What's Your Empty/full Signal?

[favoredone 590]

I've noticed since moving to pureed foods that my empty signal is hiccups and my full signal is a slightly runny nose.... What's yours?? Please tell me it changes after a while.. I hate hiccuping!!!!

[AnewMe@28 38]

I can't help with the empty signal, because I eat on a time schedule.

But when I am full I burp. I was never a burper before surgery, so this is kinda gross to me but I know once I burp that is it, not another bite.

I thought the burping would go away eventually, but alas it looks to be here to stay as I am over a year out and we are still together. My husband even comments when we are eating together, and I burp. "Yup, she's full." Then he procedes to take my remaining food, lol. I told him it is a good thing he doesn't gain weight.

I happy to see you are doing well and adjusting. Keep rocking it Lady!!!

[lissi 15]

Im almost 2 yrs post op and I still hiccup I think it's mostly when I'm eating too fast and need to remind myself to slow down... When I'm full my stomach lets me know it) it's a type of discomforting feeling that can't be confused with anything else...

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

^{Oh girl, when I'm hungry - I can get a real nasty temper... LOL!!! I'm usually very easy going naturally but I can get a lil grouchy when I haven't eaten in awhile. I rarely feel physically hungry so it's hard to tell otherwise, and like Anew, I usually eat on a time schedule.}

^{When I'm full, I'll give a little burp (or big one how ever you see it...) and if I go a little too far I will get the hiccups. I have never thrown up my food tho. However food will sometimes come back up with my hiccups so I can tell then I've had too much. I really try to stop before I get to that point, but doesn't always happen.}

[Itsanewdaycassandra 45]

I am a month and 4 days post op and I have noticed that when I’m full that I have a small burp…the trick is to stop as soon as I burp one bite more and I could feel very uncomfortable. This is a learning process and because everyone is different you have to pay attention. I was using that very full feeling as my gage but I feel much better stopping after the burp, I don’t feel over full, just right.

[Deigh 15]

Hiccups when I near full or eat too quickly. Burp when I reach the top. One more bite and I'm over the edge.

Learning to hear my stomach cues has been one of my two biggest struggles since the sleeve a month ago.

[libbyloo 0]

I too find it really hard to eat slowly. After a life time of getting as much food in as possible. However I soon know about it if I do eat/drink too quickly and get a real ache in the middle of my back about the same place as my bra strap! I too get the hiccups when Ive had enough.

[SKCUNNINGHAM 298]

When I go four hours without Protein, I get an empty feeling - kind of a hollowing out sensation from my stomach. Different than pre surgery hunger. If I ignore it and continue not to eat, I will get a headache and get kind of shaky.

When I am full - I get this sensation that there is no more room - but it isn't packed tightly. If I go one bite beyond that, I get uncomfortable is my stomach and chest. . No runny nose, sneezing, or hiccups. I have to pay attention - but it does tell me.

[Lissa 2,631]

I burp. I can eat past the burp, but I'm in pain if I do that. So I don't. Lol

Lissa

[PdxMan 4,292]

A small *hick* when I am full and a drop in energy when I am hungry. "Whew, my @$$ is draggin! I gotta eat something." Then all better. *hick*

[wannasleeve 10]

I start feeling a tightness and then I start sweating. When I am hungry I get an empty feeling, like mentioned above and the shakes.< /p>

[LoserMama 37]

I feel a tightness behind my breastbone. I've not noticed any hiccups or burps thus far.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Hummmm! I tend to get a runny nose, or I sneeze.... Lol I do burp also.... If I eat beyond that, I get really uncomfortable.

[royboy 40]

I'm 1 month out from surgery and it's hard to tell when I'm full. I eat 3 heaping tablespoons of cottage cheese and feel sick and hurt some, eat 2 and feel just a little uncomfortable. I think I will learn in time, what I do now is eat slower and don't eat much at a time. When I'm emty, I feel nausea like drinking to much coffee? I eat a yogurt and feel fine. But last nite I ate a small piece of pork and have had pains in my stomach ever since. I will stay away from pork for awhile thats for sure.

[wondering1 103]

Don't have an empty signal... but when my sleeve has had enough I hiccup. That's when I know I'm done. My family has picked up on this too and when I get the hiccups they say "ok mom, stop eating". It's really funny.