I am having a hard time understanding why I get so full so quick. I am 9 months out and thought by now that I would be able to eat more. I am basically only able to eat as much as I could at around 6 months. I get full very easily and then feel sick. I cut down my water from 8 cups a day to only 6 thinking that if I did that I would have more room for more food, but that isn't the case. I was getting around 90-100 grams of protein a day and even cut that down to around 70-80 and I am still extremely full all the time. Why is this happening at this stage? Has this happened to anyone else? Does it get better?

You could possibly reduce your protein since you’re in maintenance & it’s very filling & up your vegetable intake. Daily requirement in the US is 0.8g protein per kilo you weigh so you could reduce your intake to about 50g. But check with your surgeon & dietician first. (My dietician said I needed a little more because of my age so I work at 1-1.2g protein per kilo of weight.)

I can eat more now than I did at 6 months & more than I did at 12 months. To get my calories in to maintain (about 1200+/-) I feel like I eat all day long. I snack about 4 times a day on dairy, fruit & multi/whole grains in addition to my three meals. I also still take ages to eat: 30-40+ mins for breakfast & dinner & about an hour for lunch but it does enable me to eat a little more.

Are you still leaving time between when you eat & drink? Have you tried plant based proteins? I believe they can be easier to digest & may not upset you or fill you as much.

I really think you need to have a conversation with your surgeon & then your dietician because you’ve been struggling so much.

12 hours ago, Arabesque said:

You could possibly reduce your Protein since you’re in maintenance & it’s very filling & up your vegetable intake. Daily requirement in the US is 0.8g protein per kilo you weigh so you could reduce your intake to about 50g. But check with your surgeon & dietician first. (My dietician said I needed a little more because of my age so I work at 1-1.2g protein per kilo of weight.)

I can eat more now than I did at 6 months & more than I did at 12 months. To get my calories in to maintain (about 1200+/-) I feel like I eat all day long. I snack about 4 times a day on dairy, fruit & multi/whole grains in addition to my three meals. I also still take ages to eat: 30-40+ mins for Breakfast & dinner & about an hour for lunch but it does enable me to eat a little more.

Are you still leaving time between when you eat & drink? Have you tried plant based Proteins? I believe they can be easier to digest & may not upset you or fill you as much.

I really think you need to have a conversation with your surgeon & then your dietician because you’ve been struggling so much.

I am not taking that long to eat, and maybe that is something I should try to do. I feel that it would make me feel more full? I still take the 30 minutes before and after rule to drink the water. Should I still be doing this at this stage? I agree with you on contacting my dietician. Thanks for the input.

5 hours ago, HealthyLifeStyle said:

I am not taking that long to eat, and maybe that is something I should try to do. I feel that it would make me feel more full? I still take the 30 minutes before and after rule to drink the Water. Should I still be doing this at this stage? I agree with you on contacting my dietician. Thanks for the input.

re: 30 minute rule: at some point (I think I was a few months out) my dietitian said I could start drinking up until the time I started eating (so no more 30 minutes before), but the 30 minutes after part of it is for life. I think that's a pretty universal rule (the after part). Ask your dietitian about the "before" rule, though - some of them are OK with us dropping that after a few months.