Question:
VBG to R&Y 6 mos out and scared that I can eat too much and sugary foods.

I am 6 months out and I can eat anything with sugar in it and it doesn't bother me at all. Also, I can eat more than a cup of food with no effects. I have never thrown up. I never feel full. Do you think something went wrong? I am scared. I have lost 73 lbs and still going down slowly.    — arteri (posted on January 12, 2007)

January 12, 2007
Teri each of us is different- I am almost 9 mo out lap RNY and have lost 135 # - I can tolerate a small amount of sugar but rarely even eat a cup- although I may snack on a slice of fruit or cheese between meals. I think the main thing is that a) you feel healthy and b) the scales keep going down. If neither of those two is happening you need to see your doctor. Are you in a support group? Kaiser insists you attend for 1 year post op and this is good because you see their MSW and RD monthly, the NP q 6 mo and then only see the doc if need be but you meet with others who had surgery about the same time as you and can share experiences and gain support and knowledge. Unfortunately with the blizzards here in CO. I missed last month. Good luck and keep your chin up. Donna
   — dabby

January 12, 2007
Me too I am 1 year post op and lost only 80lbs and have not lost athing I can eat sweet like nothing and alway am craving sugary foods.. I am scare that after all I went through that this surgery is not going to help me lose more weight. due to the love of sugar foods..
   — evienicole

January 12, 2007
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. The surgery is a tool, not a cure-all. You're going to lose weight for the first year or so, no matter what you do. If you choose to consume sugar, large portions, and make essentially all the same choices you made before surgery, you're not going to keep the weight off long-term. Did you really have the surgery to do that to yourself?
   — cerrac

January 13, 2007
Many times we can't eat sugar stuff because we won't put it in our mouths. Don't try and see. If you know you can, than you have to choose not to. Choose not to, as hard as it may be, and it will be hard, choose not to. Use the tool you have wisely, and don't try and push it's limits. Obese people do this all the time, and it takes guts and training, but you can do this. Obesity is a head issue with a body consequence. Fight that head issue, and you will be happy with the body consequence. Best to you. Patricia P
   — Patricia P

January 13, 2007
I agree with 'S V' and 'Patricia P' above. your surgery by itself is not the answer. You need to look within yourself for some self-discipline and start eating healthfully. All that sugar is no better for you now than it was before surgery. I mix up my protein powder supplement with a variety of things, including Splenda, that taste really great! Start substituting healthful protein foods that taste swwet, but without the high sugar content, and you'll satisfy those 'sweet tooth' cravings without the all the harmful sugar that you now consume.
   — [Deactivated Member]

January 15, 2007
Teri-- I am only 2 months post-op and I to have been able to eat almost anything that I have tried. It really scares me. Sometimes it feels like I can eat more than a cup of food to. It sucks because with the surgery you wish that you were not able to eat any of those sugary foods and it makes it harder for us. The whole point of the surgery was so that we had no choice and that we would get sick if we ate the wrong foods, but I am glad to hear that you are still losing the weight and that we should be able to eat those kind of foods once in a while, just like everyone else. Most of the time I just tell myself that I will get sick so that I don't over do it.
   — angel19