Re: Re: re:ten trade off for carrot sticks

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Ramoth, I agree 100% with you. It is work to maintain,

more work than I thought it would be. I am a short

proximal, 50 cm bypassed. I came from 463 lbs. You

would think that my surgeon would have done a longer

bypass but she does not.

I found that I have *trigger* foods that start me off

on craving and wanting to graze. It took my over 5

yrs post op and a wt regain to figure this out. I now

have had to make that lifestyle change so I would not

be *dieting*. I still have to be very careful.....but

my attitude had to change when I approached food. I

am a food addict, I still love to eat.

In the past, I WENT ON A DIET TO LOSE WEIGHT SO I

COULD EAT AGAIN!! and guess what happened every time.

I had this surgery and then after 2 year started

eating again and guess what happened...

I finally found a niche that works. It was sooooooo

hard accepting this, that I will never really be

normal when it comes to food and my attitude towards

food.

I would love to get a longer bypass to help ease the

work but also know many distals that are having a hard

time keeping regain at bay. The answer??? I don't

know....wish I had the magic pill. I am awaiting

results of my surgeon's new technique of rescaring the

estoma to make the opening smaller. I am getting

scoped next month to see what mine looks like, is it

too large??? or is everything in tact. She will then

decide, while the scope is in there whether or not to

rescar the opening to make it smaller to slow the food

down moving out of the pouch.

SIGH

Wish I had more answers for us.

Hugs

Rita in Vermont

Open rny 3/31/94 463/185 (give or take 10 lbs of

fluid)

--- i_am_ramoth wrote:

> Self control is a wonderful attribute. I have had

> it at times but

> unfortunately its not something I seem to maintain

> for the long

> haul. Those who can are so fortunate but I honestly

> feel for those

> (and at times its myself) that cannot get a grip on

> the eating. I

> notice at certain times of the month for instance I

> will be

> ravenous. It's frightening just like the old days.

> Protein drinks,

> food, you name it, its like I am unable to feel full

> for longer than

> an hour. Luckily for me its not all the time so I

> can get a grip on

> it when the feeling passes but I think of those that

> feel that hunger

> daily. It is probably some chemical, hormonal thing

> going on but

> that feeling of not getting satisfied is so

> disheartening. I suppose

> if a diet is the only way to feel some control over

> hunger then that

> would be the better choice. I know I will always

> have to diet and

> exercise, its why I wish I could have maybe had at

> least a medial rny

> just to give me a little edge on not regaining but

> I have what I

> have and will work with it to the best of my

> ability. It's like

> winning the lottery, we can dream can't we?!

> hugs,

> Ramoth

>

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