Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Hi Cecilia, We are all human and to err is human and all that . . . of course, that doesn't really help, does it? It is so easy to beat ourselves up - and, of course, that doesn't help either. Have you taken a good look at what is going on when you give in to a craving? Are you bored, upset, sad or whatever? I know that food really calls to me when I am bored or upset. The following is from the "Pouch Rules for Dummies." I found it helpful - sorta like permission to forgive myself and get back on track. Rules are made to be broken. No biggie if the patient drinks with one meal – as long as the patient knows he/she is breaking a rule and will get hungry early. Also if the patient pigs out at a party – that’s OK because before surgery, the patient would have pigged on 3000 to 5000 calories and with the pouch, the patient can only pig on 600-1000 calories max. The patient needs to just get back to the rules and not beat him/herself up. Carbs can be really addictive for some folks. You might need to go back to basics for a bit - 'til the addictive whatever is out of your system. Hope that today finds you fending off the carb monster. Take care, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Kay, that was very helpful, thanks…where can I find a complete copy of “Pouch Rules for Dummies”??? - Lesa - -----Original Message----- From: Kay Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:34 AM To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: im in trouble Hi Cecilia, We are all human and to err is human and all that . . . of course, that doesn't really help, does it? It is so easy to beat ourselves up - and, of course, that doesn't help either. Have you taken a good look at what is going on when you give in to a craving? Are you bored, upset, sad or whatever? I know that food really calls to me when I am bored or upset. The following is from the " Pouch Rules for Dummies. " I found it helpful - sorta like permission to forgive myself and get back on track. Rules are made to be broken. No biggie if the patient drinks with one meal – as long as the patient knows he/she is breaking a rule and will get hungry early. Also if the patient pigs out at a party – that’s OK because before surgery, the patient would have pigged on 3000 to 5000 calories and with the pouch, the patient can only pig on 600-1000 calories max. The patient needs to just get back to the rules and not beat him/herself up. Carbs can be really addictive for some folks. You might need to go back to basics for a bit - 'til the addictive whatever is out of your system. Hope that today finds you fending off the carb monster. Take care, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Hi Lesa, I'll include a link to the "Pouch Rules for Dummies." It reads like it was written for doctors - not full of medical jargon, but as though it were instructing doctors how to help their patients. I find it helpful and hope that others will, as well. http://www.wlsfriends.com/pouchrules.html All the best, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Lesa wrote: Kay, that was very helpful, thanks…where can I find a complete copy of “Pouch Rules for Dummies”??? - Lesa - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Hi Lesa, I'll include a link to the "Pouch Rules for Dummies." It reads like it was written for doctors - not full of medical jargon, but as though it were instructing doctors how to help their patients. I find it helpful and hope that others will, as well. http://www.wlsfriends.com/pouchrules.html All the best, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Lesa wrote: Kay, that was very helpful, thanks…where can I find a complete copy of “Pouch Rules for Dummies”??? - Lesa - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Thanks Kay! - Lesa - -----Original Message----- From: Kay Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:38 AM To: gastric-bypass-support-kaiser-patients Subject: Re: Re: im in trouble Hi Lesa, I'll include a link to the " Pouch Rules for Dummies. " It reads like it was written for doctors - not full of medical jargon, but as though it were instructing doctors how to help their patients. I find it helpful and hope that others will, as well. http://www.wlsfriends.com/pouchrules.html All the best, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Lesa wrote: Kay, that was very helpful, thanks…where can I find a complete copy of “Pouch Rules for Dummies”??? - Lesa - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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