Feeling full

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

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?

[Arabesque 6,475]

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.

[HealthyLifeStyle 351]

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.

[catwoman7 10,862]

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.