feeling full

[sherylb 0]

had the lap band on the 9th of august. not sure if this is a silly question or not, have just started on cream Soups and looking forward to puree tomorrow.

question: what does feeling full feel like? is it the same feeling as before? I feel real full right now after a bit of pureed potato Soup, not sure if this a full feeling or just stomach hurting from stomach getting used to something other than liquid.< /p>

comments please

[nonono 0]

Its nothing like before, for me. it took a long time for me to adjust to thinking of this new feeling as "full" but now i do. At first, it just felt like pain and pressure, but later you will recognize it as fullness. the only time i ever feel full like from before is when i eat a lot of something that is easy to eat, like cream Soup or coffee or even milkshakes sometimes. (those are cheating foods tho, i try not to mess with those)

[Stacey H 4]

Hmm.. I agree with the person above. It just feels like pressure to me. It's the feeling of hunger that really gets me. I only get hunger pangs like from pre-surgery when I'm thirsty, so at least I know when to drink. But if I go more than 5 hours without eating, my entire stomach starts cramping and is pretty sensitive to the touch. I'd rate it a pain scale of maybe 5/10, and the only thing I've found that can get rid of the pain quickly at that point is to drink a Protein Shake. I guess my best advice would be that once you're on normal food, get your body on a schedule Try to eat at the same times every day, because I didn't do that and I've had that hunger pain more times than I'd like to count. Haha.