Will eating ever feel close to normal again?

[Sheran4eva 18]

This may be premature of me to ask, as I am only 42 days post op sleeve. 40 pounds down, yay!

I am on soft food now, only able to take a few bites, and then I feel miserable. Not miserable because I really want more, but miserable because I'm uncomfortable.

It doesn't feel like a "naturally" full feeling at all, but more like discomfort deep in my esophagus, which automatically causes me to stop eating. My question is, will that change and will I eventually feel stomach full again or will it remain a discomfort or pressure sort of sensation in my deep in my esophagus for lack of a better description?

I worry about going out to dinner with others, it saddens me a little that I may never enjoy going out for a meal with my husband, because two minutes into a meal, I am so distracted by this miserable sensation. Feeling a little sad. Thoughts...?

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[Malin 470]

Very good question. I'm not much farther along than you are. I can relate.

[losergrl75 277]

I am 1 year post op and it does get normal --or as normal as eating about 8oz of food and making sure it's lean protein/low carb can be. I go out to eat all the time with my husband, co-workers, friends etc. I switched jobs about 8 or 9 months post op, so most of my new coworkers have no idea I had surgery. They just see me as someone who eats clean and eats small portions. I say that to say, my eating habits seem perfectly normal to them. I think it became habit and normal to me around the 5 or 6 month mark---where I got to the place of knowing my body and knowing how many bites would be 1 bite too many before I took it. And knowing what foods agreed with my sleeve and what foods make me uncomfortable. Have faith, our new way of eating soon becomes our new normal!

[Sheran4eva 18]

Thank you, thank you!! I was feeling a little down. I wonder if others go through this at this point in the journey. I guess, I'm also a little nervous as I have dinner plans next weekend with some couples and am nervous about it. No one at the dinner knows. I have shared with some people, but not all.

Thank you for the reassuring reply, you did make me feel better!

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[Sheran4eva 18]

I am 1 year post op and it does get normal --or as normal as eating about 8oz of food and making sure it's lean protein/low carb can be. I go out to eat all the time with my husband, co-workers, friends etc. I switched jobs about 8 or 9 months post op, so most of my new coworkers have no idea I had surgery. They just see me as someone who eats clean and eats small portions. I say that to say, my eating habits seem perfectly normal to them. I think it became habit and normal to me around the 5 or 6 month mark---where I got to the place of knowing my body and knowing how many bites would be 1 bite too many before I took it. And knowing what foods agreed with my sleeve and what foods make me uncomfortable. Have faith, our new way of eating soon becomes our new normal!

Thanks again,

I will will eventually feel that normal full feeling, in the months ahead??

Edited January 31, 2017 by Sheran4eva

[losergrl75 277]

I actually had to learn what full felt like because I always ate until stuffed. It was weird to realize full shouldn't feel uncomfortable. I measured everything for the first 6 months ( I still measure most of the time now) just teaching myself what a true portion size is. In the beginning, I struggled with eating one bite too many when out and I had to eyeball. Now I've gotten pretty good at it.

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