Re: Confessions of a Food Addict

September 26, 2002

Having had the DS, my experience has been that any time I try to follow a

" food plan " (ugh!) I begin being obsessive with food. Now I am only 2.5

years out, but weight is so stable thus far it amazes me. However, there

have been a couple of time I thought I would " experiment " with low carb to

see if my weight would drop more (the original weight goal I had was

150---even though I have met my size goal). Each time I have done this I end

up binging at the end of the day. I bosses about my body, dieting, etc.,

etc. The wonder about the DS for me has been that I CAN eat anything I want

therefore there is WAY less that I want. My motto for this surgery has been

that if it keeps me under 200 lbs (when I got down to 200 is when I felt

normal again) without dieting I will MAKE myself be happy. In other words

absolutely NO dieting, food plan, or caring about what I eat (except a couple

of good servings of protein a day) for me even if I gain 15, 20, or even 30

pounds). My theory with myself is that worrying about 5 pounds or 10 or 15

pounds is what could actually put 50 pounds on me. I will continue to update

to let others know how my " theory " pans out.

Dawn--far south suburban Chicago, IL area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

267 to 160 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

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