IS THERE ANYONE WHO........

IS THERE ANYONE WHO FEELS LIKE THEY NEVER HAD WLS? OTHER THAN DUMPING IF I EAT ANYTHING WITH SUGAR, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I EVER HAD SURGERY, I HAVE HUNGER PANGS NOW, I DIDN'T HAVE THOSE BEFORE. I SURE MISS THE GOOD OLD HONEYMOON PHASE, LOL

every bite of anything has to go thru your fingers to your mouth... own your choices~!!!!!!!! we all backslide, but don't ever pretend there is not that second delay between what I want vs. what I eat... Colleen

there are days you'd never think I had the surgery. Then...OHHHH THEN there are those days....I KNOW I HAD IT!

I often feel like I never had wls--but in a good way. I feel very normal--and then suddenly something will happen that brings me right back to reality. I have thrown up a total of 4 or 5 times since surgery and each time it was when I forgot and thought I was normal and ate too fast.

I'm 2-1/2 years out, and I eat pretty much anything w/o difficulty, except I still can't eat as much as I did pre-op (Thank God!) But I don't dump. I lost 115 pounds, down to goal weight after 1 year, maintained the loss in the 2nd year, but have recently regained about 13-15 lbs. At 2 years out I found I had much more appetite and cravings, and it became harder to maintain such a low weight when I was able to eat more food. I would love to lose the extra weight, but the fact is I may actually be at a healthier weight where I am, so we'll just have to see. Like someone said before me, you are responsible for the choices of what goes into your mouth. Remember, it's only a tool... Betsy Chapel Hill, NC 240/140/125 Lap RNY 5/7/03

O,I am so with you!!!!!! It is like never had WLS. I AM DESPERATE!!! After 3 years I have the appetite and cravings like there is no tomorrow, and it became harder to maintain my weight when I was able to eat like before the WLS food. I would love to lose the extra weight.(lost 90 ps within 11 mts,and gained back 25 within the past 5 mts.) I know is my fault,but I cant stop! I wish i was forever in the HONEYMOON phase!

Nancy, I had my surgery about a year before you did and yes, I get hungry now. But I always know I had the surgery - I can eat a LOT more than I could at a year out but I can't eat anwhere near as much as I could pre-surgery. And, if I eat enough sugar (which I rarely do), I still dump. There are very few foods I can't eat - pasta is one of them. But I am usually satisfied after a reasonable meal. Unfortunately, the urge to eat when I'm not hungry is back. I have to constantly remind myself that food shouldn't be a reward, a tranquilizer, or anything else but nutrition for the maintenance of life and good health. And speaking of good health, I can definitely tell I had the surgery - I am soooooooooooooo much healthier than before. So, while hunger is back and so is the temptation to graze away my troubles, yes, I still have limitations - those limitations didn't keep me from gaining some weight back, but they are making it possible for me to lose it. Patty