MyY Pouch, My Friend

 I had a real Ah Ha moment last night. I am an avid Biggest Loser fan and a new season started last night. They took the contestants to the hospital for extensive tests and then scared the patties out of them by showing them a MRI or cross section of their bodies and the "average " body. It was very insiteful. One guy only had half lung capacity because his fat had pushed up so much it took over lung space.
  One of the men had had a RNY in the past, no time details were given but obviously he had gained his weight back he was close to 400 pounds. when they showed his stomach next to the average stomach IT WAS STILL TINY.  I must say I am not happy with myself , I have been eating for 3-4 months badly and gained back a small child and am not feeling energetic. I am picturing that I have stretched out my pouch to the size of a football and ruined my tool, destined to get fat again and all my fault. Well, I suppose I could, this man did. But to me it just again points out that it is a HEAD ISSUE.  My tool is still there and it WILL work  if I work it right. I can not tell you how much hope this gave me.
 I am excited and motivated again. Good bye sugar and white flour, I choose to follow the right path.  Just thought I would share..

WooHoo girlfriend.  I'm with you on that. 
Thanks for sharing.  Carmel Valley Linda

Jean,

Thank you for sharing. If only they could figure out how to fix the head when working on our stomachs.

At the beginning this feels like an insane roller coaster ride. The further out we go, it turns into a scarey slippery slope. Good thing we have each other holding the life lines.

Kisses
Annette

I just wanted to write and let you know that I appreciate so much you sharing that with us. I am so glad that we are all in this boat together and are here to help and support each other. What would we do without our brothers and sisters here on OFF? I know that most times I would be up the creek without a paddle.

Jean,

Thanks for sharing with us, seems you got a good dose of reality and have been reinvigorated and as Annette said, it is a slippery slope the further out we become and once again is about making the right choices and living by the rules we were given when we first started, you are on the road and I'm sure you will be a BIG LOSER once again and you're definitely a winner here.

Have a great day!  Laureen

Wow, that is good to know!! I often wonder if I have stretched mine out too because sometimes I get into the "tasting" and forget how much I am eating,,then I actually hurt from eating too much. Im trying to conquer that now that I am aware that I was doing it.

Thanks
Betsy

 Good Information......  

I've been scared my overeating has caused the pouch to stretch.  My chanting mantra :  WLS is only a tool....  it's only a tool....  it's only a tool.

I've had time alone lately to reflect on some of my lifestyle choices.   I'm headed into counseling soon.  Nothing drastic but I need a little insight into some of my choices and how to avoid them.

It's the head games that causes the overeating and the weight gain.  So why does one choose unhealthy choices.....   Sigh, a common dilemma.

Millie

omg jean that had to be one awakening!!! wow!!! i didn't see it but the way you told us about it wow!!! i am happy that i am doing this 5 day pouch test now and hopefully get back on track!!!!

we can all stick together here and support each other even miles and miles apart from each other...hang in there girlfriend we CAN do it!!!!

hugs

Here's what I found out.  I can't eat much but if I graze, I can eat a lot.  So, I make my food times apparent.  Breakfast at this time, snack here, lunch here, and so on.  I also try to avoid glidder foods because they are the ones I can tolerate. If I do a glidder food, I make it something that is low calorie.  Like, for instance, a sweet potato with a little butter is less carb filled than an irish potato.  Cottage cheese versus ice cream.  Insteand of letting my tongue lead me, I let my head.  I know what chips can do, so I don't buy them and when I do, I eat what I crave and throw the rest in the garbage.  Also, I still measure my food and put it in a small plate.  One of those old time saucers or I use my grands baby plate.  My surgeon said that you cannot mess up your pouch, that what we do is learn ways to trick our pouch by grazing ect.  HOpe you get back on track.