don't feel full?

Hi, I had my surgery on 10/10 I am measuring my food and eating two ounces at every meal, however, I don't feel full. Is this normal? Everything else is great!!!! Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LC: Hello, welcome to the other side! What I have learned from my and the journies of others over the past 4+ years is this: Be aware/understand/accept that: (to help you find the most inner peace possible with your journey)... There is no one size fits all, there is no normal/expected what I do believe is there is 'a spectrum of typical'. This refers to your personal experience. Think of all as a normal bell curve w/ MOST falling in the middle! On one end of the spectrum when it comes to complications/adverse effects there are people that have WLS and never have a single issue (i.e. w/food tolerance, vomiting, dumping, surgical complications etc), they are far and few, then there are people on the other end that have what seems like constant/ongoing issues w/ food, surgical complications etc. Some (they can control and many they can not) due in part perhaps to how their body adapts to WLS and also due to possible other issues (surgeon/surgery, medical comorbidities/postop care, choices they make or do not make in eating etc etc etc)... OK, so many feel full early on with just fluids, but others do not...Some feel full with soft/mushies others do not, all depends on how your pouch is healing etc. You do not state what this 2 oz is? What surgery you had? (RNY LAPBAND BPD DS etc?) Many surgeons have pts on liquids for 2 wk, you are 11 days out from surgery? how are u with getting in the 64 oz fluids? how fast are u eating? Taking 15/20 min to eat the food? The full feeling is a slow one for many meaning the stomach stretches and the stretch causes full feeling usually many minutes (up to 30min +/-) ater...Solids usually always make us full quicker! Do not drink/eat together either (will wash food out of pouch and defeat the tool!) The first year after gastric bypass is usually very rewarding, but this time can also be confusing, frustrating and frightening. The function of the stomach pouch "tool" changes almost continuously over the first six months, and continues to change periodically over the year or so. Just when the patient feels they have begun to understand the stomach pouch/tool and how to use it, things change all over again. I highly stress: The first post operative year is a critical time that must be dedicated to changing old behavior and forming new, lifelong habits. Frightening CHANGES takes place. 6-9 months after RNY surgery, the stomach pouch softens and expands slightly so that a patient regains a regular appetite and can "suddenly" tolerate a significantly larger amount of food. Patients frequently worry that something has pulled apart or broken on the inside, though this is rarely the case. This increased interest in food and increased capacity for food is a very natural and appropriate part of the recovery process after gastric bypass surgery. The reason it frightens patients so much is that they had previously felt they had control of their weight for the first time in their lives, and the renewed appetite threatens that they are losing control once again. So try to realize that for the first 6 months or so after gastric bypass you do NOT have control of your weight and the goal is not a number on the scale it is developing these 5 Behaviors of Successful Maintainers... 1) Give UP Dieting FOREVER, instead practice a healthy way of eating based on bodies nutritional needs. Stop being a couch potato: 2) EXERCISE: Regular/intentional 3) Find SUPPORT: Friends/Family Group In person Online Therapist 4) HONESTY: Look at self-sabotaging behaviors/attitudes & develop positive ones to support their wt loss. 5) STOP reacting to STRESS Realize they turn to food to cope with stress Practice proactive stress management Problem solving Relaxation techniques The time to really choose your new habits is preop/early postop - this is when your motivation is highest, and the rest of your life has been thrown out of kilter by the surgery anyway. It takes extraordinary courage to consciously limit food choices for the rest of your life (and potentially limit social opportunities built around meals). For many patients, life after WLS means treating food as a fuel, not as a source of drama, excitement, comfort or a central life focus: i.e. eating to live rather than living to eat. While some procedures may be reversible, for most patients WLS is a lifetime commitment, requiring a lifetime of major lifestyle changes. SURGICAL SUCCESS REQUIRES THAT THE PATIENT INITIATES AND MAINTAINS DRAMATIC HABIT AND ATTITUDE CHANGES..... I know I got off topic somewhat from what you asked, it is so easy to focus on the small stuff and lose sight for many of the big picture! The small stuff is important 9fullness etc), just want to add how important the bg picture is as well! HUGS! I wish you all the success, and as always seek confirmation from your bariatric team as well for any concerns you may have! Be well! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/profile.php?N=c1132518510 "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

LC, I for one did not have the full feeling in the beginning but learned to only eat my measured amount of food for health. Once the hungry feelings came back I still measure my food as to not try to overeat. I think this is normal but like Jamie said we are all different. I wish you all the best! ~Hugs~ Debra P