How do I tell if I'm full?

katszeye
on 3/30/16 3:10 pm

OK. This may seem simple, but I really have no idea.  I have overeaten and binge eaten most of my life.  I don't know how "normal" people feel when they've eaten the right amount but not overeaten.  I am one month out from surgery.  If I eat 3-4 ounces of food, I often feel uncomfortably full by the end, even if I chew really well and eat slowly.  I don't feel pain, but just an "oof, I'm uncomfortable" feeling.  I want to teach myself to listen to my body and stop before I eat too much.  Can some of you veterans describe how you know to stop eating?  Ideally, I'd like to stop 2-3 bites before I feel so full that I'm uncomfortable.  

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GoBlueGirl1998
on 3/30/16 3:33 pm - MI

Measure 3 ounces of food, if you can stop a few bites short. One month out I didn't get uncomfortable feeling, but I never ate more than 3 ounces at one time. Strictly measure out 3 ounces and stop a few bites short. See how your stomach/body responds and go from there.

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frisco
on 3/30/16 3:57 pm

Eating till full is how most of us got fat.... (pointing finger at myself)

Eating fixed/measured amounts of food that is under your sleeves capacity is key.

All sleeves sizes are different, stopping 2-3 bites before you feel full may be to much food calorically.

Learn to under eat your sleeve and recognize satisfied.

Hope this helps...

frisco

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Bufflehead
on 3/30/16 5:01 pm - TN
VSG on 06/19/13

Chasing "full" will not get you where you want to be. IMO, "full" is just shorthand for "I crammed my sleeve with so much food that I feel uncomfortable and if I keep doing this I may stretch it out."

If 3-4 ounces of food even comes close to making you uncomfortable, weigh 2.5 ounces of food per meal and stop there.

GeekMonster, Insolent Hag
on 3/30/16 5:32 pm - CA
VSG on 12/19/13

Weigh everything you eat, especially this soon after surgery.  If 3-4 ounces makes you uncomfortable, eat less.  You won't starve to death.  Do not rely on your stomach to tell you when you're full.  The nerves in your stomach have been severed and it can take weeks before you feel full restriction.

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cappy11448
on 3/31/16 5:30 am

Early out, I could tell I was full because my nose would start running.  I couldn't feel full in my tummy.  I totally agree with the above posters that you should weigh your food and avoid putting more food on your plate than you can eat.  This will help you avoid overeating your sleeve.

best wishes,

Carol

    

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Laura in Texas
on 3/31/16 6:31 am

Our goal should NEVER be to feel full. Measure your portions and follow your plan. If 3-4 ounces makes you feel uncomfortable, eat less.

Laura in Texas

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TheNewT
on 3/31/16 10:58 am
VSG on 08/04/14

Measuring food is what I do. I used a food scale until I was able to eyeball the correct portion size. I also get a sign from my body that I am approaching the end of the road.... I hiccup. I only do one. When I get that hiccup I stop. Most times I hiccup when I have finished my measured food. Every now and then my fickle sleeve will get tight and I hiccup after literally 2 bites.

        

BeautifulMe84
on 3/31/16 4:27 pm
VSG on 03/10/16

I don't know about anyone else but I tend to start burping once I'm starting to feel full and I STOP taking bites. 

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