weigh gain is possible--FOOD ISSUES

[Guest guest]

Bankie and Jenn have it right. You can never go back to your old

ways of eating. There are ways to out eat our little pouch.

My sister-in-law's sister (easy for me to say) had an RNY 6 weeks

after my MGB. She drinks milkshakes despite the dumping, etc and has

regained over 60 pounds.

I tell folks how I spent 18 months in therapy BEFORE the MGB dealing

with food issues and I am still dealing with them. Life keeps

throwing us curves, as life does, and we cannot turn to food as we

once did as a coping mechanism.

Now if I could only get into exercise (LOL) -- still working on that

one.

You have to change everything forever if you're to be successful with

the weight loss. I suggest to anyone to seek help if you need to

deal with emotional issues that lead to counterproductive eating

habits. The MGB is a tool, as Bankie said. I tell that to the pre-

ops who contact me.

What I want for my life is a normal relationship with food and

healthy emotions and coping strategies. That's my 2 cents worth. I

have maintained my weight loss for almost 2 years now...they say if

you make it to 5 years, you have a 95% chance of keeping it off.

-Ginny Ivanoff

[Guest guest]

If one is to gain how much would you figure is in the average weight

gain---I did read that approx 5 percent will gain some weight but not sure

how much they were figuring in di

weigh gain is possible--FOOD ISSUES

> Bankie and Jenn have it right. You can never go back to your old

> ways of eating. There are ways to out eat our little pouch.

>

> My sister-in-law's sister (easy for me to say) had an RNY 6 weeks

> after my MGB. She drinks milkshakes despite the dumping, etc and has

> regained over 60 pounds.

>

> I tell folks how I spent 18 months in therapy BEFORE the MGB dealing

> with food issues and I am still dealing with them. Life keeps

> throwing us curves, as life does, and we cannot turn to food as we

> once did as a coping mechanism.

>

> Now if I could only get into exercise (LOL) -- still working on that

> one.

>

> You have to change everything forever if you're to be successful with

> the weight loss. I suggest to anyone to seek help if you need to

> deal with emotional issues that lead to counterproductive eating

> habits. The MGB is a tool, as Bankie said. I tell that to the pre-

> ops who contact me.

>

> What I want for my life is a normal relationship with food and

> healthy emotions and coping strategies. That's my 2 cents worth. I

> have maintained my weight loss for almost 2 years now...they say if

> you make it to 5 years, you have a 95% chance of keeping it off.

>

> -Ginny Ivanoff

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Regain of 10-20 pounds is what Dr. R told me.

in SC