When The Last Bite Was One Bite Too Many

Kicking myself because I took one bite too many. Can't decide if a walk will help or hurt the situation.

Note to self: Don't forget to take a Test Bite!

I know everyone's experience is different, but I'm interested to know how y'all sense being "almost full", and also "OH, HECK!"  

One lady at WLS group says she starts burping. IIRC, I think someone here said they start sneezing?  

If you've gone "A Bite Too Far", does it return on you?

Nose running, hiccups.  Early on was a pain right under my breast bone.  once its too far, it feels like its backed up into my throat.  And my mouth starts filling with thick, slimy saliva.  Before surgery, vomiting for me was a neighborhood event.  The whole neighborhood could hear me, and it was like labor.  Since surgery, if I eat too much, all I have to do is open my mouth and bend over the toilet and it falls out.

I experienced it this past weekend and it's the worst feeling ever. Slimy saliva, full feeling... I ended up puking the slimies and swore to myself to chew chew chew and make sure I take my time between bites so that I can pay attention to how my tummy truly feels.

This is why you have to measure everything you eat.  If you try to eyeball it, this is gonna happen sometimes.  I know I can eat only 3 oz of solid protein and maybe 1/4 cup of something else.  But most of the time it's only the protein.  An hour or so later I can eat veggies or whatever, but that depends on how long the protein stays with me.  I'm 4 months out and don't expect to be able to eat more than that at one time for quite a while.  I measure/weigh everything.

Great question! I can relate to everybody's posts.  The other night I drank quite a bit of water and went to eat a couple Tbsp. of cottage cheese for a snack.  I practically couldn't breathe and everything felt stuck.  The weirdest feeling, only had it happen once before, and all of a sudden white foam came out. No more snack for me.  If I had waited 30' after I drank water this would not have happened. I too can only eat up to 3 oz. protein and can barely eat anything else. Burping seems to be my mantra.  

I learned pretty quickly about that one last bite......a hold over from what my Mom used to call being a member of the Clean Plate Club. What happened to me the two or three times I went too far was really miserable....luckily (or maybe not) I only threw up one time, but at that point I was so uncomfortable, it didn't help anyway. Now, once I start to get close, I get a runny nose so if I'm in a restaurant where I can't measure, etc, I do the best I can. Every now and then I eat a little more than I have realized. The first few times it happened, I got really hot and sweaty (not the drippy kind of sweaty, but just feeling clammy sweaty) and then I'll got the hiccups for a while. I think that I've pretty much gotten a handle on it and don't run into trouble too often....certainly not the really extreme kind. Usually now I only get hiccups if I've eaten too fast.

The other thing that seems to happen is that once I'm full, I can't seem to swallow anything else. I was out with a friend last night and when my meal came, I cut off a piece that looked to be the right size, put the rest in my take out container that I had asked for right away and started eating slowly. I did just fine and finished my protein. I wanted some of the veggies and ate one string bean.....started on the second one, took one small bite and had a hard time swallowing....it was like my mouth and throat said ....oh no you don't. So, I put my fork down and all was good.....no hiccups. I took my food home and it will make 3 more meals for me.

This happens to me too! I thought I was just weird. Most of the time I have hiccups when I'm approaching full, but if I don't I all of a sudden wont' be able to coordinate my muscles to swallow anymore. I've actually spit out food because of this! 

Exactly, Erin.  It felt kind of scary.  Yes, I spit it out too.  It was volcanic if you know what I mean, no control.

OMG! I cannot tell you how many times I heard about getting a "Clean Plate Badge" growing up!!

Eating "under my sleeve" is a skill I've been working on since my 05/15 VSG. I focus on the comfort and pleasure from stopping below that limit, as opposed to the discomfort of taking that extra bite. In my obsess life, I was focused on "there may not be enough for me later, so I'd better eat all I want now". Now, I try to look at food as fuel, and recognize that I don't always have to "top off the tank" for my body to operate effectively.