Things You Wish You Understood Before Surgery... - ThinnerTimes - Gastric Bypass Forum, Lap Band Forum, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum

Cinerbelle · 03-28-2006, 03:49 PM

I thought this would be a good topic for the pre-ops....to kinda see some things that aren't explained in the Seminar's.

I'll start:

I wish that I knew how truly hard it is to eat!! I am not hungry and it is very hard to get in all the protein that my body needs. Not only is it hard to get all the protein in, when I do eat I feel guilty. Hello!!! I know I shouldn't feel guilty, I am barley getting in 500 calories a day...but somewhere in my brain when I am eating (no matter what it is) I feel like I am being "bad".

VanessaSFL · 03-28-2006, 03:58 PM

I wish I truly understood the COMMITMENT...100% life style change....they told me but real life is different from a zerox handout/support group once a month.

I also under estimated how sexy and good about myself I would feel after losing the weight.I could not see/visualize past size 14 and now I am an 8 and I love my little wrinkly /long boobie body!!!!!

Happy in Florida~

Vanessa

VanessaSFL · 03-28-2006, 03:59 PM

I agree with the eating.....I still don't have hunger feelings and still can't eat meat.I thought I would be eating better at a year out.

Van

IpsieDixie · 03-28-2006, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinerbelle

I thought this would be a good topic for the pre-ops....to kinda see some things that aren't explained in the Seminar's.

I'll start:

I wish that I knew how truly hard it is to eat!! I am not hungry and it is very hard to get in all the protein that my body needs. Not only is it hard to get all the protein in, when I do eat I feel guilty. Hello!!! I know I shouldn't feel guilty, I am barly getting in 500 calories a day...but somewhere in my brain when I am eating (no matter what it is) I feel like I am being "bad".

Hi Cindy,

After I have my surgery in May I hope and pray that I'll feel exactly the way you describe feeling today, right down to the guilt! I figure feeling like that is the thing that's going to keep me from turning into one of the 20% of WLS patients who backslide into their old slothful ways, stretching out their pouches and putting the pounds back on again.

Bring on the guilt and lack of hunger! Woohoo, skinny days and skinny ways ahead!

Dixie

SaturdazeChyld · 03-28-2006, 04:54 PM

I wish I knew how good I would feel after losing all this weight coz I woulda done it aLONG time ago. I'm not saying there aren't some things that are a drag now post op. There are. But the pros totally outweigh the cons. The cons are all the 'things' that made me fat in the first place! (ie: massive quantities of ice cream and chocolate)

Blueyz · 03-28-2006, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinerbelle

I thought this would be a good topic for the pre-ops....to kinda see some things that aren't explained in the Seminar's.

I'll start:

I wish that I knew how truly hard it is to eat!! I am not hungry and it is very hard to get in all the protein that my body needs. Not only is it hard to get all the protein in, when I do eat I feel guilty. Hello!!! I know I shouldn't feel guilty, I am barly getting in 500 calories a day...but somewhere in my brain when I am eating (no matter what it is) I feel like I am being "bad".

Don't worry. I used to think the same way....now I am on the opposite end of eating too many calories. Don't feel guilty...protein is your friend.

eyesthatkissu · 03-28-2006, 05:48 PM

I wish I understood how EVERY aspect of my life would change dramatically. I wish I understood how tremendously happy I would be. I wish I understood how for me... the bennifits far outweighed the risks. I wish I understood how many beautiful people I'd meet, and how much they would add to my life. I wish I understood how comitted I would be, how strong I would be, and how wonderful I'd feel. I wish I understood that I needed to do this a long time ago.

okiegrl · 03-28-2006, 07:34 PM

how hard it would be to eat and get the protein in, like Cinderbelle.
how hard it is to drink constantly.
what types of pain I really would go through.
what types of pain were "normal".
is what type of protein I would be able to handle in the liquid stage (at this point, not much).

Blueyz · 03-28-2006, 07:43 PM

I wish I had trusted my fellow forum friends when they said "Don't buy too many clothes...you will shrink out of them" I never believed I would ever be the size I am today.

VanessaSFL · 03-28-2006, 07:53 PM

Ditto Dale....some really cute clothes are now at the Goodwill of southwest Florida thanks to me not listening.

Van