Fullness Question

My first meal was pureed meatball parm.  Yummy.

Karen you were right, I made some 97% fat free mini meatballs and then added some lowfat parm and tomatoe sauce.  I then pureed it, and yes it looked very disgusting.

I dished out 2 oz of it into mini containers and managed to eat 1 3/4 oz which I thought was pretty good.  It took me about 40 minutes.  I used a baby spoon.

So far, no discomfort.  If the dumping syndrome occurs, how long after you eat does it happen.

I was reading in the NJ forum that some people when they are full  burp, hicup, or get runny noses to tell them their  full.  I didn't get any of those.  Maybe I just stopped out of fear.

Do you guys all have signals that tell you when you are full?

Thanks.
Geoff

Great job with your dinner!

Dumping occurs pretty quickly - you'll know. You'll get a knot or pain in your pouch, nausea, sweating, shaky, runny nose - think terrible stomach flu.

As far as the signal - some people have them others don't - I never have. That's why I go by amount and don't trust my body. It takes 20 minutes for the brain to get the signal that your stomach is full.

Thanks Liz,

I have been sitting here wondering and waiting if something was going to happen.  It's an hour since I ate, so I think I am okay.

Thanks again.
Geoff
:-)

you are so early out you will not feel full your nerve endings have not healed.
So you may not have any signals...i did not for awhile. then I would hiccup

I too feel just like you-no signal at all, just a few hiccups. I was done on 9/3- Tried egg betaers today (1/4 cup) ate it and had no signs of anything.  No fullness, no discomfort-nothing.  I wondered if maybe it didn't work or something???

I sometimes get a little hiccup to tell me to stop eating, but that is part of the trick of it. You don't always get a clue.

So...over time, you learn to eat when it's time to eat, not when you feel hungry.

And to stop eating when you've had your allocated amount of food, not when you feel like stopping.

It's kinda bizarre for me - as someone who has always LOVED to eat...to look at a 1/2 cup container of chicken and sigh, wondering if I can get it down for lunch!

I still don't get full...I think I did once or twice.  But, I just know somehow.  What I did really early out was eat with a baby spoon very slow, like you did, and then at 20 minutes stop.  Seemed to work out OK.  I am almost 4 months out and just recently started knowing when I was hungry for sure (small pangs) so the feeling full must take a little longer.  

Thanks much!!