Guest guest Posted July 25, 2000 Report Share Posted July 25, 2000 Hi Stormy. I see it as yet another theory. Now...maybe for people who have a true eating disorder these things hold true. In my case, I believe that I was addicted. I believe I was physically addicted to carbohydrates in particular. I went to an in-patient treatment program for food addiction and their belief is that flour, sugar and wheat are the culprits and that once they are removed...the cravings relent. Between that dietary change and group support, they believe the addiction can be removed. I did experience lesser cravings when I followed their program exactly. Then...who knows..I again wandered into that vast land of pigging out for pleasure. I believe it was because the cut off switch that told my brain not to eat any more was faulty. I didn't have what other folks had. A switch that said, enough, you're satisfied. And the obsession to eat never left me for more than a few minutes at a time no matter what I age and no matter how many support groups I went to and no matter how many times I prayed for it to be lifted from me. In my heart of hearts I believe it is physical. The emotional may drive the actual incident of eating..binging to feel better...but the drive, the unreasonable drive to consume the wrong foods the the unreasonable quantities, I believe lies in our bodies. Our bodies somehow betray us and we don't have a cut off switch. If the observations of the message you sent were so then why do I now have no craving for food. I still had the same childhood, etc. and yet the addiction..the unrelenting drive to eat is gone. It leads me to conclude that whatever it is that sent the signals to the brain is gone...or bypassed. Specifically by Dr. Rutledge with this surgery. I can't speak for other surgeries because I had this particular one. But I can tell you that the urge to eat is gone. The urge to eat sweets is gone (they taste like crap). Nothing ever relieved this drive before. One time years ago my father hurt me when he said that I was digging my grave with my teeth. That stung. It was true. Why, if I am an intelligent person (ok, let's stretch a point), can I see that I am killing myself eating and yet be unable to stop? I believe it is because I did not have the physical ability to do so and I now do. I wonder where the Bariatric surgeons weigh in on this issue? Is there a physical place that actually sends these signals, or doesn't send these signals to the brain? I was always looking for that one bite that would satisfy me. I never got that bite. Just my take. I sure don't know. I know criminal law, not medicine...but I swear my body did this. Flo who's melting in land Florence Ballengee Hollywood, land florence@... Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2000 Report Share Posted July 25, 2000 Dear Flo, Well said!!! I really enjoyed meeting you last week when you passed through beautiful downtown Gloucester. I am still hoping to be at Saturday's luncheon (Ruby Tuesdays) and the support meeting. Barring anything unforseen, I will be there. Please do bring your pictures!! I guess in my haste, I forgot to ask to see yours. Please forgive my rudeness. Looking forward to seeing you and all the MGBers on Saturday. Sincerely, Sandy West from VA RE: Eating Disorders > Hi Stormy. > > I see it as yet another theory. Now...maybe for people who have a true eating disorder these > things hold true. In my case, I believe that I was addicted. I believe I was physically addicted > to carbohydrates in particular. > > I went to an in-patient treatment program for food addiction and their belief is that flour, > sugar and wheat are the culprits and that once they are removed...the cravings relent. > Between that dietary change and group support, they believe the addiction can be removed. > I did experience lesser cravings when I followed their program exactly. Then...who knows..I > again wandered into that vast land of pigging out for pleasure. I believe it was because the cut > off switch that told my brain not to eat any more was faulty. I didn't have what other folks > had. A switch that said, enough, you're satisfied. And the obsession to eat never left me for > more than a few minutes at a time no matter what I age and no matter how many support > groups I went to and no matter how many times I prayed for it to be lifted from me. > > In my heart of hearts I believe it is physical. The emotional may drive the actual incident of > eating..binging to feel better...but the drive, the unreasonable drive to consume the wrong > foods the the unreasonable quantities, I believe lies in our bodies. Our bodies somehow > betray us and we don't have a cut off switch. > > If the observations of the message you sent were so then why do I now have no craving for > food. I still had the same childhood, etc. and yet the addiction..the unrelenting drive to eat is > gone. It leads me to conclude that whatever it is that sent the signals to the brain is gone...or > bypassed. Specifically by Dr. Rutledge with this surgery. I can't speak for other surgeries > because I had this particular one. But I can tell you that the urge to eat is gone. The urge to > eat sweets is gone (they taste like crap). Nothing ever relieved this drive before. > > One time years ago my father hurt me when he said that I was digging my grave with my > teeth. That stung. It was true. Why, if I am an intelligent person (ok, let's stretch a point), can > I see that I am killing myself eating and yet be unable to stop? I believe it is because I did not > have the physical ability to do so and I now do. > > I wonder where the Bariatric surgeons weigh in on this issue? Is there a physical place that > actually sends these signals, or doesn't send these signals to the brain? I was always looking > for that one bite that would satisfy me. I never got that bite. > > Just my take. I sure don't know. I know criminal law, not medicine...but I swear my body did > this. > > Flo who's melting in land > > > > > Florence Ballengee > Hollywood, land > florence@... > > Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com > > > > > > 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 > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2000 Report Share Posted July 25, 2000 Dear Flo, Well said!!! I really enjoyed meeting you last week when you passed through beautiful downtown Gloucester. I am still hoping to be at Saturday's luncheon (Ruby Tuesdays) and the support meeting. Barring anything unforseen, I will be there. Please do bring your pictures!! I guess in my haste, I forgot to ask to see yours. Please forgive my rudeness. Looking forward to seeing you and all the MGBers on Saturday. Sincerely, Sandy West from VA RE: Eating Disorders > Hi Stormy. > > I see it as yet another theory. Now...maybe for people who have a true eating disorder these > things hold true. In my case, I believe that I was addicted. I believe I was physically addicted > to carbohydrates in particular. > > I went to an in-patient treatment program for food addiction and their belief is that flour, > sugar and wheat are the culprits and that once they are removed...the cravings relent. > Between that dietary change and group support, they believe the addiction can be removed. > I did experience lesser cravings when I followed their program exactly. Then...who knows..I > again wandered into that vast land of pigging out for pleasure. I believe it was because the cut > off switch that told my brain not to eat any more was faulty. I didn't have what other folks > had. A switch that said, enough, you're satisfied. And the obsession to eat never left me for > more than a few minutes at a time no matter what I age and no matter how many support > groups I went to and no matter how many times I prayed for it to be lifted from me. > > In my heart of hearts I believe it is physical. The emotional may drive the actual incident of > eating..binging to feel better...but the drive, the unreasonable drive to consume the wrong > foods the the unreasonable quantities, I believe lies in our bodies. Our bodies somehow > betray us and we don't have a cut off switch. > > If the observations of the message you sent were so then why do I now have no craving for > food. I still had the same childhood, etc. and yet the addiction..the unrelenting drive to eat is > gone. It leads me to conclude that whatever it is that sent the signals to the brain is gone...or > bypassed. Specifically by Dr. Rutledge with this surgery. I can't speak for other surgeries > because I had this particular one. But I can tell you that the urge to eat is gone. The urge to > eat sweets is gone (they taste like crap). Nothing ever relieved this drive before. > > One time years ago my father hurt me when he said that I was digging my grave with my > teeth. That stung. It was true. Why, if I am an intelligent person (ok, let's stretch a point), can > I see that I am killing myself eating and yet be unable to stop? I believe it is because I did not > have the physical ability to do so and I now do. > > I wonder where the Bariatric surgeons weigh in on this issue? Is there a physical place that > actually sends these signals, or doesn't send these signals to the brain? I was always looking > for that one bite that would satisfy me. I never got that bite. > > Just my take. I sure don't know. I know criminal law, not medicine...but I swear my body did > this. > > Flo who's melting in land > > > > > Florence Ballengee > Hollywood, land > florence@... > > Download NeoPlanet at http://www.neoplanet.com > > > > > > 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 > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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