What makes me think if i cant now.... - ThinnerTimes

Pokey757 · 03-02-2005, 02:13 PM

I cant stop myself from over eating now. What makes me think i will be able to do it after surgery? I eat when i am not hungry, or if i am full, i will still eat more.

Anyone else have this problem before surgery? Did it change after? Or do you just keep doing it?

Please help,

bridgetgirl · 03-02-2005, 02:31 PM

you will be given a tool ..... it will MAKE you stop! However, overtime it will become easier to eat more food and more frequesntly, its your responsibility to take advantage of the honeymoon period and learn good eating habits, make good choices... you will eventaully feel like food is no big deal. I feel that way now.... good luck sugar pea! it will work for you... breathe!

lealphachienne · 03-02-2005, 04:32 PM

I've heard it many times before, what's so diffierent about having the surgery that makes it successful? We've all tried starvation and low calorie diets, with absmal failure. Remember, your innards is completely rearranged. There's different hormonal influences and physilogical (where's spellcheck when you need it

) changes that occur after such a drastic surgery that helps to reshape your habits. The main reason that post op people gain their weight back is by snacking on high calorie foods intead of eating a regular meal with whole foods. You can eat a lot more applesauce than whole apples!

Ms.P · 03-02-2005, 05:35 PM

I watched my sister do that before surgery. At the time that she had hers she was not instructed to lose weight. The month prior to surgery it was all out for her. I didn't think it was humanly possible to shove as much food as she ate that month. My brother baked a few dozen cookies one night for us. I went to get a cookie the next day and there were only crumbs.

She feared never being able to eat again.

That is not the case.

For me, I have been more at ease. I realize that initially I won't feel like eating. Or, at least she didn't. And, in time she has learned what foods she can eat.

Take it easy. We were all instructed not to gain betweein consult and pre op.

Meaghan · 03-02-2005, 08:24 PM

Pokey - you took my post before I even had a chance to write it!

I'm so miserable... a month to go and I am so out of control. To the point where I'm just miserable. I would NEVER eat like this or actually had ever eaten like I am now. Stuff I don't even like at times. I met my trainer tonight and when we got to abs I thought I'd die... my stomach just feel huge. My body feels "everywhere" like I can't move without feeling fat. I'm so depressed - maybe it's just PMS. I just wish April would get here without me popping!!!

LAD · 03-03-2005, 06:52 AM

I used to eat when I wasn't hungry, just to have something to do, when I was lonely, sad, happy,or thought about it. Just after the surgery, food was unimportant. Now, as I'm beginning to get my appetite back I'm thinking about food more. Last night for dinner I had made some yummy soup/stew with carrots, cauliflower and soy hamburger. Well, my stomach told me that I was full, but my head said I wanted more food, so I ate a little more. WELL, while I did not throw up (thank G-d), I sat there with my heart beating fast and my whole midsection feeling really awful. Annd I had only eaten about 3/4 of a cup of food!

But long story long, my pouch is really just a tool like everyone says. I also have to work on my head.

Well, today is my first day back at work. I'm very torn. I enjoy my job but I've really like being home. I'm also afraid of people noticing my weight loss. I told almost no one and I'm a private person who doesn't like personal attention. Here goes . . .

Pokey757 · 03-03-2005, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by LAD

I used to eat when I wasn't hungry, just to have something to do, when I was lonely, sad, happy,or thought about it. Just after the surgery, food was unimportant. Now, as I'm beginning to get my appetite back I'm thinking about food more. Last night for dinner I had made some yummy soup/stew with carrots, cauliflower and soy hamburger. Well, my stomach told me that I was full, but my head said I wanted more food, so I ate a little more. WELL, while I did not throw up (thank G-d), I sat there with my heart beating fast and my whole midsection feeling really awful. Annd I had only eaten about 3/4 of a cup of food!

But long story long, my pouch is really just a tool like everyone says. I also have to work on my head.

Well, today is my first day back at work. I'm very torn. I enjoy my job but I've really like being home. I'm also afraid of people noticing my weight loss. I told almost no one and I'm a private person who doesn't like personal attention. Here goes . . .

I am so glad i am not alone.
I understand about work. I too have not told many people at my work, infact only my boss knows, and i have asked him not to say anything. It's not that i dont want people to know. It's that i want to tell them. I figure if they care enough to comment, or ask about my weight loss then maybe i care enough if they know my business. I am a VERY private person. Some ppl at my job will care less, they dont deserve to know my business. I also told my sis not to mention it to her friends. Same reason, I cant stand most of her friends anyway.

Well i have decided i have to do what i have to do, to make myself at ease wiht my decision. And hopefully after the surgery i can get back to some normalcy (sp??) and stop obsessing about food, and surgery. Just concentrate on getting healthy, and enjoying life.

TabFox · 03-03-2005, 08:05 PM

I understand the work thing also. I told nobody at work, other than my boss, what type of surgery I was having. When people asked why I was taking off, I usually said I was having "female surgery." When I came back, I would say that I had breast implants.....which they knew I was full of $hit because before surgery I was a 48DDD. That was my way of saying "It's none of your business." Now I'm more at ease with having surgery and I'm proud of myself for having the courage to do something so drastic. Either tell your co-workers, or don't tell them. It's up to you. It's your body and you don't owe anyone any explanations!

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Meaghan · 03-04-2005, 08:29 PM

Yeah, I've told the guy I share an office with and our HR person in Atlanta (cause he was a good work friend before I was transferred out here) - they were both great. For some reason I mentioned it to this other guy (I'm in construction management so I mainly work with men) last night - he looked at me and said "oh, so you like food?"
I just kind of laughed, it still makes me laugh when I think about it... he wasn't trying to be malicious, but I think a lot of people just don't know how to respond.

My take on is it, I could shout it from the rooftops that I'm having it done - there is always someone who will judge me, not like me, or whatever and I've finally gotten to the point in my life where I just don't give a rat's a@# anymore. I'm my worst critic - that's next to change.

LAD · 03-05-2005, 04:45 PM

I'm now back at work. Most people assumed I had some dread disease. I told them I was taking a leave of absence. When they ask how it was, I tell them 'very productive.' A couple of people have commented that I look like I've lost weight. I agree that I have. I run a school with over 300 families in a very close community, so it will remain interesting! I am getting more comfortable about being vague and obtuse! Tonight is the first time I'm going out (post surgery) to a big party at a hotel with food and drinks. I'm kind of nervous. BUT, the outfit I thought I was going to wear looked like I was 10 years old trying on my mother's party dress! I have another (smaller) that I like better, that fits now! YEAH!
Gotta go get dressed. Meaghan lets talk about the 17th support metg.