question.....
If you could have, you would have. This surgery gives you an extra tool to make it easier to be disciplined about weight loss, but it is still up to you to deal with the head hunger issues. I have found that I still have issues with that but that it is easier to distract myself, because I'm not truly, physically, hungry. If you have concerns about that, I think it would be wise to see a counselor ahead of time, and afterwards to help you deal with it. I do, and it is good to have a professional to talk to and help me deal with my food addiction, and other issues.
I hope you find your answers. Let us know how it goes.
Take care.
~Ellen
That's a good question. I know it's so hard to understand how different it's going to be. They did a PBS special on RNY and it said that somehow with this surgery, the connection from the stomach to the brain that tells it that it is hungry is severed. I just don't have that hunger anymore. Ellen, how is your plateau going? My scale still hasn't moved.... patience, I know!
Blessings,
Diane
There's a nerve that runs from your stomach telling your brain it's hungry that gets severed during the surgery, it helps you to feel full all the time. I ate a half of a breakfast burrito this am, approximately a 1/2 a cup of food. It's 1:30 and I just forced myself to eat lunch. I'm just not hungry, physically. The head hunger is another matter entirely.
As far as my scale, it hasn't moved. I get weighed later on this week at my PCP's office and that will be a more accurate representation of what I've lost, or haven't lost. My scale is having issues with my high weights. I hope that eventually it catches up with the Doc's scale. In the meantime, I'm trying to stay off of it so I don't get so discouraged. I am shrinking though, so that's a good sign. Have patience, it'll start soon.
Take care.
~Ellen
Sun Flower-
I had the same thoughts myself. In fact, over a year ago I downloaded and printed out diet guidelines for post op patients. I thought "well if I eat the same things as they are required I'll lose weight" in the same drastic way. Guess what? I don't know where those papers are and I never lost any weight because I never ended up trying. See, you can "try" to eat very little but with WLS you CAN ONLY eat very little due to your smaller stomach. You are physically full with a small amount of food and therefor unable to eat anymore, without having severe reactions. Yes, the key is discipline with or without surgery. Only with surgery will you feel satisfied with such a drastic reduction in your consumption. I know for me, I've come to that realization that I do need that "tool" to help me lose weight. Good luck and Best Wishes with your decision.
Wendy