Weird - Full All the time

OK I haven't even had surgery yet, but I'm full when I eat now....I only have one plate now and I'm full, before I could eat 2 even 3....is that weird... Is it in my head, and I preparing for surgery....am I getting mentally ready?

I have had the same thing happen for the last 3 weeks, but it is great. the dietician said I needed to eat more that my calories were too low (@900-1000 and my carbs @100) But the endocrinologist said all is fine If I'm not hungry at this level it is fine. The dietician disagrees, she wants me at 1300 calories and 130 carbs minimum, but it doesn;t make any sense to me to eat if I am not hungry.  I think the reason I am full all he time is because I am eating a medium sized salad before lunch & dinner and a piece of fruit before breakfast.  Anyway, since May 9th I lost 5 pounds, where I had been stuck @265 since march 1st. So I'm going to keep doing what I've been doung the last 2-3 weeks.  oh..also I added walking each day and exercises everyother day.  But it is great not to feel hungry all the time.. Paulette

I think that once you get your head in the game, you start to listen to your body.  My guess is that you were always more full than you were aware of and now that you have made a commitment to surgery, you are starting to hear your body.  I know that I was amazed to find that I was 7 pounds down on the day of my surgery and I hadn't been doing any pre-op dieting.  The good news is that it puts you in a good frame of mind for after the surgery.  As for the dieticians and their opinions about "not enough food", I've never known anyone to have problems in this arena.  I'm not a medical professional, but I've studied nutrician and health to some degree, and the one consistant lesson is to listen to your body.  If you are hungry, eat!  If you are full, don't eat!  If you are worried about it, talk to the doctor, or go to another nutricianist.  I have several friends who are dieticians, and they never even agree with each other.  One, who has very advanced degrees, cooks almost all of her meals for her husband, with Campbell's Tomato soup!  I think that there are so many differing opinions on what is healthy, and what isn't, that you should trust your own instincts first.  Obviously, if you feel tired or run down, get the doctor involved.  I'm not taking in any where near 1000 calories a day at this point (3 weeks post-op Lap Band), and I'm doing fine.  Plenty of energy!  And as a diabetic, I can tell you that 100 grams of carbs has always been more than enough for me.  Good luck!  Paul

Thanks Paul, good advice.  I thought it would be self defeating to eat when I'm not hungry too. It helps to hear from others who are going through or have dealth witht he same issues.  Paulette