I had my sleeve done 4/23, and I'm on "soft foods". At my 2 week appointment with the surgeon and dietician, the dietician told me that I need to learn "intuitively" what it feels like to be full, so she doesn't really push the whole "measuring out of foods" thing. I'm wondering if anyone else's dietician is the same, and if you have been successful with not weighing out foods and just knowing when to "stop", and learning what that true "fullness" feels like, without over doing it?

No my dietitian definitely wants me weighing and measuring things

My nutritionist just gave me a sample for sheet. I know when I'm full and have had to spit food out at least on occasion. I have never thrown up food. I have a terrible phobia of throwing up and will suppress that feeling.

I get the terribly loud hiccups if I eat a bit too much.

I find measuring a good thing.

if I did that, I'd weigh 300 lbs again. I HAVE to weigh and measure.

if I did that, I'd weigh 300 lbs again. I HAVE to weigh and measure.

I've lost about 30lbs in less than a month without measuring, but she does give me general guidelines, i.e 3oz protein with 2oz vegetables; but she wants me to be able to kinda "figure it out" on my own I think-- like, visually. Without a scale. I.e, how a fistful = 3 oz of protein. Not *exact*, but something I can realistically do and follow throughout my life (measuring out all of my food for the rest of my life is definitely not a sustainable way of life for me, or I could've just done that through dieting alone, without the surgery.) But mainly looking for any success stories of people who don't measure out each meal? And rely on their sense of fullness? Long term?

I feel better when I weight my food and eat from a 4 oz bowl. My dietitian wants me to eat 5 small meals a day and provided me with a daily eating plan of 4oz increments. I haven't meat the 5 small meals yet due to me not having an appetite. From what I've read more accountability one have the more successful one will be.

I got my surgery in January in another country. This means I didn't really have too much support after the surgery. The company does provide some, but that's what you get for a bargain price lol I was very strict about measuring food up until 2 weeks ago. I have been focusing on getting more vegetables and tracking my protein, fiber, and carbs. I don't think I'd be able to measure and track for the rest of my life, but of course you have to be diligent and police yourself when you have had enough food which can be hard for some people. I've lost 60 pounds so far.

I had my sleeve done 4/23, and I'm on "soft foods". At my 2 week appointment with the surgeon and dietician, the dietician told me that I need to learn "intuitively" what it feels like to be full, so she doesn't really push the whole "measuring out of foods" thing. I'm wondering if anyone else's dietician is the same, and if you have been successful with not weighing out foods and just knowing when to "stop", and learning what that true "fullness" feels like, without over doing it?

For me I start to feel a little pressure in my chest or upper part of my stomach, If I don't stop when I feel that most of the times I threw up. You have to be checking what is your body's reflex of being full. You really not going to feel full but your body give you signals of it... is not like in the past when we don't have the surgery.

For me I start to feel a little pressure in my chest or upper part of my stomach, If I don't stop when I feel that most of the times I threw up. You have to be checking what is your body's reflex of being full. You really not going to feel full but your body give you signals of it... is not like in the past when we don't have the surgery.

I start to feel that feeling too, a little below my chest. I have learned to stop eating when that happens, bc I don't feel "full" yet, but I know from experience now that if I keep eating, I will be miserably full for the next 30-60 minutes (I haven't thrown up since my surgery, but I've had extreme discomfort from eating too much, and I think I've learned from that.) I think you're right though, feeling 'full' now is not going to feel the same as it did before the surgery.

On 5/17/2019 at 6:32 PM, mixz8089 said:

just knowing when to "stop", and learning what that true "fullness" feels like, without over doing it?

I believe everyone has a different trigger symptom for when they are full. Some people get the sniffles,some sneeze, I personally get a series of hiccups and a tightness at the top of my sleeve and I know it is time to quit. I measure everything and eat very slowly, like my doc and NIT want me too and I rarely finish everything I have measured out because I get my symptom and know it's time to stop eating. Good luck with your journey.

In the beginning I would weigh and measure, but now, I stop when I'm full. I can usually eyeball how much I can eat, so I'll just get that amount. If I'm hungry, I can get more, but that's usually not the case. Learning to listen to your body is a great way to use your tool. Just be sure you do what your body says and stop eating when you start getting full.