Scared

I am 3 months post op and I think that I may be devolping an eating disorder. Here is the deal I am so afraid of gaining weight that everytime I eat I feel like I need to throw it up, and I do throw it up. I tell friends and family that the food must not have agreed with me or I tell them I ate to fast or to much, but the truth is I can't stand the thought of food being in my belly. It is really weired cause before surgery I would have never thought like this. I loved food and the way it made me feel now I can't stand it and rarely eat it, and when I do I get rid of it by throwing it up. I know that it is not healthy to live this way, but I am scared that if I don't I will regain. I guess I am telling you this cause well I feel very alone. I feel like no one can under stand the amount of fear I have about regaining, and I am looking for people who are like me so that maybe they can offer me help.


HW 262 CW 188 Goal 105

Please contact your surgeon's office and see if they have a psychologist you  can talk with. Please have compassion for yourself. You are learning how to have a new relationship with food. There are people that can help you. Know that you're not alone in this. It is important that you bring good nutrition into your body so that you can enjoy your new life. Your body will need nutrients so that it can stay strong for decades to come. Use this time to learn more about how to take care of your body. I hear that you're scared. Please find a professional who can help you learn how to navigate this.

With Light and Blessings

This is a very serious problem. If you continue to throw up on purpose, YOU WILL RUIN YOUR POUCH AND SABOTAGE YOUR WEIGHT LOSS EFFORTS EVEN FURTHER. Forceful vomiting can RUPTURE your pouch and cause gastric contents to spill into the intestines, causing peritonitis, widespread infection and DEATH.

To regain a sense of control, keep a diet journal faithfully. See a counselor. Your fear of gaining weight is going to ruin your metabolism. Without food, our body cannot function. Even if we are burning up stored fat, we still need essential nutrients. I ate about 500 calories a day for the first year or so after surgery. I made sure that each calorie was nutrient-dense and that I wa****ting my numbers on protein grams, supplements, vitamins, etc.

You need help, so go out there and get it. We are all afraid of regaining, but your behavior is an eating disorder. Don't get sucked into it! Best of luck, Purple_Jewels.

Wow! Girl I am sending you an angel  and I am going to say a prayer for you! I am 1 month out and in the last 2 weeks I have gained 5 lbs. At first I freaked out and felt like a fallure, but then I realized that my body is still healing and I need to let nature take its course. I felt that since I gained I am destined to fail and I will dissapoint my family and friends who have supported me greatly during this time. What you are doing is a danger to yourself both mentally and physically. You can end up causing great bodily harm to yourself and it can end up backfiring on you. We have to learn how to deal with food. Food will always be part of our lives as we need it to sustain our life, but by what you are doing you can die!

We changed ourselves by having this surgery, but we didn't change the fact that we have problems with food and it seems some new habits have formed with you. Please get help! Please! You did this to change your life for the better.... PM me is you want to talk!

PLEASE GO AND GET HELP>

You already have eating disorder. Please get help.