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Originally Posted by contemplating1
Thanks and I did notice your weights were similar to mine, but I'm guessing you're taller than me ( as it feels like everyone, including 9 year old kids are) 
I work 2 days a week in a dr's office, so I've seen patients that have had gastric by pass ( a few with serious complications) but all have different levels of succes depending on where they started.
We have one patient I know of with lapband and she has struggled to lose, but I don't know her surgeon and I'm going to a different one. I think she has recently started to lose weight.
I know very little about the different types of gastric bypass and don't understand the terms used on the forum like "RNY" etc.
I'm trying to learn some of this by reading online and forums like this.
You must feel great. Do you often feel deprived? or have you settled into the new eating plan as a routine?
I know that will be a concern sometimes, but since I mostly try to "diet" anyway, I sometimes feel deprived, too. My husband ( who is overweight but 6'3") and I tend to binge eat occasionally, once we open that bag of Halloween candy or that 1/2 gallon of ice cream, it's gone! We avoid buying those foods as much as possible. That's why i think the lap band would be good for me, as it shouldn't let me eat that much at one time. |
HA.....I AM only 5'1"....some call me an elf.
So, our stats are almost identical. The RNY is the most popular bypass done now. It has the most research and success behind it. This is a great place to learn about the surgery.....most here had the RNY.
No, I don't feel deprived.....I can pretty much eat anything now.....sometimes more than I wish I could. The surgery does most or all of the work for you at first, but slowly, over months, the job becomes more and more yours. I have little probelm with small amounts of anything. The only food that makes me sick almost immediately is things that are both breaded and deep fried. So, although I don't feel deprived, I still work everyday on choices and portions....and obsess daily on my weight and maintenance.
The occasional splurge should fit into your life ok......all things in moderation. Also, I believe one of the main factors in success is support.....and here you are!!