Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 Theresa, The choice for me was not " Eat those things " and remain the way I was or not eat those things and have the surgery. My goal was to have the surgery, and be able to eat normally. Which means some sweets, some pop, some of anything I want. There is always a risk I will dump when I eat sweets- sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. But I take that chance if not eating a particular sweet will make me feel so deprived that food becomes an obsession rather than a friend. The more I speak with folks who have had WLS, the more obvious is becomes that our mental make-up has everything to do with what makes us feel successful. A few very low calorie days seems to be considered a success by some. To me, its very dangerous because of the mental harm that can be done. Balance for me is the greatest success of all. And, more often than not, the most difficult thing to achieve. Gayle 300/160 Distal RNY 2 years post-op _____________ I guess I figure if I wanted to still eat those things I would have stayed the way I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 I have to agree here. I have been deleting all of the " jump start " posts because for me the diet mentality is what got me to 300+ lbs. I swore after surgery I would never, never again " DIET " and that no food would be forbidden to me....all things in moderation. I never feel deprived and I never define myself as " good " or " bad " based on what I've eaten that day. Never, never will go back there....for me, it's a sure path to disaster. KC 3 1/2 yrs post op Down 160 lbs, and back up 10... Size 10/12 and happy there Re: Jump Budies Theresa, The choice for me was not " Eat those things " and remain the way I was or not eat those things and have the surgery. My goal was to have the surgery, and be able to eat normally. Which means some sweets, some pop, some of anything I want. There is always a risk I will dump when I eat sweets- sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. But I take that chance if not eating a particular sweet will make me feel so deprived that food becomes an obsession rather than a friend. The more I speak with folks who have had WLS, the more obvious is becomes that our mental make-up has everything to do with what makes us feel successful. A few very low calorie days seems to be considered a success by some. To me, its very dangerous because of the mental harm that can be done. Balance for me is the greatest success of all. And, more often than not, the most difficult thing to achieve. Gayle 300/160 Distal RNY 2 years post-op _____________ I guess I figure if I wanted to still eat those things I would have stayed the way I was. Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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