7 months post VSG full

[becca101 34]

Lately I’ve been experiencing this strange sensation where I eat A LOT but do not feel full, until suddenly I’m practically bursting at the seems I’m so full.
Why is this???

[FancyChristine15 810]

How long does it take you to eat? Maybe you're eating too fast.

[GreenTealael 24,855]

And how much are you eating? What types of foods? You may be eating past your fill signal (if you have one) then it catches up with you too late.

Try going back to strict portion sizes and eating time limits to test this.

Also if you can talk with your team soon.

[FluffyChix 17,409]

^^^ Yep. What they said.

[becca101 34]

Yea you guys make great points.
I think I’ve been eating too fast and clearly too much. I do this thing where I prepare a plate with slightly too much food, and then I take as many breaks as necessary until I’ve consumed all its contents. What I should be doing is making a small plate or walking away when I’m full (which I’d feel if I slowed down ...) Time to start tuning into my body’s signals.

[GradyCat 3,692]

I'm only 3 months out, so I'm still following doctor's recommendations of filling a plate with 1/2 Protein, 1/4 veggies, and 1/4 grains/carbs. You have to eat your protein first, so if you're full after or before eating all the protein, you stop. If not, you move on to veggies and stop when full. I never make it to veggies or grains because I'm full with the protein.

[Pjj431 71]

Weight your food if you can. I find I sometimes forget I had surgery and just start shoveling it in. Definitely not worth the pain that’s coming if you over eat or eat to fast.