Question:
Have I stretched mine?
I am 11 weeks post op and have lost no weight for the past 3 weeks. I feel like I have fallen back into my old eating habits which arn't good ones. I can eat junk food without getting sick not sure why I ever tried this but now I am scared. Last night I ate a pasta tv dinner that was 8oz in size I had no problem finishing the whole dinner does this mean that I have streched my stomach I read most people can only eat 1/2 a cup of food at a time. — [Anonymous] (posted on August 26, 2001)
August 26, 2001
Well, my suggestion to you would be to contact your doctor. Also it does
not sound like to me that you are doing your part, (please dont take that
the wrong way) but eating junk food and tv dinners is not part of the deal.
You need to remember that the surgery is only a tool, its not magic and you
jave to do your part. It does not matter if our stomach holds 20 or 2
ounces, if we fill it with junk and fat, we will not lose weight. I hope
this is not to critical, thats not my intention, i just think maybe you
should take a minute and remember why you had this surgery in the first
place. Every day you wake you should think to yourself how little can i get
away with eating today, NOT can i eat a 8 ounce tv dinner. I hope that
things get better for you soon. Best of luck.
— Malynda S.
August 26, 2001
I don't think anyone should start the day thinking "how little can I
eat today." That's the old anorexic attitude. Everyone should start
the day thinking "What can I eat today to get in all my protein,
vitamins, minerals, and healthy food I need?"
— [Anonymous]
August 26, 2001
Do the cottage cheese test to see how much your pouch can hold. You can
find it by typing in "Cottage Cheese Test" and following the
instructions. It is simple to do. It sounds like you are fine to me.
Most people can hold 6 or 7 oz after the pouch "softens". Your
dinner is mostly liquidy and is probabaly less than a cup when chewed up.
The test confirms that it is perfectly normal to be able to eat up to 9 oz
after the pouch's elasticity returns and the doctor who created it says
that the size of the pouch (up to this amt) will not hinder our wt loss
success at all. Of course when the pouch is first created, we lose the
fastest but we can and do continue to lose after it "softens".
Good luck and don't fret!
— Marilyn C.
August 27, 2001
Hi. You sound like me. I am struggling so hard with my eating but the old
habits are getting so strong. Malynda had a point BUT not all of us are as
strong-willed as she sounds. And I'm not trying to be critical of Malynda.
I'm glad for her that she has one less thing to work against her - a weak
will. But do you think you might be a food addict, like me? If so, look in
your phone book for Overeaters Anonomous or Food Addicts Anonomous meetings
in your area & go to a meeting. I hope I don't sound insulting; please
don't think I'm trying to insult you. It's just that I'm going thru such a
struggle with food and the sense of desperation and worthlessness it causes
when I slip up time after time is so overwhelming; and then having some wls
people (And I'm NOT referring to Malynda!) criticise saying, "Why did
you ever go & have surgery if you can't commit to eating as you
should." or "You should have never had surgery." Maybe they
mean well, but it hurts. The OA helps to keep me on track. Alot of us wls
people don't understand that there are alot of us with a food addiction,
just like an alcoholic is addicted to drink, or a drug addict to drugs. We
want to loose the weight more than anything in the world, but the addiction
is so strong. And I don't believe that we should not have had surgery. No,
we needed the surgery because the obesity was killing us. But for we who
are week-willed, we need all the help we can get after surgery in order to
succeed. This includes AMOS, wls support group meetings, OA or FAA
meetings, and counseling; possibly even antidepressants as depression might
be an underlying cause of overeating. My thing is to do whatever it takes
to beat this food demon and make my wls a success. There is a yahoo group
for the 12 Steps/wls, but I can't remember the exact title of the group, or
link to it. I'll have to get back to you on that, if you're interested.
— lalasmommy
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