Question:
Can anyone else eat whatever they want and still lose alot of weight?

I am almost 7 months post op...DS surgery. I eat whatever I want for the most part and seem to be losing almost too quickly. Iv'e lost 100lbs and have about thirty more to go.It's been very steady.Has anyone else had this happen to them?    — [Anonymous] (posted on August 12, 2001)

August 12, 2001
I had a BPD(no DS) in May, and have lost 55 lbs. I can't have anything with more than a gram or so of sugar in it, but other than that, I eat whatever I want. What amazes me so much with my surgery is the amount of food I can eat. I am able to eat two sandwiches at one sitting, or a big cheeseburger and fries, or a steak and baked potato, etc. I know I am not losing as fast as some, but my quality of life is great, and the weight will stay off because of the malabsorbtion. I am thrilled with my surgery choice!
   — Shawn K.

August 12, 2001
I don't seem to get sick with any type of food. And I eat what I want but it seems that I have hit a plateau because of it. I think eating whatever we want defeats the purpose of having the surgery. We need to re-teach ourselves to eat...to eat healthy and drink lots of water. So you might lose all of the weight you want but keeping it off might be hard if we abuse the tool given to us. I keep thinking to myself why did I have the surgery if I am not willing to change my eating habits. Before we eat what we used to like we used to we should think about what we went through first.
   — [Anonymous]

August 13, 2001
I wasn't worried about this at first, but I checked my goals this weekend and found that, at 3 months out, I only have 25 pounds to my goal (27% body fat). I am currently losing about 2-3 pounds a week and eat about 800-1000 calories a day (this is all I want). I can eat pretty much what I want and only bread and sugar make me sick. I am a little worried that I will lose too much. I never thought I would be this close to my goal this fast! I know that most people continue to lose weight for 18 months to 2 yrs. Am I going to turn into skin and bones or be forced to consume a steady diet of prime rib and loaded baked potatoes? I know this will probably take care of itself and what a wonderful thing to have to be concerned about! But still . . .
   — [Anonymous]