how do you know when your full

[haleyj134 1]

How can you tell when your full? I dont get a full feeling but i do feel like food is stuck in my throat. I was sleeved the 14th and on a full liquid diet starting to phase in purees.

[Traci J. 207]

I get a "cramp" feeling in my sternum or burp alot, so I stop and wait 10-15 minutes before having anymore

[Vidalia 122]

My nose starts getting very congested. I feel the need to blow it to clear it. That is my signal. It is not comfortable so I am trying to stop eating before it starts feeling that way. I only get to eat a few bites before it starts.

[doxieville 799]

I burp or hiccup or burp. I really like what another member on here (twoley?) suggested. Divide what you measured out to eat in half. Put only half of the food on a plate. Eat. Pause for about 10 minutes. If still hungry, then go back for the rest. That avoids overeating. If you put it all on your plate, the tendency is to eat it all.

[kimbernada 190]

My signal is a hiccup. However there are some times when I just get a tight feeling in my esophagus.

[mommyradd 115]

Haleyj134:

I get the feeling that you described, and I consider that to be the "full feeling." It's kind of like feeling like your food hasn't gone all the way down, or like it's just stuck there. Whenever possible, I measure my food to two ounces in a measuring cup so that I don't overeat. Sometimes I will get that feeling anyway, and I stop eating, finishing the rest of it later.Drinking some iced tea or Crystal Light about 45 minutes afterwards, helps me not feel hungry, despite eating so little. I just listen to my body, and the cues it gives me. Hope this helps.

[Aaron in Tulsa 147]

I get the feeling in my chest as well, but lately I've started sneezing when I'm full. Strange, but it's like clockwork.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

If you have a stuck feeling in your throat you have eaten too much. Sounds like you have it though, the feeling in your upper chest is fullness.

[amykins 202]

At first I would burp which was weird cause I wasn't a burper pre-surgery. Then at about 6 weeks my nose would run. Now I get a squeeze/tight feel in my stomach. Regardless of the signal, I learned quickly to STOP immediately Even if I had food in my mouth. I spit it out. I know if I have even one more bite, I will be very sorry. Took 2 times, but I learned LOL. The discomfort is not worth it. The second time I ended up throwing up a little (probably just that extra bite). Lesson learned.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I spent the first couple months trying to graduate past the stuck feeling because I ate to achieve a certain number of ounces of Protein, even though my sleeve thought otherwise of it.. Lots of slimes and the like. It was the pits and turned me off from eating a bit. After 4 months, I definitely got to know the satisfied feeling. Being satisfied is definitely different from the full feeling. I have learned to eat until satisfied and sometimes this is a little sigh. My body tells me, "ok you could eat more, but you really do not need to". Eating to fullness causes me to do little burps. Eating until satisfied causes me to sigh ever so subtlety. Enough that I can now pick up on it.

Eating to satisfaction makes eating enjoyable again and gives me a real opportunity to focus on the savory flavors from a good dish of food. As an example, I put 6 ounces of chicken pot pie filling in my bowl tonight. After 4 ounces, my satisfaction sigh came and I knew it was time to stop. Guess who got the extra 2 ounces. Yup, my trusty dog sitting next to me waiting for scraps. Now I probably should not have served up 6 ounces, but I justified it because 3 ounces were Protein and 3 were a medley of vegetables. I am probably a slow learner when trying to change eating habits, but knowing to stop when satisfied instead of full is the best one I have learned despite my still-present inability to eat slow enough to last 20 minutes. That will be my next habit I am going to try and master, but fast eating and me go way back...

[FishingNurse 1,211]

For the first year I would sneeze when full too!!

[IsB 209]

I spent the first couple months trying to graduate past the stuck feeling because I ate to achieve a certain number of ounces of Protein, even though my sleeve thought otherwise of it.. Lots of slimes and the like. It was the pits and turned me off from eating a bit. After 4 months, I definitely got to know the satisfied feeling. Being satisfied is definitely different from the full feeling. I have learned to eat until satisfied and sometimes this is a little sigh. My body tells me, "ok you could eat more, but you really do not need to". Eating to fullness causes me to do little burps. Eating until satisfied causes me to sigh ever so subtlety. Enough that I can now pick up on it.

Eating to satisfaction makes eating enjoyable again and gives me a real opportunity to focus on the savory flavors from a good dish of food. As an example, I put 6 ounces of chicken pot pie filling in my bowl tonight. After 4 ounces, my satisfaction sigh came and I knew it was time to stop. Guess who got the extra 2 ounces. Yup, my trusty dog sitting next to me waiting for scraps. Now I probably should not have served up 6 ounces, but I justified it because 3 ounces were Protein and 3 were a medley of vegetables. I am probably a slow learner when trying to change eating habits, but knowing to stop when satisfied instead of full is the best one I have learned despite my still-present inability to eat slow enough to last 20 minutes. That will be my next habit I am going to try and master, but fast eating and me go way back...

Wow, you captured everything I've been dealing with. I'm going to work on the exact same thing. A lot of mental baggage to get through but once you do it you are much better off. Thanks for the post

[haleyj134 1]

Thanks for the tips everyone

[ME123 39]

I thought eating till I felt the tight feeling in my tummy was when I was supposed to stop, NOPE, my doc said I was eating to much. So now I eat until I feel a tiny bit full, and I have started to eat slower and low and behold my nose runs a little when I'm supposed to stop. I ate really fast before but since slowing down I have that runny nose trigger. I do hate that I still have food left on my plate cause I hate to waste but someone told me a long time ago, whether you throw it in the garbage or poop it out it all ends up in the same place...LOL

My husband and I went to Breakfast this morning and I had that last bite and before I swallowed it I knew I was done so I spit it out in a napkin, had I swallowed it I would have had that slight pain I'm not supposed to have.

[Skyjack1 105]

I sneeze too and I wonder why that happens? It's strange.