Really Full

I am almost 11 months out and sometimes I question how much restriction I have.  Even though I usually measure out what I eat I usually feel like I could eat more if I let myself.  I have never pushed it, though.  I always feel satisfied, like I have had enough but never really full.
Tonight my neighbor had a BBQ and made me a pork chop and some potato salad.  The pork chop looked to be about 4 oz.  I ate most of it, sharing a little with my dogs and I ate about 3 or 4 forks of the potato salad.  I felt like I usually do, satisfied but not stuffed.  Then I remembered I had some protein pudding in the fridge for dessert.  I could have lived without it but I decided to go ahead and have it.  I had about 1/2 cup and now I feel like I have eaten way too much.  I have not been this uncomfortable since my surgery.
I am actually pretty happy because now I know that I do have restriction.  I worried about that because with my first WLS the surgeon left my stomach too big and I was always hungry.  At the end I felt like I could eat as much as I did pre op.  I often ate to the point of feeling sick and I don't want to do that again.  I feel like I know what my limit is now.  I should have quit while I was ahead, feeling satisfied instead of pushing it with the pudding.  Next time I will know. 

Hi Ladytazz.

You said you have protein pudding in the fridge. Would you mind sharing where you can get that/or how you make it? I'm just curious :)

BTW While not happy that you are uncomfortable, I'm glad you are able to breathe easier knowing you still have restriction :)

 I was eating sugar free pudding cups but those have sugar alcohols in them and they didn't mix well with the unflavored protein so I decided to make them myself.
I use my Magic Bullet.  I use the small cup and use 1/2 cup milk, a little over a tablespoon of sugar free pudding mix and a scoop of unflavored whey protein isolate.  I blend it for at least a minute to get it really well mixed and put it in the refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour.  It takes longer to set but it will set after a bit.  It comes out to about 30 grams of protein.

Thanks for the tips on the protein pudding.

It sounds like you are doing great with your diet and weight loss also!!!

 Thank you!