Question:
I really can't tell when I am full.
I have been eating my measured amts and wanting to more is this head hunger or what? Everyone tells me "you will know" well I don't somebody please explain it to me. — [Anonymous] (posted on November 12, 2000)
November 11, 2000
You did not say what stage you are in. If you are on liquid diet or pureed
diet, you may not feel full, I did not. On the soft diet and regular diet
you should start to feel full. If you don't just stick with the measured
amounts.
— claire C.
November 11, 2000
I never felt full until I was on regular food. Sometimes, a ways out,
there are still days when I have head hunger or more hunger than normal.
Likewise, there are some days when I have no hunger. We still need to
exercise some degree of self-control -- making proper food selection
choices, monitoring our portions or calories. The good news is that it is
entirely do-able now where before, it was nearly impossible! If you get
really hungry, tell yourself that before you can eat anything else, you
will drink 16 oz. of your water (or something similar). And, take a
smaller amount out to eat than you "think in your head" that you
want. You will probably find that you are then satisfied. Just marvel in
how little it takes to satisfy you. And also, protein foods tend to leave
you much more satisfied for a longer period of time than any carbs -
especially starchy carbs. Best wishes.
— Cindy H.
November 12, 2000
I am one year post Lap proximal RNY. During the first 2-3 months I could
not tell when I was full or really hungry. That gradually returned to
normal. I can also say that at first I could eat about 2oz. As time went
on I would find I wasn't full after that amount and would add a few bites
more. As your pouch heals (if that is the surgery you had) it becomes more
pliable. I now eat about 1 cup of food during a meal. I still have to be
careful not to eat too fast, because there is a slight delay in my feeling
full. If I take that one bite too much, I pay for it.
— Jilda H.
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