Pushing my stomach....

The past 3 days I feel I'm pushing my stomach too far. I'm getting too full. I haven't done that until I hit 4 months post op. Not good, doesn't feel good, and I need to stop. Any suggestions? 

I am a newbie, so take it for what I have to offer.  I stopped measuring food and pretty much weigh everything.  I began this at the one month post-op stage because on pureed foods I was cheating myself and not getting enough.  Amazing, I now know the exact amount I am putting in.  My sleeve is the most comfortable with 3oz.  This has taken out the guess work and made my food journal accurate.

Hope this helps!

Stop.

Start measuring out or weighing your portions.  Track everything you eat using an app like My Fitness Pal.

You've gone to the most extreme thing - surgery - to help you lose weight.  Don't blow your opportunity. 

If you're not currently seeing a therapist or in a support group, do it now.  You're not eating because you're hungry.  You're eating to fill some void in your life.  Until you tackle the demons that made you fat, you will continue to struggle and sabotage your progress.

If I have a pile of food in front of me, I'll still try to eat the whole pile. So I try to avoid being around more food than I should (or can) eat.

Like others said, I weigh food and only put the proper portion on my plate. The rest gets put away before I eat. If I buy something prepackaged, I don't buy one big package, I buy individual serving sizes, usually 100 calorie or under. Lots of things along these lines.

If you don't find a way to stop at 4 months, you'll be doomed by 4 years. It gets easier to eat too much. It will get much less uncomfortable, which means you'll eat much more. I have no idea what will work for you, but I hope you find something.

Thanks. I was doing great. Just had a few days of a set back. I'll get back on track and only put Wha I need in front of me. 

Pushing your stomach too far & getting too full is a very unpleasant feeling, at least for me it is. You really need to look into why you're pushing yourself so far. The head thing has to be dealt with or you'll sabotage yourself. Maybe therapy/support group can help you get to the issues behind your eating.

Weigh & measure everything, don't eyeball it. I'm a newbie too, & the mental part of this weight loss journey has an impact on weight loss & it can be tough. You can get thru this!, best of luck to you.

Tell yourself that all the children in China will starve whether or NOT you leave that last bite or three on your plate.  For me, it's litterally one or two bites that define the difference between satiety and misery.

Hi....I have not been on here for a long time. I am 11 years post op RNY. I went through the phase of eating too fast which allowed me to push the limits to that uncomfortable full feeling. I have gone back to eating very slow, chewing food well and reach the comfortable full feeling long before going overboard. I also use salad plates instead of dinner plates.

Tanya

HW 221, SW 190, initial low weight 12/2004 124. Gained to highest post op weight of 162 last year. CW 117