Guest guest Posted June 13, 2000 Report Share Posted June 13, 2000 Hey everybody, I am two weeks post op and am doing marvelous. I have already posted my surgery story, so I won't bore you with that again. I was trying to think of what I could contribute to you in terms of advice that would really make a difference. Well, I thought of something, but no one seems to ever mention it, so here goes. From my initial research of the MGB to my actually surgery, six months elapsed. What I did during those six months made the difference between my success and failure with this surgery. What I did was some serious soul searching to determine exactly what my issues were with food. Years ago, it was emotional eating. Resolved that. Most recently it was boredom. So, I took my happy SSA to a therapist to make sure there was nothing else underlying all this excess weight. So IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RESOLVE YOUR FOOD ISSUES BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY! Because, if Pizza Hut was calling your name before surgery, she will continue to call you name after surgery. And, so will, Baskin Robbins, KFC, Churches, Popeye's, other fatty foods, various sweets, and sodas. This surgery is NOT magic. Those who make poor food choices will pay in terms of slow/no weight loss. And for that you will have to take full responsibility. Some are non compliant and lose weight despite efforts to sabotage themselves. Others will not. You can " eat around the surgery " . You can still eat too much. You can do " sham feedings " ... that is eating and drinking at the same time to allow yourself to eat more because the liquids speed the food through the stomach. So, I urge you to please address your food addictions, etc., prior to actual surgery or you may possibly be disappointed. Some people vomit or dump when they make poor food choices. Some don't. So, it is your sheer will and determination that will make the difference for you. Waiting for approval and going through the process is tough. But take the time to mentally prepare yourself for the changes that will occur after surgery. I personally started to eat the way I intend to eat for the rest of my life, one month prior to surgery. I did not participate in a " last supper " to gorge myself one last time. I no longer wanted to celebrate food. That attitude swelled my fat SSA up to 272 pounds. Maybe my approach is not the approach for everyone, but I hope I have helped in some way. le 16 days post op and slowing disappearing... PS Flo...how did I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2000 Report Share Posted June 13, 2000 Ya done good kid. Something for the Pre-Ops >Hey everybody, > >I am two weeks post op and am doing marvelous. I have already posted my >surgery story, so I won't bore you with that again. I was trying to think of >what I could contribute to you in terms of advice that would really make a >difference. Well, I thought of something, but no one seems to ever mention >it, so here goes. > >>From my initial research of the MGB to my actually surgery, six months >elapsed. What I did during those six months made the difference between my >success and failure with this surgery. What I did was some serious soul >searching to determine exactly what my issues were with food. Years ago, it >was emotional eating. Resolved that. Most recently it was boredom. So, I took >my happy SSA to a therapist to make sure there was nothing else underlying >all this excess weight. So IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RESOLVE YOUR FOOD ISSUES >BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY! Because, if Pizza Hut was calling your >name before surgery, she will continue to call you name after surgery. And, >so will, Baskin Robbins, KFC, Churches, Popeye's, other fatty foods, various >sweets, and sodas. This surgery is NOT magic. Those who make poor food >choices will pay in terms of slow/no weight loss. And for that you will have >to take full responsibility. Some are non compliant and lose weight despite >efforts to sabotage themselves. Others will not. > >You can " eat around the surgery " . You can still eat too much. You can do > " sham feedings " ... that is eating and drinking at the same time to allow >yourself to eat more because the liquids speed the food through the stomach. >So, I urge you to please address your food addictions, etc., prior to actual >surgery or you may possibly be disappointed. Some people vomit or dump when >they make poor food choices. Some don't. So, it is your sheer will and >determination that will make the difference for you. > >Waiting for approval and going through the process is tough. But take the >time to mentally prepare yourself for the changes that will occur after >surgery. I personally started to eat the way I intend to eat for the rest of >my life, one month prior to surgery. I did not participate in a " last supper " >to gorge myself one last time. I no longer wanted to celebrate food. That >attitude swelled my fat SSA up to 272 pounds. Maybe my approach is not the >approach for everyone, but I hope I have helped in some way. > >le >16 days post op and slowing disappearing... > >PS Flo...how did I do? > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Over 1,000 solutions for allergies & asthma-gazoontite.com! Shop now! >http://click.egroups.com/1/5490/2/_/453517/_/960946011/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >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...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2000 Report Share Posted June 13, 2000 Ya done good kid. Something for the Pre-Ops >Hey everybody, > >I am two weeks post op and am doing marvelous. I have already posted my >surgery story, so I won't bore you with that again. I was trying to think of >what I could contribute to you in terms of advice that would really make a >difference. Well, I thought of something, but no one seems to ever mention >it, so here goes. > >>From my initial research of the MGB to my actually surgery, six months >elapsed. What I did during those six months made the difference between my >success and failure with this surgery. What I did was some serious soul >searching to determine exactly what my issues were with food. Years ago, it >was emotional eating. Resolved that. Most recently it was boredom. So, I took >my happy SSA to a therapist to make sure there was nothing else underlying >all this excess weight. So IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RESOLVE YOUR FOOD ISSUES >BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY! Because, if Pizza Hut was calling your >name before surgery, she will continue to call you name after surgery. And, >so will, Baskin Robbins, KFC, Churches, Popeye's, other fatty foods, various >sweets, and sodas. This surgery is NOT magic. Those who make poor food >choices will pay in terms of slow/no weight loss. And for that you will have >to take full responsibility. Some are non compliant and lose weight despite >efforts to sabotage themselves. Others will not. > >You can " eat around the surgery " . You can still eat too much. You can do > " sham feedings " ... that is eating and drinking at the same time to allow >yourself to eat more because the liquids speed the food through the stomach. >So, I urge you to please address your food addictions, etc., prior to actual >surgery or you may possibly be disappointed. Some people vomit or dump when >they make poor food choices. Some don't. So, it is your sheer will and >determination that will make the difference for you. > >Waiting for approval and going through the process is tough. But take the >time to mentally prepare yourself for the changes that will occur after >surgery. I personally started to eat the way I intend to eat for the rest of >my life, one month prior to surgery. I did not participate in a " last supper " >to gorge myself one last time. I no longer wanted to celebrate food. That >attitude swelled my fat SSA up to 272 pounds. Maybe my approach is not the >approach for everyone, but I hope I have helped in some way. > >le >16 days post op and slowing disappearing... > >PS Flo...how did I do? > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Over 1,000 solutions for allergies & asthma-gazoontite.com! Shop now! >http://click.egroups.com/1/5490/2/_/453517/_/960946011/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >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...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2000 Report Share Posted June 13, 2000 Ya done good kid. Something for the Pre-Ops >Hey everybody, > >I am two weeks post op and am doing marvelous. I have already posted my >surgery story, so I won't bore you with that again. I was trying to think of >what I could contribute to you in terms of advice that would really make a >difference. Well, I thought of something, but no one seems to ever mention >it, so here goes. > >>From my initial research of the MGB to my actually surgery, six months >elapsed. What I did during those six months made the difference between my >success and failure with this surgery. What I did was some serious soul >searching to determine exactly what my issues were with food. Years ago, it >was emotional eating. Resolved that. Most recently it was boredom. So, I took >my happy SSA to a therapist to make sure there was nothing else underlying >all this excess weight. So IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RESOLVE YOUR FOOD ISSUES >BEFORE YOU PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY! Because, if Pizza Hut was calling your >name before surgery, she will continue to call you name after surgery. And, >so will, Baskin Robbins, KFC, Churches, Popeye's, other fatty foods, various >sweets, and sodas. This surgery is NOT magic. Those who make poor food >choices will pay in terms of slow/no weight loss. And for that you will have >to take full responsibility. Some are non compliant and lose weight despite >efforts to sabotage themselves. Others will not. > >You can " eat around the surgery " . You can still eat too much. You can do > " sham feedings " ... that is eating and drinking at the same time to allow >yourself to eat more because the liquids speed the food through the stomach. >So, I urge you to please address your food addictions, etc., prior to actual >surgery or you may possibly be disappointed. Some people vomit or dump when >they make poor food choices. Some don't. So, it is your sheer will and >determination that will make the difference for you. > >Waiting for approval and going through the process is tough. But take the >time to mentally prepare yourself for the changes that will occur after >surgery. I personally started to eat the way I intend to eat for the rest of >my life, one month prior to surgery. I did not participate in a " last supper " >to gorge myself one last time. I no longer wanted to celebrate food. That >attitude swelled my fat SSA up to 272 pounds. Maybe my approach is not the >approach for everyone, but I hope I have helped in some way. > >le >16 days post op and slowing disappearing... > >PS Flo...how did I do? > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Over 1,000 solutions for allergies & asthma-gazoontite.com! Shop now! >http://click.egroups.com/1/5490/2/_/453517/_/960946011/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >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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