MiladyB

Kim, our heads most certainly like playing games with us. On those days that you might actually have an appetite it isn't uncommon that people freak out about the amount of food they are taking it. It's probably what the greatest fear is for most of this. The fear that this surgery really won't work and you will gain the weight back. Hey, look at how many times that was true with previous diets we were on. It's scary, it really is.

What helped me was to count calories. I know my nutritionist wants me eating 1000-1200. If I have a day that I eat more like 1500-2000, well then I think I'm justified giving myself a talking to. I don't beat myself up but I increase my exercise or I eat more like 1000cal the next day to compensate for my "pigging out". It's called life in the real world. Its thinking like a thin person. I see my oldest daughter doing that type of thing all the time, and she isn't overweight.

So maybe start counting those calories for awhile. Especially on an eating day. Find out in reality how much you really ate. I suspect you will find that you really didn't eat that much. You are only comparing it to one of those non-eating days and that isn't a fair comparison.

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~Beth~

Little Victories; Grand Rapids, MI
Bariatric Support Group

Diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol,
peripheral vein disease, joint pain and 210 lbs GONE!!


Century Club: July 3, 2006
ONE-derland: Dec. 22, 2006
Double Century: May 29, 2007
Goal: June 15, 2008

Lap RNY: 1/30/06-Dr Randal Baker
TT/BL: 09/21/07-Dr Ronald Ford
PS Revisions: 04/29/08-Dr Ronald Ford
Gallbladder: 05/14/08-Dr Randal Baker
Emergency surgery (Intussusception): 02/29/09-Dr James Foote