This is probably my biggest concern down the road once I can begin to transition back to normal foods. I know it's a mindset change in slowing down to eat, and I have been practicing that. I've always been a fast drinker and could wolf the food down when I was reckless. That being said even with all the recommendations of slowing down, small bites, etc., how quickly does your new stomach tell you to stop? Since we want to avoid that "Thanksgiving full" feeling I'm curious as to how quickly your body gives you feedback to say enough is enough.

There's going to be trial and error. There is no avoiding that. When you are immediately post-op, you should weigh/measure your food and eat on a schedule. The surgery will damage the nerves in your stomach, so you will not have any true indication of "full" or "hungry" until you are healed up.

Once you are on solid foods, you are going to probably overeat a few times or eat too quickly. You will figure it out though. I would say it took me maybe a month or two once I was on solids to be able to eyeball foods and know how much I could safely eat.

I'm so glad I saw this post. I am literally eating lunch right now and all I can say is it depends. I'm eating chicken and with chicken, it is a more dense meat so I have taken 3 bites and I already feel full. I know that I need to sit and wait a while before I have another bit. I am 1.5 years post-op RNY.

This is my BIGGEST struggle and its harder when I'm with family and friends. I eat at their pace and I get SUPER full SUPER quick and then I get mad at myself because I didn't slow down and enjoy my meal...plus I waste more that way too.

This will be a learning curve for you and one that hopefully doesn't take you as long as it takes me. I actually JUST wrote a blog page about this in case you're interested

Linda

www.fatontheinsideblog.wordpress.com

I'm so glad I saw this post. I am literally eating lunch right now and all I can say is it depends. I'm eating chicken and with chicken, it is a more dense meat so I have taken 3 bites and I already feel full. I know that I need to sit and wait a while before I have another bit. I am 1.5 years post-op RNY.

This is my BIGGEST struggle and its harder when I'm with family and friends. I eat at their pace and I get SUPER full SUPER quick and then I get mad at myself because I didn't slow down and enjoy my meal...plus I waste more that way too.

This will be a learning curve for you and one that hopefully doesn't take you as long as it takes me. I actually JUST wrote a blog page about this in case you're interested

Linda

www.fatontheinsideblog.wordpress.com

Not to hijack the thread, but great post and welcome to the world of public health!

Starting weight 367

CW 317

Sleeve scheduled for Dec. 19, 2016

Drinking is going to be the toughest challenge for me. I've always been able to down a massive amount quickly. If I wanted I could down a 44 oz. container of Water or diet soda in one shot and not even phase me, so trying to imagine that 2 oz is going to make me feel full does not compute...lol.

I haven't even had my surgery yet (next Wed) but trying to do everything I can to have the right mindset when I come out on the other side.

Drinking is going to be the toughest challenge for me. I've always been able to down a massive amount quickly. If I wanted I could down a 44 oz. container of Water or diet soda in one shot and not even phase me, so trying to imagine that 2 oz is going to make me feel full does not compute...lol.

I haven't even had my surgery yet (next Wed) but trying to do everything I can to have the right mindset when I come out on the other side.

You may not feel restriction with liquids at all, but if you do, it will only be due to swelling and shouldn't last more than a couple of weeks. Once you are healed up, you should be able to guzzle as much water as you want. I found that, post-op, I need my water to be ICE cold (with ice literally floating in it), otherwise it does kind of sit heavy in my stomach. Other people have better experiences with room temp water or with hot liquids, so you might need to do some experimenting.

@@orionburn

Everything that @@JamieLogical said.

In the very early days, for me, it was all about MEASURING out 1/2 cup or about 2 oz. of whatever I was going to eat with the first item always being Protein. Sometimes the 1/2 c. or 1-2 oz. was more than enough. The times that I ate 1 or 2 BITES too many, I was very uncomfortable for about a hour. And anytime I added a new food (according to PLAN), I started with 1 or 2 small bites to make sure my new tummy didn't reject it. I consider myself very fortunate in that my taste for everything I liked pre-op did not change post-op (that can be unfortunate, too, because of the bad choices I could make). Also, I never threw up and only had food send me to the bathroom a couple of times, and usually only because of those 1-2 bites too many. Even now, that 1-2 bites extra can make me miserable so I have to stop eating before I get to that point. My typical MEAL VOLUME now is 1/2-3/4 cup or about 2-3 oz. of dense protein and a couple bites of veggies. I still have great restriction; however, I have to be very cautious about what they call SLIDER foods, and I don't need to be eating those anyway.

It will take TIME for you to figure out what works, and doesn't work, for you; so take your time and don't push yourself. And do follow the guideline about not drinking with your meals or 30 mins. before and 30 mins. after eating (at least those are my guidelines). It does make a difference.

Best wishes and good thoughts to you!

It's so hard. I'm three weeks post and I still get head hungry.

I just had melted chocolate, pudding and pb and ate it too fast. Now my tummy hurts. I won't do that again.

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