feeling full??
Just wondering for some of you had their surgery a while ago: When did you first start feeling full?? I am currently 4 weeks out and still on soft foods. I generally only eat 1/4 cup at a time, but if I'm hungry (and I do get actual physical hunger) I may eat 1/2 cup.
I have not had a feeling of fullness yet. I know what I am supposed to feel, after being banded for 2 1/2 years. But I have not felt it yet.
I read somewhere you start to feel more restriction when you start eating more solid foods. Is this the case, and did this happen to you?
I am concerned that I should be feeling full right now already and am not.
I have not had a feeling of fullness yet. I know what I am supposed to feel, after being banded for 2 1/2 years. But I have not felt it yet.
I read somewhere you start to feel more restriction when you start eating more solid foods. Is this the case, and did this happen to you?
I am concerned that I should be feeling full right now already and am not.
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RNY 12/20/2011
RNY 12/20/2011
When you had surgery they cut the nerves that tell your brain you are full. It can take a while for that to heal. I probably didn't really get a full feeling until I was three months out and didn't really feel hungry until then, either. Until then, you just need to measure your portions.
Kelly
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for me it was 3-4 months. At that time I suddenly was not able to eat as much as before. It was frustrating...
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My surgeon said that since we dont feel that full feeling we need to measure our foods. He said if we fill that full feeling we are overeating and stretching the pouch. He didnt give a timeframe so I dont know if he meant for the first few weeks or for the first few months. Maybe someone else can clarify this. I havent had a one on one appointment with him yet (still waiting for nurse to call with appointment) I just heard him say this at one of the support meetings I attended and he didnt go into details.
I was 2 1/2 weeks out, and had 1/2 cup of creamy soup for supper. But that wasn't enough; I wanted something more solid. So I took ONE slice of low-fat turkey roll, sliced it into a dozen pieces, and ate them one at a time. Halfway through, I just had to stop. I was stuffed!
I still have trouble believing that one half of a slice of deli meat made the difference between hungry and stuffed!
I still have trouble believing that one half of a slice of deli meat made the difference between hungry and stuffed!
On January 18, 2012 at 1:50 PM Pacific Time, Martha P. wrote:
Are you making sure not to drink anything 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after you eat. I am about 4 weeks out and I feel very full after about 2 to 4 ozs of food.canigetthattogoplease.blogspot.com
RNY 12/20/2011
RNY 12/20/2011
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