I have always been a food addict, but it never became so apparent as it has since the surgery. I am learning how to use other things to help me cope. I have learned that a bubble bath can be as relaxing as reaching for a snickers... that giving myself a pedicure can be just what I need to take care of myself... getting my car washed after a long day can make me feel like I am going to be ok.

It is a HUGE battle. Now that I am a year out and can eat so much more of the "bad" foods it becomes about my choices. And, I haven't done so well with that in the past.

When I feel like hitting Krispy Kreme I ask myself... what else can I do to treat myself... what else can I do to get through the obsession...

Then I follow the 15 minute rule. I must wait 15 minutes before I act. Nine times out of 10 I make the better choice.

Hang in there. I know what you're going through.

 I'm curious myself....thanks for posting this question.

Im sorry to hear (sorry I couldn't recall name) you are in the hospital. Did you have health issues before the DS that may have contributed to the problems? Are you on a regular protein/vitamin diet, with regular dr and surgeon follow-up? Just trying to see if there is anything we can do to protect ourselves from medical harm IF we get the DS...

The NUT said the RNY changes, slows down your metabolism. My pouch is still tiny, but I was eating frequently, badly.

Doc came back nothing wrong but not enough b12 or vit D. It is my diet and lack of exercise. I slipped into this comfortable wine drinking after work and ordering pizza  for dinner and now I am paying for it BIG time. So my surgeons book says 800 calorie diet and exercise,,,,,I am doing that now and logging my food. But I just wanted to let you know it was all me I was in denial. Now I have to fight to get back down to a resonanable size and I am miserable and completely depressed! But only eating 800 calories a day is miserable I am starving and feel like throwing up all day because I am so hungry.....the rny messed with my metabolsim doc said and this is the price I pay.

I sprouted numerous neurological problems even tho I only lost 40lbs. I was unable to eat meat, veggies , fruit and basically anything UNprocessed.
without the takedown my family and my long time physician beleive I would not be here today to type this . If I had been told or had found thru my 6 months of research BEFORE I had my rny that it would have a chance to lead to ANY of these nuero and other issues not just in the short term but in the long term as well, I would have to not have any type of wls.
a quick snyopsis of my story

For 3.5 years and I had
1. An inability to eat ANY veggies and fruits (maybe applesauce)
2. An inability to eat any meat aside from sandwich meat
3. Vomiting daily at the least (yes despite chewing my food well and taking small bites)
4. Injecting myself twice a week with vitamin b12 and it having NO EFFECT on how I felt
5. 2 strictures, four endoscopies and no effect on my healthy (all the docs said everything looked good and I SHOULD be able to eat what I knew I could not)
6. Joint pain (nope, never really had joint pain pre rny)
7. The beginnings of what *I know* would eventually be reactive hypoglycemia
8. Inability to do either job because of memory problems. My mental processing speed tested in the 14th percentile. Both jobs required good memory and one required quick processing speed
9. The worst depression despite a slew of anti depressant drugs I tried
10. A loss of only 40 frickin pounds, thus now I was still morbidly obese AND sicker than I had ever been in my entire life
11. Dizziness for almost 4 years consistently. It finally started going away a few months after my takedown.
12. Rotting teeth that would take upwards of about $8000.00 to repair and that was quoted when I HAD dental insurance. I used to get compliments on my teeth all the time but the vomiting and dry mouth the 8 or so additional medications I was on left me with ugly, painful and rotting teeth.
13. Seizure activity that I NEVER had pre RNY
14. Unrelenting fatigue. To give you an idea, my daily choice of activity was EITHER taking a shower OR making a simple dinner for my family. If I made the mistake of doing both or anything extra, my body would make me pay dearly and for days upon days
15. Almost 80k of medical debt and no way to pay it
16. ICE cold feet and burning sensations in my palms aka peripheral neuropathy
17. Vision problems
18. Finally pain but mainly just in my upper right back which seems to have also been a form of peripheral neuropathy