Re: Digest Number 1836 Re: ONE SOURCE VICTORY

[Guest guest]

Holly, I am three weeks post-op, and as time goes by, I am finding it much

easier to eat or drink without it hurting when it goes down, however, I am

having to be very careful about gulping my drinks, (especially cold ice

water, which is mostly what I'm constantly drinking) as I have a tendency to

still want to drink my liquids fast and eat big bites, however, when I do

feel it going down, it feels like a balloon right past my throat that is

already blowed up, and the bite that I'm feeling going down makes me feel

like the balloon is getting bigger, about to pop. That is when I stop eating

or drinking and sometimes, even lie down for a few minutes and wait for the

liquids or food to digest before I continue to eat. I have found that if I

ignore this signal by even taking one more sip or bite, I'll become very

nauseated, which I hate more than pain itself. Even when I think I'm craving

a certain food or feel really hungry, I have found that it only takes two or

three small bites before I begin getting this signal, so after learning the

side effects from not listening to my signals, I instead, eat much more

frequently throughout the day, however, the portions of my food intake have

dramatically decreased. By so doing this, I have still managed to take off

over 25 pounds since my MGB on 7-15-00. I don't know how others are doing,

concerning the signals they receive and the results of their weight loss, but

this is working for me. Also, I continuously sip on cold ice water

throughout the day. I feel like this is possibly washing some of my calories

away because I have still managed to eat anything that I want during this

entire time and still have effective weight loss.

Best Regards,

Donna Cline