"Comfortable" NOT "Full"?

StephOnee · April 16, 2009

My dietitian at my surgical clinic suggests that we eat until "Comfortable" NOT "Full". My question is how do i know that I am comfortable and not full? I don't want to strech out my pouch!

clcort · April 16, 2009

I have that question too, although I suspect it is different for all of us. But I think as chronic overeaters, which is what brought us here, we don't know what full feels like, because we've never stopped at full, only overstuffed. I'm trying to get in touch with that full feeling, but I find I either stop before I feel what I would consider full, or I get this painful "rock" between my shoulder blades, which I imagine is overfull, band style. I'm still only eating like a custard cup of food at each meal, but I still have never felt what I would consider a reasonable "full." Any help from you experienced bandsters?

WASaBubbleButt · April 17, 2009

While eating if you are hungry eat two more bites... that's stomach hunger and not head hunger. ;o)

If you are satisfied stop eating.

If you are full you ate too much.

It's the fat mentality. We eat until we are full, naturally thin people eat until they are no longer hungry. If your *stomach* is hungry keep eating. If your head is hungry tell it to buggar off. ;o)