The Want

My question is...I eat now whenever i want whatever i want. late night whenever...After the surgery i know you cant phsyically do that anymore and that makes me happy.how hard is it mentally?That is what concerns me..Is food still an issue mentally?My dad who had the surgery said it felt like to him he had a brain transplant cause he never again desired food the way he did before...i hope i feel like that.

Yes, sometimes it is an issue mentally. I am a snacker too. I have been a snacker all my life. I discussed this with my NUT prior to my surgery and she said that as long as I eat healty snacks, I would be fine. Now.... mind you, I cannot eat near the volume that I used to, but I still get 'head hunger' I am not really truly hungry, but my head is telling me that I need something. I combat this by chewing a piece of sugar free gum or sucking on a piece of sugar free candy. I also use no sugar added frozen fruit bars and fudgecicles. Good luck to you! Cindee

Life after surgery is strange. Yes, some things stay the same but yet things are different mentally and physically. I still have cravings for sweets but once I take a bite or two I don't want anymore, whereas before surgery I would have eaten my cookie plus everyone elses, too. Yes, I can eat everything I want without much trouble. I prayed before surgery that God would bless me with dumping if I ate sugar but for some reason I can still eat the sweets. (((SIGH))). Although I must say, I don't eat sweets every day because I don't crave them as much anymore. Maybe twice a week I'll have a small crumb of something my kids are eating but that's it. Now regular ice cream...YUCK!!! I have no desire for that because I will have a belly ache!!! I can eat fat free okay so... Anyhow, enough rambling. As for the brain transplant, yup, your dad is right. I think the surgeon's clip something that is connected from the brain to the stomach because eating isn't as important anymore. At least it's not first in my life anymore. Peggy B.