Jenci S' Post

Jul 17, 2010

I just read Jenci's post about fearing that her pouch would stretch and  I could have written every word. I have seen my sister, who had RNY 6-7 years ago eat like she used to--with a heaped up plate. I worried about her and she is still over 200 pounds. She probably should weigh about 150.

I, now, worry about me and my behavior. I am only 2 months post op and I eat too much probably 10 times or more per week, simply because I like the taste and don't want to stop.

The other night, at support group, I heard a woman, who has lost over 80 pounds since November, talk about eating a lot of candy, birthday cake and lots of sweets. (She has never experienced dumping from the very beginning.) I was horrified. That would be awful--not having that fear of dumping to restrain this type of eating empty calories. She cried in the meeting and said she now cannot stop. She is a diabetic and is still obsessed with sweets. Her husband was there and he openly stated that she eats candy/sugary treats all the time. She was embarrassed and just kept crying. Other people and I told her that we would be the same as her, if we didnt' have the fear of dumping. I haven't even tried to eat a bite of ice cream, candy, etc. I would hate to find out that I can eat it with abandon. That's why I didn't have a lap band--I would be drinking milk shakes and eating cookies! God help me!

What I really want as a goal is to eat like a true skinny person:
* Eat until I am not hungry--not full or stuffed
* Be able to taste without wanting to eat the whole thing (I used to think that if I could only have one donut, then why bother?)
* Not think about food and eating all the time
* Not have a love affair with food
* Not obsess about food, eating, weight, weight loss, nutrition, calories, grams, drinking, supplements, etc., etc......

Can anyone testify that this can happen for us WLS people?

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