Survival of the half-ton teen
So I just finished watching this TV show "Survival of the half-ton teen" where they spotlight two young adults who have both undergone gastric bypass.
Of course, I was very sad and felt bad for their struggles, but that sadness turned to confusion as I watched them return home a week after surgery and witnessed one consume a hamburger (with the sesame seed bun) while the other chomped down on a hot dog & bun (with mustard and ketchup). Later in the show, one of the children was treated to real chocolate cake smothered in icing to celebrate his 60 lb weight loss.
How can they be eating hamburgers, hotdogs, and frosted cake after having bypass? And why were these families allowing this to happen?! Where is the support system and have both families just totally ignored the advise of their Nut?!
I couldn't imagine even attempting to consume even 1/4 of a hot dog, much less cake and hamburgers.
I don't know whether to be angry, sad, or just feel sorry for their situation....
Just thought I would share.
Of course, I was very sad and felt bad for their struggles, but that sadness turned to confusion as I watched them return home a week after surgery and witnessed one consume a hamburger (with the sesame seed bun) while the other chomped down on a hot dog & bun (with mustard and ketchup). Later in the show, one of the children was treated to real chocolate cake smothered in icing to celebrate his 60 lb weight loss.
How can they be eating hamburgers, hotdogs, and frosted cake after having bypass? And why were these families allowing this to happen?! Where is the support system and have both families just totally ignored the advise of their Nut?!
I couldn't imagine even attempting to consume even 1/4 of a hot dog, much less cake and hamburgers.
I don't know whether to be angry, sad, or just feel sorry for their situation....
Just thought I would share.
Thanks for posting about that....I watched that show, as well as the "Half Ton Dad", and couldn't agree more. It was sad & confusing to watch them get such an incredible chance at changing their lives only to turn around and make those choices.
I was wondering how they weren't dumping...I understand that some people don't, but when I saw him eat the hamburger I was beside myself. It really made me thankful for the program I found at Centennial & the pre-care & after-care they have.
I hope they find their way.....Micheala.
Preop Weight 293/SW 289/CW 202.3/GW 165/LW158
That was a tv show that this was happening on. Imagine that happening right in front of you!
I have a friend that has a co-worker that had RNY about a year before I did. She was almost 400 lbs and is about 5' tall. Extreamely overweight. Her and her husband want kids, and her doctor told that if she were to get preg she will very likely have a very bad time, and it was not advised at all.
She had her surgery and has done a really good job at her weight loss. As you know once to get to the point in your journey were you are maintaining that weight loss, you may start to introduce some foods back into your diet. But were are all told that there are a few things that you should never have, one being sugar as it has a physical hold over you... in this case you made better choices to substitute this. The one thing that I'm talking about is soda.
We are all told that soda is never going to be ok, even diet. We were even told at the last Support Group meeting at Baptist that most people that introduce soda back in their diet are more likely to gain that weight back than those that did not.
My friend told me that her doctor told her she can have soda now as long as it was diet. I knew that this was BS as all the Surgens, Doctors, and Nurse said that soda is something that should never be drank again (there are some VERY extreme situations that you can have a little, bit I won't go in that here).
My point is during the "Honeymoon" phase, we MUST change our eating and way of thinking about what, how, when and why we eat.
We all know that we must eat to survive, but now with this tool it is only a survival need, not a medicine.
If you don't change that, then you are only setting yourself up for failure.
Now, please don't think that I'm perfect. I have my own challenges to deal with, I have tried things that I should not have, that small bite of cake, crackers, chicken within the puree stage, etc, but I have not and WILL not be having any soda, I have no desire. But this is the time to learn (the honeymoon phase), what is and is not a good thing to eat.
We cannot allow the use of food as a celebration, or reward. Now we can use it as a treat, but not because of an accomplishment, and mostly not because we have LOST weight on the same thing that made us FAT!!
Michael.
I have a friend that has a co-worker that had RNY about a year before I did. She was almost 400 lbs and is about 5' tall. Extreamely overweight. Her and her husband want kids, and her doctor told that if she were to get preg she will very likely have a very bad time, and it was not advised at all.
She had her surgery and has done a really good job at her weight loss. As you know once to get to the point in your journey were you are maintaining that weight loss, you may start to introduce some foods back into your diet. But were are all told that there are a few things that you should never have, one being sugar as it has a physical hold over you... in this case you made better choices to substitute this. The one thing that I'm talking about is soda.
We are all told that soda is never going to be ok, even diet. We were even told at the last Support Group meeting at Baptist that most people that introduce soda back in their diet are more likely to gain that weight back than those that did not.
My friend told me that her doctor told her she can have soda now as long as it was diet. I knew that this was BS as all the Surgens, Doctors, and Nurse said that soda is something that should never be drank again (there are some VERY extreme situations that you can have a little, bit I won't go in that here).
My point is during the "Honeymoon" phase, we MUST change our eating and way of thinking about what, how, when and why we eat.
We all know that we must eat to survive, but now with this tool it is only a survival need, not a medicine.
If you don't change that, then you are only setting yourself up for failure.
Now, please don't think that I'm perfect. I have my own challenges to deal with, I have tried things that I should not have, that small bite of cake, crackers, chicken within the puree stage, etc, but I have not and WILL not be having any soda, I have no desire. But this is the time to learn (the honeymoon phase), what is and is not a good thing to eat.
We cannot allow the use of food as a celebration, or reward. Now we can use it as a treat, but not because of an accomplishment, and mostly not because we have LOST weight on the same thing that made us FAT!!
Michael.
Steve, I wish I had seen this! What channel did it come on, maybe I can catch a rerun!
As much as this sounds really bad, it is something that is happening everyday. How many of us have heard the story of the person who left the hospital, right after WLS, to stop at the chicken shack on the way home and get lunch?
Early on I had the willpower and gumption to not even try anything like this. As time has marched on, things have changed! That willpower has weakened, the gumption has has morphed into Gumby and I struggle. It's what we do with the struggle that sets us a part!
There is nothing I can do physically for those teens that was on the TV show. There is something you can do for you though. Take in everything you can about fodd addiction and learn from it! And when that time arrives, where you are offered a piece of cake, or that hamburger, step back and think, and don't make an excuse! Make a stand!
Guys, it's not easy, don't ever let anyone tell you it is. It's not easy, but it is do-able!
As much as this sounds really bad, it is something that is happening everyday. How many of us have heard the story of the person who left the hospital, right after WLS, to stop at the chicken shack on the way home and get lunch?
Early on I had the willpower and gumption to not even try anything like this. As time has marched on, things have changed! That willpower has weakened, the gumption has has morphed into Gumby and I struggle. It's what we do with the struggle that sets us a part!
There is nothing I can do physically for those teens that was on the TV show. There is something you can do for you though. Take in everything you can about fodd addiction and learn from it! And when that time arrives, where you are offered a piece of cake, or that hamburger, step back and think, and don't make an excuse! Make a stand!
Guys, it's not easy, don't ever let anyone tell you it is. It's not easy, but it is do-able!
Hey Scott,
I read this post last night before it was reaired on TLC at 10pm, so I set it up to record. When I did a search for it there was only one episode that came up and it was the 10pm showing last night, which means that it will not reair again within the next two weeks.
But... If you have onDemand with Comcast, it might be available there. I don't have Comcast, I have Directv, so I cannot look for you.
This last weekend was another special on the Discovery Health channel (does Comcast even have that channel?), and it was called the "Half Ton Dad". Very similar program.
I hope that this helps.
Michael.
I read this post last night before it was reaired on TLC at 10pm, so I set it up to record. When I did a search for it there was only one episode that came up and it was the 10pm showing last night, which means that it will not reair again within the next two weeks.
But... If you have onDemand with Comcast, it might be available there. I don't have Comcast, I have Directv, so I cannot look for you.
This last weekend was another special on the Discovery Health channel (does Comcast even have that channel?), and it was called the "Half Ton Dad". Very similar program.
I hope that this helps.
Michael.
Okay... I was recording the story that Fox 17 news did on me while this was premiering, I was told though by friends about this gorging of the forbidden and I thought near deadly foods right after WLS surgery. If anyone knows or has heard my story or not I will let you know that I was in that pre state worse than some of those two younger guys and was near death before my surgery, I fought as they did to get it and now I could not imagine sabotaging my surgery for, well... I could not imagine this!
As far as it goes, they may not have the education or access to education os most of us do who went to Centennial or any other respectable hospital. We talked about this in group the other day and I think now, at four months out, that aftercare is the key to the entire tooling process of reshaping our bodies, but how can you reshape the body without the mind and how the mind without aftercare. I am ranting now, my insomnia throws these late hours at me and I read things like this and go completely irate.
As far as it goes, they may not have the education or access to education os most of us do who went to Centennial or any other respectable hospital. We talked about this in group the other day and I think now, at four months out, that aftercare is the key to the entire tooling process of reshaping our bodies, but how can you reshape the body without the mind and how the mind without aftercare. I am ranting now, my insomnia throws these late hours at me and I read things like this and go completely irate.
Justin Warren
Alpha Gamma Rho 843
UTM SGA Justice
START WEIGHT:700+
CURRENT WEIGHT:250
** GOAL WEIGHT:225
Denise M.
on 6/4/09 3:12 am
on 6/4/09 3:12 am
Hey Justin,
The big difference between you and those boys is a level of maturity. If I'm remembering the story on you from Fox 17 correctly, hadn't you thought about it a few years ago but cir****tances kept you from getting it done? (sorry if I'm misremembering!
)
I'm a firm believer in things will happen when they should. And maybe the additional time/life experience you gained between when you first considered it to when you actually had it ensured you to be in the right place mentally to commit to it as firmly as you have. You are obviously taking your surgery quite seriously. Self sabotage is not an option for you and that's the best mindset you can have.
I honestly don't think those boys knew what they were getting in to. Perhaps they and their families didn't listen. Weren't able to comprehend what they were being told. Had stars in their eyes about weight loss and didn't pay attention to the important bits. Who knows.
Those guys could take a lesson from you Justin. You're doing an amazing job!
The big difference between you and those boys is a level of maturity. If I'm remembering the story on you from Fox 17 correctly, hadn't you thought about it a few years ago but cir****tances kept you from getting it done? (sorry if I'm misremembering!
)I'm a firm believer in things will happen when they should. And maybe the additional time/life experience you gained between when you first considered it to when you actually had it ensured you to be in the right place mentally to commit to it as firmly as you have. You are obviously taking your surgery quite seriously. Self sabotage is not an option for you and that's the best mindset you can have.
I honestly don't think those boys knew what they were getting in to. Perhaps they and their families didn't listen. Weren't able to comprehend what they were being told. Had stars in their eyes about weight loss and didn't pay attention to the important bits. Who knows.
Those guys could take a lesson from you Justin. You're doing an amazing job!
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