Are You Full Yet?

[ShouldBlittler 89]

I have not had surgery, and I must admit that I really never get that "full" feeling now. I could always eat more. I am afraid that this will persist even after surgery. What are your thoughts?

[longer-life 139]

My situation is not quite the same but i will tell you hoping it will help some. I was a volume eater but after mountains of food I would get to the point of being overly full & unbottoning my pants. After surgery I had to sip all day long or I would be hungry. Dense Protein solved that. My hunger never went away but very little food gets rid of it. Mini meals work great for me.

Have you researched or asked a professional about never feeling full?

[101driver 46]

I think I could have won an eating contest, I used to be able to pack so much in. Literally, enough for my entire family of four. It shocking to me that now (3 weeks post op), I struggle to eat 1/2 cup of mushies or 1 cup of cream Soup. And it's more than "full" feeling - it's like "there is not even a smidge left! Don't eat another bite!" feeling. I hope it lasts for the rest of my life.

[nowatgoal 77]

I used to over eat all the time because I wanted that full feeling. Since the surgery, I am able to eat very little before feeling full. Like 101driver said, it's a different sort of full feeling though. If you eat too much by even 1 bite, the food feels like it's stuck in your esophagus with no way to move down and then you want to throw up. Its taken a long time for me to retrain my habits towards eating so I slow down enough to not overeat and to also learn how much my tiny tummy can tolerate. You'll never be able to gorge on massive meals again, and you'll get full on tiny, tiny amounts of food.

[Kristin 34]

I can defintely relate to this concern. Before surgery, I would eat (A LOT) and I never felt full. In fact, when I ate a lot, it seemed like it would trigger me to eat even more. I rarely ever even felt that "full" feeling at all, even after a big meal (and dessert). Now, I really eat about 1/2 cup of food and I am done. The full feeling lingers, sometimes a little uncomfortably, until I am able to drink some Water or something to make the full feeling pass. I am only 3 months out, but I never actually feel hungry now. I just eat because I know I have to. It is something you might ask your doctor about, but I don't think it is a concern. After surgery, your entire relationship with food changes. If you keep yourslef focused on the end result and the reason you are getting the surgery in the first place, you won't have any problems! I wish you the best of luck. Congratulations on your decision. :-)