stomach

[paula2363]

Hi right now I'm on the puree food stage.
How do you know you are full??
yesterday as I was eating, I was getting pain in my lower chest area
It felt like a spasm. Then I vomited and felt better.
Today eating an egg, I felt the same thing I stopped and
a bit later that feeling went away. is that my stomach saying its full???

 

[Kcuster83]

I only got that sensation when I ate something that didn't agree with me. It only happened twice and both times just how you explained.
I still don't know a full sensation so I just weigh and measure all my foods and only eat the recommended amount per my team.

 

[missyinacage]

Eating very slowly can help as well. Fullness can really sneak up on you if you don't let every bite settle for a few minutes first, especially in the beginning.

 

[Roni]

It is a tricky effect of knowing when you are full. My team always said your stomach is the size of a walnut. Which is very small. So follow the recommendations of weighing and measuring. It is very easy to think it is the right amt and be too much.

 

[paula2363]

Thanks everyone this really helped

 

[WazzuCoug]

The uncomfortableness in your diaphragm/chest can be caused by a few things: too much food, not well-chewed food, air pockets, and sometimes food that your body just doesn't seem to like (for no good reason, it seems).

Try not to focus on the physical feeling of fullness, but get in tune with satiation and learn your body signals for when you've had enough. If you are eating to the point you "feel" it, I would say you've had a bite too much. When trying to learn these feelings think in terms of volumes...tablespoons, 1/4 cup, oz, etc, and then eat very slowly and chew very, very well. Stop for a while between bites and give your hunger hormones and your stomach time to react. Don't drink while eating.

 

[missyinacage]

The Japanese eat until they're 80% full. I think this is genius! By a the time you notice you're full, you're already over full and will feel it in about 10 minutes. So, I try to eat only until I am no longer hungry. If I'm hungry again later, I can always grab a snack.