How will I know if I'm full?
I am 10 days out but still can't figure out when I'm full. My belly isn't full and bloated like before when I ate but I am experiencing some weird cramps in my belly. I don't think I have ever experienced this before. Does this mean I'm full? I thought my pouch was now higher in my chest area....Where is it! LOL
Thanks to you all,
Kathleen
Thanks to you all,
Kathleen
I am also 10 days out from my RNY and I am having the same problem. I have strange sounds coming my from stomach and I also feel very bloated. I've been told it's sometimes difficult to know when you feel full right after surgery. I kind of feel it while I am eating and I have mini-burps or I just get a feeling that I've had enough or one more bite might cause discomfort. The pouch should be right under the rib cage I think.
I would just really listen to your body, eat slowly. Give yourself time in between bites and see how you feel. If you're satisfied, don't eat anymore. I don't think the point is to eat as much as we can, but eat to the point where we don't feel we need more food.
I hope this helps. I hope this bloating stuff goes away soon for both of us!
I would just really listen to your body, eat slowly. Give yourself time in between bites and see how you feel. If you're satisfied, don't eat anymore. I don't think the point is to eat as much as we can, but eat to the point where we don't feel we need more food.
I hope this helps. I hope this bloating stuff goes away soon for both of us!
Hi from another Kathleen. I go by Katt. I am almost 14 months out and I still weigh my food. Of course I can eat a bit more now than I could right after surgery, but not a lot more. One signal that I get when I am full is, my nose runs. I know it sounds odd. I thought so too when I was told about it pre-op. But it's true. When I get full, my nose runs. That signals me that I need to stop eating. Everyone is different. You just need to re-learn to read your body's signals. Good luck on your weightloss journey.
~Katt~
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Thank you, everyone! I appreciate all the input. I will admit; I was careless and didn't measure out food. This left me feeling sick and gross. Also, was reading when I ate so I ate too fast. I DON"T wanna feel like that again.
I am so tired of protein shakes I can't look at another one for a long, long time. Was eating cottage cheese. need to slow down, chew and not get distracted.
Gonna pay attention to my nose runnig too. Sounds crazy but I think you may be right.
Kathleen
I am so tired of protein shakes I can't look at another one for a long, long time. Was eating cottage cheese. need to slow down, chew and not get distracted.
Gonna pay attention to my nose runnig too. Sounds crazy but I think you may be right.
Kathleen
You are numb, and will be for a while. Measure your food for a while, and the feeling will come.
Feb 05 - 315 lbs surgery-- Feb 06 - 187 lbs--May 08 - 200 at son's birth --Aug 08- 235 (due 2 Fenugreek--given to increase breast milk & gained 35 lbs from it.) -- Oct 10 - 280 daughter born (due to bed rest, hospital visits,& gestational diabetes) -Feb 12 - 280 tackling regain--Mar 13 restart- 240 (using rules of the pouch & exercising 2-3xday