I thought I would pass on this article since I'm sure we will all start feeling this way once the Holidays get here and we won't be able to eat like everyoone else. ******************************************************************************************************** After WLS: Resenting "Normal" Eaters

by Kaye Bailey

In the early weeks after having weight loss surgery almost all patients report resenting normal eaters. Some go as far to say the normal eaters flaunt their food consumption to make the WLS patient, who is eating meals the size of a chicken egg, feel inferior. In fact, this resentment has caused disputes among married couples and families.

What is odd is that normal eaters don’t realize how resentful the WLS patient feels. The normal eater is doing what they have always done and it doesn’t feel unnatural. Seldom will a normal eater admit to purposefully consuming normal amounts of food in front the WLS patient simply to cause resentment.

One successful method for WLS patients to cope with this resentment is to understand that what another person eats – any other person – has nothing to do with anyone else. Food intake is always a personal choice. This is the mantra I developed to cope with resenting the normal eaters:

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