Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hey Barb, I just want you to know that one thing you need to remember is there is no room for embarrassment on this list. We share it all. This is the most incredible list I have ever encountered. We are definately in this together! I found that out a long time ago. Oh and I know exactly what you mean about the food addiction. I cannot imagine saying just a little, or anyof that! But It will happen. Losing a habit is VERY hard. I am doing just that with ciggarrettes. Believe me it is hard, but well worth it. Take one day at a time and if you fall get up, I think it was that Benham girl that told me to kick myself in the but, wipe the dirt off and go on and fight! So here I am! Rising up again. Good luck and keep us close for comfort. we are all here! {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}} Margie SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hey Barb, I just want you to know that one thing you need to remember is there is no room for embarrassment on this list. We share it all. This is the most incredible list I have ever encountered. We are definately in this together! I found that out a long time ago. Oh and I know exactly what you mean about the food addiction. I cannot imagine saying just a little, or anyof that! But It will happen. Losing a habit is VERY hard. I am doing just that with ciggarrettes. Believe me it is hard, but well worth it. Take one day at a time and if you fall get up, I think it was that Benham girl that told me to kick myself in the but, wipe the dirt off and go on and fight! So here I am! Rising up again. Good luck and keep us close for comfort. we are all here! {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}} Margie SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hi Barb: Your story is my story. I'm 57 and have been overweight since I was 8. I won't even get into all the diets. I too am a twelve stepper. Only I never succeeded in letting go of food. Whatever I let go of temporarily, had claw marks all over it. I was never relieved of the obsession. And today I know it is not because I was not good enough or because I didn't try hard enough. It's not because I was bad or a pig. Before you go worrying about letting go of your best friend (we share best friends)...let me reassure you that you will never worry about that again. It is ok for you to come to Durham with your best friend. It is ok to come addicted. It is ok to pig out on your way. (This is not medical advice, lol, maybe medically it's ain't da thing ta do and I'm sure it would be better to lose weight between now and surgery), but as a fellow fatty I can tell you that I came to Durham with my addiction. I hope to leave without it and my hunch is that I will. Talk with many, many post ops. You're not the only food addict. The best experience about my whole trip to Durham (besides the surgery) was the long and involved chats with other folks who have had the surgery and who have been freed from the obsession to eat all the time and freed from the obsession to eat all of all the wrong foods. I find it hard to believe that I can pass by a chessecake. I am the maker of world renowned (ok, St. 's County, land renowned) cheesecakes. I can have a bite, I can have several bites...not now of course...but in due time. But my post op friends tell me that I either won't like it any more or will be satisfied with just a bite or two and I will willingly push it away. They tell me it won't taste the same. Dr. R explains this concept very clearly and with a diagram at clinic. No longer do we have a reason to punish ourselves. No longer do we have to blame ourselves. That part of our lives is or will be over. I'm only a few days post-op. I had surgery on Wednesday. Of course I am not obsessed with food right now. I can hardly eat, let alone want goodies. But my talks with post-ops has reassured me that I will never have to live with that obsession again! I used to think that I was one of the unfortunate few (from the AA big book) who could not or would not follow this path to recovery. My best wishes to you. I hope you join us on this journey. We'll all learn and find out together and hopefully remain and give hope to others behind us who " still suffer " . Because this is one awful, horrible disease! Flo from land posting from Raleigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hi Barb: Your story is my story. I'm 57 and have been overweight since I was 8. I won't even get into all the diets. I too am a twelve stepper. Only I never succeeded in letting go of food. Whatever I let go of temporarily, had claw marks all over it. I was never relieved of the obsession. And today I know it is not because I was not good enough or because I didn't try hard enough. It's not because I was bad or a pig. Before you go worrying about letting go of your best friend (we share best friends)...let me reassure you that you will never worry about that again. It is ok for you to come to Durham with your best friend. It is ok to come addicted. It is ok to pig out on your way. (This is not medical advice, lol, maybe medically it's ain't da thing ta do and I'm sure it would be better to lose weight between now and surgery), but as a fellow fatty I can tell you that I came to Durham with my addiction. I hope to leave without it and my hunch is that I will. Talk with many, many post ops. You're not the only food addict. The best experience about my whole trip to Durham (besides the surgery) was the long and involved chats with other folks who have had the surgery and who have been freed from the obsession to eat all the time and freed from the obsession to eat all of all the wrong foods. I find it hard to believe that I can pass by a chessecake. I am the maker of world renowned (ok, St. 's County, land renowned) cheesecakes. I can have a bite, I can have several bites...not now of course...but in due time. But my post op friends tell me that I either won't like it any more or will be satisfied with just a bite or two and I will willingly push it away. They tell me it won't taste the same. Dr. R explains this concept very clearly and with a diagram at clinic. No longer do we have a reason to punish ourselves. No longer do we have to blame ourselves. That part of our lives is or will be over. I'm only a few days post-op. I had surgery on Wednesday. Of course I am not obsessed with food right now. I can hardly eat, let alone want goodies. But my talks with post-ops has reassured me that I will never have to live with that obsession again! I used to think that I was one of the unfortunate few (from the AA big book) who could not or would not follow this path to recovery. My best wishes to you. I hope you join us on this journey. We'll all learn and find out together and hopefully remain and give hope to others behind us who " still suffer " . Because this is one awful, horrible disease! Flo from land posting from Raleigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hi Barb: Your story is my story. I'm 57 and have been overweight since I was 8. I won't even get into all the diets. I too am a twelve stepper. Only I never succeeded in letting go of food. Whatever I let go of temporarily, had claw marks all over it. I was never relieved of the obsession. And today I know it is not because I was not good enough or because I didn't try hard enough. It's not because I was bad or a pig. Before you go worrying about letting go of your best friend (we share best friends)...let me reassure you that you will never worry about that again. It is ok for you to come to Durham with your best friend. It is ok to come addicted. It is ok to pig out on your way. (This is not medical advice, lol, maybe medically it's ain't da thing ta do and I'm sure it would be better to lose weight between now and surgery), but as a fellow fatty I can tell you that I came to Durham with my addiction. I hope to leave without it and my hunch is that I will. Talk with many, many post ops. You're not the only food addict. The best experience about my whole trip to Durham (besides the surgery) was the long and involved chats with other folks who have had the surgery and who have been freed from the obsession to eat all the time and freed from the obsession to eat all of all the wrong foods. I find it hard to believe that I can pass by a chessecake. I am the maker of world renowned (ok, St. 's County, land renowned) cheesecakes. I can have a bite, I can have several bites...not now of course...but in due time. But my post op friends tell me that I either won't like it any more or will be satisfied with just a bite or two and I will willingly push it away. They tell me it won't taste the same. Dr. R explains this concept very clearly and with a diagram at clinic. No longer do we have a reason to punish ourselves. No longer do we have to blame ourselves. That part of our lives is or will be over. I'm only a few days post-op. I had surgery on Wednesday. Of course I am not obsessed with food right now. I can hardly eat, let alone want goodies. But my talks with post-ops has reassured me that I will never have to live with that obsession again! I used to think that I was one of the unfortunate few (from the AA big book) who could not or would not follow this path to recovery. My best wishes to you. I hope you join us on this journey. We'll all learn and find out together and hopefully remain and give hope to others behind us who " still suffer " . Because this is one awful, horrible disease! Flo from land posting from Raleigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Flo - you said you are 57?? I thought the cut off was 55? I will be 56 in August and was starting to worry that I would be excluded - the birth certificate says 55, I say 30 tops!!! Joanne Kurzawa wrote: > Hi Barb: > > Your story is my story. I'm 57 and have been overweight since I was 8. I > won't even get into all the diets. I too am a twelve stepper. Only I never > succeeded in letting go of food. Whatever I let go of temporarily, had claw > marks all over it. I was never relieved of the obsession. And today I know > it is not because I was not good enough or because I didn't try hard enough. > It's not because I was bad or a pig. > > Before you go worrying about letting go of your best friend (we share best > friends)...let me reassure you that you will never worry about that again. > It is ok for you to come to Durham with your best friend. It is ok to come > addicted. It is ok to pig out on your way. (This is not medical advice, lol, > maybe medically it's ain't da thing ta do and I'm sure it would be better to > lose weight between now and surgery), but as a fellow fatty I can tell you > that I came to Durham with my addiction. I hope to leave without it and my > hunch is that I will. > > Talk with many, many post ops. You're not the only food addict. The best > experience about my whole trip to Durham (besides the surgery) was the long > and involved chats with other folks who have had the surgery and who have > been freed from the obsession to eat all the time and freed from the > obsession to eat all of all the wrong foods. I find it hard to believe that > I can pass by a chessecake. I am the maker of world renowned (ok, St. 's > County, land renowned) cheesecakes. I can have a bite, I can have > several bites...not now of course...but in due time. But my post op friends > tell me that I either won't like it any more or will be satisfied with just > a bite or two and I will willingly push it away. They tell me it won't taste > the same. > > Dr. R explains this concept very clearly and with a diagram at clinic. No > longer do we have a reason to punish ourselves. No longer do we have to > blame ourselves. That part of our lives is or will be over. > > I'm only a few days post-op. I had surgery on Wednesday. Of course I am not > obsessed with food right now. I can hardly eat, let alone want goodies. But > my talks with post-ops has reassured me that I will never have to live with > that obsession again! I used to think that I was one of the unfortunate few > (from the AA big book) who could not or would not follow this path to > recovery. > > My best wishes to you. I hope you join us on this journey. We'll all learn > and find out together and hopefully remain and give hope to others behind us > who " still suffer " . Because this is one awful, horrible disease! > > Flo from land posting from Raleigh > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CLICK HERE AND START SAVING ON LONG DISTANCE BILLS TODAY! > http://click.egroups.com/1/4125/2/_/453517/_/960150514/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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