Question:
I'm a month a 2 weeks post op.....I eat sooooo much and it scares me!
I had lap done 11/22. I was doing ok for a while....I wouldn't eat cause I worried but once I hit the one month point I went crazy! I can eat anything and everything and not get sick! I can't believe I did this all for nothing. I can eat chocolate, fried foods, sweets, pizza, anything! And also I don't get sick. I'm able to hold a good amount of food. I thought our stomachs weren't able to hold this much food! Example....I had a whole chocolate dounout...then a salad (almost the whole salad)...a piece of pizza...an apple...thats just today!!! Not all together like that but still just to be able to eat that much? I'm really scared that I'm going to gain the whole 40lbs I lost back. I know I shouldn't be eating junk like this but I was hoping I'd get sick on it. Anyone out there having problems like this or anyone have the surgery and not lose weight? Please help....anything u can tell me or advice u can give me would be so greatly appreciated!! — Liza Y. (posted on January 10, 2000)
January 10, 2000
You asked for it -- so here's my advice. Stop eating crap. You don't say
that you are hungry or craving anything -- you just say that you are trying
to see how much you can eat and if you can eat sweets and fat. Now you
know you can. You can keep doing and say that the surgery didn't work, or
you can stop it and lose the weight you wanted to lose.
The choice is yours.
— Toni B.
January 10, 2000
I know you're scared you will gain it all back, however, has the thought
of all this quantity of food going into your pouch not scared you at all?
Gaining weight back is one thing, however, disrupting the stable line is
another and very serious.. Has that though ever crossed your mind, when
you put that donut inside your mouth? Do you know how serious that is..
Surely you didn't go through this surgery to do this to your body..
Just because you can eat certain foods please think about it first, get
some counseling or support group help in your hometown as soon as
possible you need some support. Make up your mind to never touch this
junk food again, get it out of the house asap.. There are all kinds of
fat free, sugar free, deserts available that you can enjoy... see my
webpage for diet and recipe help.. Good luck...
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/vbowen/index.html
Victoria Lynn
— Victoria B.
January 10, 2000
I am just over 3 months post op and I can still hardly eat
"portion" without feeling full and knowing that I have eaten
PLENTY! When I say knowing that means if I tried to eat more I know I
would get sick!!!! I am not here to judge you for what you are eating, but
you ask all us what we think... I think you should contact your Dr. asap,
and tell them what and how much you have been able to consume... this to me
does not seem right, the amounts of food seems very large, for a 2 oz.
pouch! The fact that you have been able to eat fatty foods is one thing,
but the portions and amounts... I still have a difficult time eating any
raw fruits or veggies... I would really seak medical advice... have them
scope you and find out if you have damaged your pouch... if you have not...
then re-examine why you did this surgery in the first place. Good luck!
— Jamie T.
January 10, 2000
Your are only 19 years old. You need counseling to help you through this. I
hope you didn't think this surgery was a quick fix? This surgery is not a
quick fix, but a tool. There are so many changes YOU have to make for it to
work, and for you to be healthy. Eating donuts and pizza is not eating
healthy. Please get some help. Good Luck
— Betty H.
January 10, 2000
I too can eat what ever I want and I am scared. I have only lost 35# in 3
months and it is getting worse everyday. I decided that I went through the
surgery to change my habits (which is very hard to do) but now I joined an
exercise class. I figure If I still can eat I better try to exercise. I
know this surgery was suppose to be a tool, but I expected the outcome to
be different. I wish you all the luck in the World. If you want to Talk
you can find my E-mail address.
— Renee H.
January 10, 2000
If you can eat the quantity of food you say you can without being ill, are
you grazing? Many of us are able to cosume too much if we graze all day.
Answer - Don't DO THAT!!! Why are you eating things that will compromise
your weight loss? An occasional day of grazing won't kill you, but to do
it on any sort of regular basis is defeating the purpose of all you have
already accomplished. A normal meal for a post op should be consumed in
about 30 minutes. Then, full or not, STOP. Do not eat again until time
for the next meal. If you are actually hungry, then I agree with others,
you better see the doctor. But please, stop with the donuts and pizza!
— Alice G.
January 10, 2000
Liza, like most of the people here, you have a eating disorder. If you
don't address this fact you are doomed to fail and you will spend the rest
of your life over weight. There are many people out there that can help you
if you really want help, but it is up to you to seek it out. You can not
eat what ever you want and expect to loose weight, it just will not happen.
What scares me is, I see this all of the time. No surgeon should ever do
this surgery without first addressing the eating disorder. Most of the
tearful failures that I here about stem from one simple fact, the person
could not control their eating. Stop and think about what is happening to
you, you must get yourself some help. This has nothing to do with the
surgeon or the surgery, this is about you, and you are out of control. This
is not ment to be nice, I'm not trying to be nice, because if you don't get
a handle on this, you'll just compound your misery and make things worse.
The surgery was easy, the hard part is what you must do now. No excusses,
just do it.
— Brett S.
January 10, 2000
I believe it is normal to feel this way at this point. It took you most of
the day to eat that food though. Remember when it would be only part of a
meal. You did have some good food choices with the salad and apple. I
myself need to recommit after the holiday pig out. I had an RNY in Aug.
1998. My loss has been about 150 lbs. I have to do better but it is up to
me. Your body reaches the starvation point and causes us to lose control.
To regain that control we must eat healthy food choices that keep our
bodies operating right. It reminds me of a time when my daughter was in
the childrens hospital and some children had been brought in by the parents
because they could not feed them. These children tried to eat the play
food in the playroom because of this starvation reflex.
— Vicki Z.
January 11, 2000
Every one says this WLS is a tool but if you can eat anything you want like
fat & sugar and you can eat as much as you want without consequences
then where is to tool? Isn't the point of surgery to get full on a small
amount of food and to not be able to tolerate a lot of sugar or fat?
— [Anonymous]
January 11, 2000
My doctor saw me today for the first time and the first thing he gave me
was a 3 minute egg timer and told me to start practicing eating meals with
it. Each bite of meat must be chewed at least 30 times. This helps in two
ways. First, you fill up faster and second, you don't eat as much. He
also said stay away from carbs because they cause the juices to flow and
make you hungrier. This means fruits, cereals, pastas, so on so on. I
don't know if this helps, but, right now you may feel a little out of
control. Your not a bad person. Slow down. Give yourself some time to
get back in control and above all talk to your doctor about this. He is
your best bet for info.
— Jen L.
January 11, 2000
I think what concerns me most is not the fact that you can
eat a donut, but the fact that you even tried. I am just shy
of 3 months post op. People ask me if I dump, and I tell them I don't
know.
I had this surgery so that I would not be able to tolerate junk,and
I just assume that I can't. I haven't even tried. The surgery is a tool
and
it needs to be used properly. Why are you working so hard to sabotage
yourself?
I agree with the others. You need help from both your surgeon
and a counselor. ~:o)
— Lisa O.
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