Hi All , was on the liquid diet for 2 and a half weeks pre surgery and now I'm one month post surgery so I decided to "eat " something to see if I got that full feeling or near full feeling .I had some cottage cheese and was still starving , so I ate some tuna -mashed down .Nope - I didn't feel full or near full ,I could have eaten the whole can .Anyone else felt like this ?

Are you supposed to be eating solids? Sometimes if the nerves haven't fully healed you still don't have full feeling and don't know you're full yet.

Just eat the servings you are supposed to and stick with it. You don't want to over eat.

You can contact your team and/or Nutritionist to see if they have some suggestions also.

I rarely eat enough to get to my restriction. A 4 ounce can of tuna does not get me there but any more than that and it will hurt and be uncomfortable. Just eat what your teams tells you to eat, no more and no less. You will develop habits that are way more important than the physical restriction. Again, I rarely if ever reach the restriction. It is working for me since I have lost over 100 pounds and my BMI is almost in the normal range now.

Mushy tuna and cottage cheese aren't really that solid .I see my surgeon at the end of the month and speak to my dietician today .I just wondered how others a month in were faring / eating ? thanks X

I could barely eat anything a month out. I always felt full, even when drinking a shake.

Now (almost 6 months) it kind of depends on the food. Sometimes I seem to be able to eat way more than other times.

I wouldn’t advance your diet faster than you are supposed to. That staged return to eating is to protect your healing tummy. That being said. It most likely that the nerves aren’t healed yet and your restriction will kick in but even if it doesn’t (mine didn’t) and you can eat more than expected without feeling full you can still do this. You just have to measure out your portions and eat until you are “satisfied” instead of “full”.

I haven't eaten steak and chips and a pint of beer !! I've had cottage cheese - which is allowed !! and mashed tuna .Calm down people .

I usually feel full after eating about 2 oz (by weight) of food.

I bought 4 ounce mason jars and use them for all my meal prep. I never have come close to eating even 3 oz without feeling like I am going to throw up.

Full feels different for me now… and does not always the same way (it depends on what I eat).

One but too many and I feel miserable (sometimes sick and sometimes it’s pain).

If I measure carefully and just eat that I’m ok. But I notice soups or soft foods I can eat more of than solid or dense foods.

I'm also on the soft/puréed food phase. I can eat a whole yogurt (5.3 Oz) or a whole packet of tuna (2.6oz) or a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese or a whole 11oz protein shake (or even a whole 32 oz water) fairly easy with no fullness or restriction and it really is upsetting me so I understand

This is me - you sound like me .x

ok yes some of us still feel "hungry" directly after surgery, but while you are healing its so important to follow the guidelines and not to eat more than recommended your nerves are damaged and you will not be getting the correct signals just yet. I use to have an empty pit feeling but discovered it was thirst related if I drank before a meal or drank lots during the day I didn't get it. like the others have said "full" feels different now until you get to the bloated stage which you do not want. follow the guidelines for now until you are completely healed

Well I spoke to the Dietitian last night and there are things I am allowed that I haven' been having eg scrambled egg , Oatabix , Cottage Pie , mashed banana and then 2 weeks later bread sticks , crackers , hummus , bran flakes etc so I have got a lot more variety .She ok'd the cottage cheese and the mashed tuna for clarity .It's so nice not to just be on shakes and soup !

Glad you talked to your people! What the heck is Oatabix? and cottage pie?? As we say in the southern U.S., you ain't from around here, are you? LOL!

I tried several things before I should have, and SO regretted it...

Edited September 15, 20223 yr by oldandtired

11 minutes ago, oldandtired said:

Glad you talked to your people! What the heck is Oatabix? and cottage pie?? As we say in the southern U.S., you ain't from around here, are you? LOL!

I tried several things before I should have, and SO regretted it...

I had to look up some of the foods they mentioned. haha

You must have heard of Oatabix , it's just like Weetabix only made from oats .Cottage Pie is just minced beef with mashed potato on top .I have the same problem every time I go to the USA ,some things just baffle me .