  | | 
02-14-2010, 06:43 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 203
Weight Statistics 1/11/10 Start Date:
January 25, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
237 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
83 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.0210970464 % % Lost:
One Year Goal Date:
Body Mass Index36.0317906574 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|  How do I know I'm full?
So I just finished a dinner of approx 4 ounces of flounder & crab meat - absolutely delicious. I chewed every piece a million times and tried to take my time although I find I'm still eating a lil too fast.
My question is that I don't know when I'm full until it's too late. Luckily, because I measure my food I'm not sick but I do have a stuff-ish feeling. Even though I'm eating only the amounts I'm supposed to - sometimes it's still too much and I'm too full. Does anyone have any tips?
__________________ Marti 
Lost 18 lbs prior to surgery
 | 
|  |  | Weight Loss Surgery Insurance | | | |
|
| |
02-14-2010, 06:48 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Idaho
Posts: 3,952
Weight Statistics Jan 2009 Start Date:
Dec. 22, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
317 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
123 lb Weight Loss:
29 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.8012618297 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.1595500459 BMI Start:
31.3089990817 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
 |
I take a small amount and when once done chewing and chewing and chewing then swallowing each bite , I sit there for a bit to see if i really do want anymore...I have found my mind thinks oh this is good i want more , but usually if i sit and wait my lil pouchie says , "oh no you dont " !!! Good luck !
__________________  | |
| | |
02-14-2010, 08:31 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, Okla USA
Posts: 2,549
Weight Statistics 05/17/02 Start Date:
05/17/02 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
190 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
165 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.4788732394 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index59.0686390533 BMI Start:
31.6142011834 BMI Current:
29.1183431953 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
If you stop in between bites and just sit back for a minute before taking another bite it helps. Plus that 'full' feeling is often just a bit of pressure mid chest for some, my personal full signal is the hiccups!
if we sit over hunched like we did pre op instead of sitting up straight and leaning back in your seat for a minute then you don't get the message so well. Sometimes it just takes time for the cut nerves to heal to start giving that signal again.
What was the post about the 3 bites...and that's about it? 3 bites should be about it.
__________________ 
(Spring 2004)
(lowest body weight/size) --BREE
- Strength in body is fleeting, but MY strength is from the LORD whose strength never weakens...
--------------------- open RNY 5/17/2002 -166 lbs(-200 at lowest) 8 years post in May 2010
Open major abdominal surgery 4/6/2010 for internal hernia release, extensive scarring removal & Appendix removal
| |
| | |
02-14-2010, 10:00 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vacaville, California
Posts: 643
Weight Statistics January 4 2010 Surgery Date:
6' 1"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
199 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.8064516129 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index40.8951022706 BMI Start:
26.252017264 BMI Current:
25.0647401013 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
I get the hick em ups too. I was eating too fast too but am getting better. I notice I am taking time to enjoy the flavors now more where in the past I just inhaled my meals and was uncomfortably full. The full feeling isn't the same as before but I recognize my new full feeling now. Who says you can't teach this old dog new tricks!
Thor
__________________ 345 at my heaviest in 2008  | |
| | |
02-15-2010, 12:19 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | Big Loser
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Florida
Posts: 131
Weight Statistics All my life or so it seems Start Date:
December 15, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
329 lb Start Weight:
222 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
107 lb Weight Loss:
72 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.5227963526 % % Lost:
December 15, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index56.4665527344 BMI Start:
38.1020507812 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
I try to only plate 2 oz. of food, and place my utensil down between bites. If I am hungry after the 2 oz. I will add another, but 2oz. 6 times a day is working for me and I do not feel over full or hungry.
| |
| | |
02-15-2010, 07:00 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,786
5' 5"
Height:
|
First off, you're still only three weeks out of surgery.
Your nerves that relay all sorts of messages from your pouch to the brain and back, haven't healed and realigned and regained all the functions yet.
Have you ever had a relatively seriously injury where your sensation doesn't return quite back to normal for a while? A deep cut that needed sutures, or a broken bone? For the matter, what about the area around your skin incisions? They would be closed by now, but some of it probably is still a bit tender, and if you pull or push at it, you may find it's sore, or, just sorta feels *different*. It's just like that in your pouch, too. The full sensation itself will probably be different, too.
The best way to go about this is measure your food, and *listen* to your pouch--learn how much feels like what. Eventually you will start to understand your pouch.
Some people get hiccups, others burp, other feel a kind of pressure around where their pouch is, are some of the most common feelings described on this board.
| |
| | |
02-27-2010, 04:11 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California
Posts: 810
Weight Statistics 2000 Start Date:
February 17, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
164 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.5 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
26.6057525952 BMI Current:
24.9333910035 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
I'm so jealous! Why do you get to eat solid food 3 weeks after surgery? I don't get solids for 6 weeks post op! 2 weeks of protien shakke and clear liquids, the next 2 weeks I can add "full liquids", the next 2 weeks I can add puree and then finally solids!
| |
| | |
02-27-2010, 10:05 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | Big Loser
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: MI
Posts: 140
Weight Statistics 2/14/10 Start Date:
2/18/10 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
259 lb Start Weight:
112 lb Current Weight:
125 lb Goal Weight:
147 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
56.7567567568 % % Lost:
6/1/2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.5769444444 BMI Start:
21.8711111111 BMI Current:
24.4097222222 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
| Solid Foods
 I am just 8 days past surgery and I am on pureed foods or if you are at a resturant smashed/mashed food. It is wonderful. It is keeping me from doing great bodily harm to someone (my husband). I was only put on full liquids for a week. I am feeling wonderful.
I hope you get it straightend out with your Doctor.  Quote:
Originally Posted by mangomelon  I'm so jealous! Why do you get to eat solid food 3 weeks after surgery? I don't get solids for 6 weeks post op! 2 weeks of protien shakke and clear liquids, the next 2 weeks I can add "full liquids", the next 2 weeks I can add puree and then finally solids! |
__________________  | |
| | |
02-27-2010, 11:13 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,786
5' 5"
Height:
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by C.Ray I hope you get it straightend out with your Doctor. | It's not a straightening it out with your Doctor situation. Every surgeon has his/her individual program based on their experiences with their patients. Every one needs to follow his/her surgeon's instructions, whether it's liquids for 3 months, or solid food the first day out.
It's really interesting and informative and educational how much different all the programs are, but, no matter what the program, if you don't follow your surgeon's program, your surgeon won't be able to help you out with your issues, and look out for you, help you succeed.
| |
| | |
02-28-2010, 09:31 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | Cub Reporter
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northwestern Rhode Island
Posts: 86
Weight Statistics 5/30/07 Start Date:
January 2, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
355 lb Start Weight:
202 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
153 lb Weight Loss:
42 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.0985915493 % % Lost:
18 MONTHS ? Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.4186095358 BMI Start:
29.8269271162 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
|
My nose runs when I am full.
__________________
Laurie Weight Loss Before and After Surgery  | |
| | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | | | |
So long as you are putting your best foot forward, then, 
