just wondering

I seem to have had a lot of emotional issues with this surgery or maybe it is just that I can't go to food for help anymore. 1- it won't work 2- i'm not losing enough and won't 3- i can eat way to much 4- i can eat anything no dumping 5- sometimes it just seems like another diet 6- up beat one day down then next 7- constant head hunger 8- pouch only says full when over full I'm not just whinning I'm wondering if this is normal and others have these feelings or if I really need a kick in the butt. What do other do about these emotional issues? Also what are some of yours. Peggy

1- it won't work --- You've lost 50 pounds so far.. it has worked .. besides.. you fit in the booth now at Armstrongs. 2- i'm not losing enough and won't --- You've lost 50 pounds so far. Change your attitude 3- i can eat way to much - preplan your meals. Use measuring cups. Eat 5 smaller meals then 3 big ones so you feel satisfied. Don't eat the fries. 4- i can eat anything no dumping - Quit trying foods you shouldn't. I haven't touched anything with sugar. Think of it as poison 5- sometimes it just seems like another diet - of course it does. It's a new way of life. Noone promised it would be easy 6- up beat one day down then next - emotional challenges are supposed to happen. this is major surgery and a whole new way of life. get some prozac or Lexapro! 7- constant head hunger - dang it.. don't you hate that.... fight it!!! 8- pouch only says full when over full - again, measure your food. don't let yourself get over full. use your tools. Good Luck!!! Terri

I get some of the same feelings, 2 weeks ago i went through the whole week thinking i was hungry all the time.....it lasted about a week and i got through it without going crazy, i got back to basic's and started charting what i was eating and got out and did some walking and then joined the gym last week. i felt the same way about my pouch that my hunger was pouch related and over ate thinking that...i was trying to keep my self over full and i quickly realized that this is not good, my feeling is that it takes a little time for the mind to catch up with the stomach. We all got here because we could not stop eating, we fed ourselfs emotionally with food. Just as we have a healing period with our new pouches, we have to have to give our brain some time to catch up, doing the right things is key to new behavior. this is now a new diet it is a way of life. everyday i just try to do the best i can and when something comes up that will affect my goal, I go head on at it and do my best to overcome it...wether it is walking, prayer, emailing support friends, coming here and reading. i think being informed is our weapon, the more we know about the pitfalls the better we are to overcome them. I wish you the best...everything you feel i have felt too, their is alot of emotion within us.

Peggy, I can relate to all 8 things you mentioned. I worry about a lot of them daily. I am having the worst problems with the emotional aspect of head hunger and depression with crying spells sometimes. I believe what we are experiencing is probably normal? It does seem to be easier for those that cannot eat too much or cannot eat the wrong things. Their physical reaction conditions them to not eat too much or not eat the wrong things. When we don't have those reactions, it takes much more self-discipline to control the eating, etc. It has been extremely hard for me because my nutritionist has said all along to eat until I am satisfied and not be concerned about weighing the food or counting calories. This is hard when I am not satisfied or full even when eating twice as much as others at our stage. I have learned to go against what she said and measure the maximum amount of about what the other postops at our stage are eating now. I have never had to stop before finishing the measured amount of food. I have never thrown up because of eating too much, only been uncomfortable for a short time. This was when I was trying to eat until I was satisfied/full. Now I just measure the food and take 20 minutes to eat it. I usually am not comfortably satisfied or full, and this is hard emotionally. I have not tried sweets or many bad carbs, so do not know if I would dump on these items. So far, I have not dumped on anything. Thanks for bringing this up. It is nice to know others are struggling with similar issues. Sue

Hi Peggy.. 1- it won't work You have lost 50 lbs and you had your surgery 6 days after me. so it seems to be working for you !!! 2- i'm not losing enough and won't When were you able to loose 50 lbs in only 9 wks in the past? That is about 6 lbs per week. I think you are loosing just fine. Any faster and you might be ill. 3- i can eat way to much I do not have this problem at all, in fact I cannot eat much of anything, but then I do not try to eat too much, I measure my food and I eat 4ozs per meal. 4- i can eat anything no dumping I have never dumped, but I do not push the limit here, I have not tried to eat anything that I was not suppose to. I can however eat fruit without any problems. But I have never tired anything with refined sugar. 5- sometimes it just seems like another diet Yes I can understand this one, only in my case since I can barely eat, eating has become a real chore! 6- up beat one day down then next Yes this is likly going to be around for a while, we have just given up our great pleasure in life !! I have good days and bad days too. 7- constant head hunger I never have this, at least no yet. 8- pouch only says full when over full Yes I can sympthize this with one, I have problems from time to time as well. Hang in there you are doing very very well. Jane -52

You are not alone girlfriend...you just covered ALL the fears I have had since surgery..... Don't let the sanctimonius ones get to you..their day will come! Sher' 272/222/???

I hear you loud and clear! Those are my fears also! We just have to stick together and hang in there! Rhonda -63.5

All I can say is DITTO especially to #'s 1(due to failures in my attempts pre/op), 2 (I feel like this is finally my "stopping" point and I won't lose anymore, 3 (I bought measuring cups ), 4 ME TOO but I dump on sugar alcohols... not real sugar , 5 YEP, 6 Well I'm on Wellbutrin XL 300mg for this reason alone... 7 OMG HOW TRUE!!! and 8 YEP This is why it's called a SUPPORT BOARD...and I LOVE IT because we can all help each other and figure out our journeys together. Plus I love comparison (eating/losing/emotions) etc... because it's "secure" to me. Anyone else feel this way? Beth

Sounds like me, but you have still lost more than me and my scales are finally moving again! Lost 6lbs since last Dr. visit on the 4th! Your doing good peggy just sit back and enjoy the ride! Marti-28 but if you count the 6lbs its -34

HI Peggy 1- I am feeling the same 2- ditto 3- same as me 4-almost the same I do have some limits 5- same as what I feel 6-Im on medication 7- very similar 8- I eat too fast Thanks for giving me your thoughts it makes me feel more sane! I for one am happy to have another worrier in my court. I hope to become a more positve thinker...should I succeed I thnk this new lifestyle will help in my weight loss Good luck SHerri