Is it true that you really don't get the true full feeling until you are on solid foods and the nerves in your stomach heal ?? I'm on puréed. I know when to stop but I Don't get that "full" feeling that everyone talks about . I'm 3 weeks post op

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I'm still on full liquids but I have heard the same as you- that you don't really feel the restriction until solids. We'll find out soon enough!

I'm cleared to be on a full diet, but I'm still mostly in soft food. The most solid I've been is some chicken salad mix and I definitely got the full feeling once I hit about a quarter cup.

...and then it came back up.

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That is what "they" say but wasn't my experience. I got a full feeling on liquids and still do at 3 mths. However it isn't the after thanksgiving dinner full feeling. The goal is to stop eating when satisfied and not get when you are full. I have taken one too many bites twice and felt full and miserable.

Measuring your portions is good, but it doesn't always mean you should finish what you measure out. This is a learning experience of listening to our bodies, seeing signs to stop or slow down, and just being aware.

I still have no hunger, so I don't get a 'satisfied' feeling because there's nothing to satisfy. I weigh and measure my food diligently and always eat my Protein first so that when my restriction hits, I've gotten what matters most into my stomach. I just eat slowly and really pay attention to how my stomach is feeling, because if I go a bite over, I'm miserable. The feeling is clear and unmistakeable (for me, it's like a STOP sign goes up and I'm DONE), but if you're eating too fast, you can already be a couple of bites over your limit before you feel it...then it's bad, for me.

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When you are on liquids and really swollen, you can think you are full on liquids, but you don't know restriction and what it feels like until you have solids.

Like right now at one year out I am sitting here chugging Water. I am drinking really fast so I am feeling full but water full, feels nothing like steak full.

Yes, for me 2 things helped to finally not feel hungry:

1. a new PPI (Nexium) as my reflux was really bad

2. Going onto Soft/Mushy and then Solids phase.

I also lost my appetite for few months ..... just wasn't hungry, but it is slowly coming back after 6 months. I am still measuring my portions.

I can now guzzle Water too.

And my reflux is gone, so I am off Nexium now.