead....egg whites are so light you might not get a full sensation. Watch for those signs she listed (runny nose, burping, etc...) and stick to the portion sizes that your doc and NUT gave you.

Once you start eating more solid foods you will likely have a different feeling of "fullness". It's easy to go from being able to eat to realizing you took one bite too many!

Best of luck...

[Kindle 8,667]

Like @@Bufflehead said, eating until "full" is not something you should strive for. In fact, it's probably one of the worst eating habits we, as fat people, learned. And it's probably one of the most important habits we need to break. We need to learn to eat just as much as we need for healthy body function, not as much as we need to feel full.

Yes, once you start real solids, your restriction will be obvious, but long term you will be able to eat more. At just 2 1/2 years out, if I ate until I was full I would regain all my weight. Luckily I learned to eat just X amount of food and that's it. With very few exceptions of overindulgence on something particularly yummy, I almost never feel full. For me, feeling full means I've definitely over eaten.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Feeling full post op is the most uncomfortable thing, once it happens to you, you will never want to feel it again.

Don't aim for full, aim for satisfied.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I'm going to echo the above sentiments. The full feeling I used to love so much is what got me to the point of needing WLS. The feeling of being full now is very uncomfortable and something I avoid at all costs. My nose drips, my chest gets tight, it's work on my part not to vomit.

Being full used to go away quickly for me and I would eat soon after a meal just to regain that feeling. Now, if I hit that full feeling, it gets more and more intense over the course of about 45 minutes. If I take even the smallest drink of Fluid, it all comes back up.

So yeah, I avoid that.

Three egg whites is a lot of egg. Just because you CAN eat that much doesn't mean you should.

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

First, your stomach is still healing from surgery and may not be sending proper signals to your brain. So, measure/weigh your food and stick with that for now instead of expecting a physical sensation.

Runny foods like egg whites may not engage your pyloric valve and go right through anyway, so again, you may not feel full until you are eating more solid foods.

Don't look for your old feeling of "full" -- that may never come back. Watch for a feeling of slight pressure or tightness and stop immediately when you feel it. Also, look for emotional/psychological cues about losing interest in food.

If you get to the point of burping, hiccuping, runny nose -- you've eaten too much and are irritating your vagus nerve. Take note of how much you ate and make sure to eat less next time.

Chasing "full" is part of what got me morbidly obese, so I have worked very hard to just let go of that idea. Instead, I look for satisfied.

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

First, your stomach is still healing from surgery and may not be sending proper signals to your brain. So, measure/weigh your food and stick with that for now instead of expecting a physical sensation.

Runny foods like egg whites may not engage your pyloric valve and go right through anyway, so again, you may not feel full until you are eating more solid foods.

Don't look for your old feeling of "full" -- that may never come back. Watch for a feeling of slight pressure or tightness and stop immediately when you feel it. Also, look for emotional/psychological cues about losing interest in food.

If you get to the point of burping, hiccuping, runny nose -- you've eaten too much and are irritating your vagus nerve. Take note of how much you ate and make sure to eat less next time.

Chasing "full" is part of what got me morbidly obese, so I have worked very hard to just let go of that idea. Instead, I look for satisfied.

Thank you very much ur answer is very helpful, thanks again

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

I agree with Bufflehead....egg whites are so light you might not get a full sensation. Watch for those signs she listed (runny nose, burping, etc...) and stick to the portion sizes that your doc and NUT gave you.

Once you start eating more solid foods you will likely have a different feeling of "fullness". It's easy to go from being able to eat to realizing you took one bite too many!

Best of luck...

Thank you

I gues I hv to get used to my new tummy and take care of the stages I'm going through

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

I'm going to echo the above sentiments. The full feeling I used to love so much is what got me to the point of needing WLS. The feeling of being full now is very uncomfortable and something I avoid at all costs. My nose drips, my chest gets tight, it's work on my part not to vomit.

Being full used to go away quickly for me and I would eat soon after a meal just to regain that feeling. Now, if I hit that full feeling, it gets more and more intense over the course of about 45 minutes. If I take even the smallest drink of Fluid, it all comes back up.

So yeah, I avoid that.

Three egg whites is a lot of egg. Just because you CAN eat that much doesn't mean you should.

The problem is that I don't have a nutritionist yet my surgeon didn't refer me and asked me to follow his instructions for the time being

And he said I can eat 3 scrambled egg whites in 15 minutes!

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

Like @@Bufflehead said, eating until "full" is not something you should strive for. In fact, it's probably one of the worst eating habits we, as fat people, learned. And it's probably one of the most important habits we need to break. We need to learn to eat just as much as we need for healthy body function, not as much as we need to feel full.

Yes, once you start real solids, your restriction will be obvious, but long term you will be able to eat more. At just 2 1/2 years out, if I ate until I was full I would regain all my weight. Luckily I learned to eat just X amount of food and that's it. With very few exceptions of overindulgence on something particularly yummy, I almost never feel full. For me, feeling full means I've definitely over eaten.

Yes u are right I must stop the way of thinking that got me here in the 1st place

[the sleeved plastic surgeon 23]

Feeling full post op is the most uncomfortable thing, once it happens to you, you will never want to feel it again.

Don't aim for full, aim for satisfied.

Yes it started to feel very uncomfortable to the extent that makes me not willing to eat again until I'm really hungry