Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

[Guest guest]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

[Guest guest]

Hi RaeShel!

This is your first Christmas /Holiday Seasons being Post Op.

Mine too.. but I am only 3 weeks out.

I find myself wanting the thumbprint cookies I make every year. ..but I didn't

make any this year.

I mentally miss the ability to " pig out " on Christmas dinner.. the pies..

cookies and candies....

It is hard.. very hard to break the old habits... we have a tool.. but not a

" fix " .

Just remember you are not alone!

K - Ft Lauderdale, Fl

Mommy to Noah 10/14/02

Post Op - Open RNY 12/2/03

257/235/115 ( I am short.. 5' )

22 lbs gone forever!!!!

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Hi RaeShel!

This is your first Christmas /Holiday Seasons being Post Op.

Mine too.. but I am only 3 weeks out.

I find myself wanting the thumbprint cookies I make every year. ..but I didn't

make any this year.

I mentally miss the ability to " pig out " on Christmas dinner.. the pies..

cookies and candies....

It is hard.. very hard to break the old habits... we have a tool.. but not a

" fix " .

Just remember you are not alone!

K - Ft Lauderdale, Fl

Mommy to Noah 10/14/02

Post Op - Open RNY 12/2/03

257/235/115 ( I am short.. 5' )

22 lbs gone forever!!!!

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Guest guest]

RaeShel, you've just addressed my biggest fear! Gaining it back. At this

stage of a little over a month post-op, I feel relatively strong, but do

worry about slacking off. The only solutions I see for me are staying in

contract with groups like this, telling myself daily I WANT to exercise as

it helps myself (and making it a priority before housework), and finally

being good to myself. I think the last is so important. Being overweight

was NOT being good to myself. It was a refuge. I feel I have to be really

selfish in losing weight and eventually keeping it off if I want to be

successful. And I'm sure many younger than I feel the tug. We are dealt

the role and caretaker, mother, nurturer, etc. and we do it well, but

sometimes it's at our expense.

Try to put yesterday behind you, and start new. We wouldn't be human if we

didn't blow it once in awhile. Holidays seem like a setup for those losing

weight. Food is everywhere! Hope Mandy chimes in, she always seems to put

to words to our feelings in perspective.

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/243/140

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

[Guest guest]

RaeShel, you've just addressed my biggest fear! Gaining it back. At this

stage of a little over a month post-op, I feel relatively strong, but do

worry about slacking off. The only solutions I see for me are staying in

contract with groups like this, telling myself daily I WANT to exercise as

it helps myself (and making it a priority before housework), and finally

being good to myself. I think the last is so important. Being overweight

was NOT being good to myself. It was a refuge. I feel I have to be really

selfish in losing weight and eventually keeping it off if I want to be

successful. And I'm sure many younger than I feel the tug. We are dealt

the role and caretaker, mother, nurturer, etc. and we do it well, but

sometimes it's at our expense.

Try to put yesterday behind you, and start new. We wouldn't be human if we

didn't blow it once in awhile. Holidays seem like a setup for those losing

weight. Food is everywhere! Hope Mandy chimes in, she always seems to put

to words to our feelings in perspective.

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/243/140

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

[Guest guest]

Hi RaeShel,

Hon you are not alone here. You've come a long way and everyone has

had a challenge or 2 along the way. I know where you are coming from

and you will get back to the right habits you've learned over the

last few months.

We are all here for you and are on your side to win this battle.

Don't fret over this incident, just get back up and stand tall. You

know what you need to do.

I have discovered recently that I can tolerate sugar after surgery

but won't take advantage of it because it caused other problems

before surgery. I do have a problem dumping with fats though.

You can write to me privately if you want to, I'd be happy to lend

an ear anytime. susan@...

Please, be cautious and make the tool work for you. If you need to

get to parties and socialize, take your own snacks with you that you

can eat. A zone bar cut into bite slices is a good choice, nuts and

there are others. Just stay away from the candy! Go to the store and

buy some sugar free candy there's so many choices now days, just

watch the carbs in them as they do add up!

Hugs,

> Hey guys,

>

> I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

> how you are dealing with it.

> The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to

much

> food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

> candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0

sugar

> icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

> though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

> beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to

lose

> control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people

who

> have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and

I

> am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if

I

> just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

> with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

> holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not?

Anyone

> else have any suggestions?????

>

> RaeShel

> 373/210/160?

> Surgery - June 6th 2003

[Guest guest]

Hi RaeShel,

Hon you are not alone here. You've come a long way and everyone has

had a challenge or 2 along the way. I know where you are coming from

and you will get back to the right habits you've learned over the

last few months.

We are all here for you and are on your side to win this battle.

Don't fret over this incident, just get back up and stand tall. You

know what you need to do.

I have discovered recently that I can tolerate sugar after surgery

but won't take advantage of it because it caused other problems

before surgery. I do have a problem dumping with fats though.

You can write to me privately if you want to, I'd be happy to lend

an ear anytime. susan@...

Please, be cautious and make the tool work for you. If you need to

get to parties and socialize, take your own snacks with you that you

can eat. A zone bar cut into bite slices is a good choice, nuts and

there are others. Just stay away from the candy! Go to the store and

buy some sugar free candy there's so many choices now days, just

watch the carbs in them as they do add up!

Hugs,

> Hey guys,

>

> I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

> how you are dealing with it.

> The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to

much

> food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

> candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0

sugar

> icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

> though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

> beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to

lose

> control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people

who

> have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and

I

> am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if

I

> just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

> with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

> holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not?

Anyone

> else have any suggestions?????

>

> RaeShel

> 373/210/160?

> Surgery - June 6th 2003

[Guest guest]

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN!! I AM 8 WEEKS POST-OP AND I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS

PARTY THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD A SMALL PIECE OF CHEESE CAKE AND IT DID NOT MAKE

ME SICK AT ALL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT'S GOOD T LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE

PARTY BECAUSE I WAS SICK. BUT THE NEXT DAY I THOUGHT OH MY GOD! IF I CAN

TOLERATE THAT THEN I MAY BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE. BUT TODAY AT WORK THEY HAD

CHOCOLATE CAKE, BROWNIES AND PEACAN PIES BUT I WOULD NOT EVEN HAVE A SLIVER OR A

PIECE BECAUSE IAM REALLY AFRAID OF GAINING BACK THE 40LBS THAT I HAVE LOST SO

FAR.

NORA

POST-OP

10-28-03

292/251/160

[Guest guest]

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN!! I AM 8 WEEKS POST-OP AND I WENT TO A CHRISTMAS

PARTY THE OTHER DAY AND I HAD A SMALL PIECE OF CHEESE CAKE AND IT DID NOT MAKE

ME SICK AT ALL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT'S GOOD T LEAST I WON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE

PARTY BECAUSE I WAS SICK. BUT THE NEXT DAY I THOUGHT OH MY GOD! IF I CAN

TOLERATE THAT THEN I MAY BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE. BUT TODAY AT WORK THEY HAD

CHOCOLATE CAKE, BROWNIES AND PEACAN PIES BUT I WOULD NOT EVEN HAVE A SLIVER OR A

PIECE BECAUSE IAM REALLY AFRAID OF GAINING BACK THE 40LBS THAT I HAVE LOST SO

FAR.

NORA

POST-OP

10-28-03

292/251/160

[Guest guest]

THINK OF IT AS A SLIGHT LAPSE.DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP ABOUT IT.YOU'RE DOING

WONDERFUL!!!!! I LOOK AT FOOD AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE CERTAIN THINGS I USED TO

EAT I'LL SAY.BOY IF THAT WAS 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO...... TRUTH IS I TRIED TO SNEAK

SOME DORITOS AND THEY WEREN'T EVEN TASTY.I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE I KNOW I

SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM OR ME TASTE TRULY HAS CHANGED....THERE ARE LOTS OF

SUGAR-FREE CANDY..EVEN REESE'S CUPS,MURRAY'S HAS BRANDS OF SUGAR-FREE

COOKIES(CHOCOLATE CHIP,PEANUT BUTTER,OREO).IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPLURGE..HOPE THAT

HELPS..KATRINA

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

---------------------------------

[Guest guest]

THINK OF IT AS A SLIGHT LAPSE.DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP ABOUT IT.YOU'RE DOING

WONDERFUL!!!!! I LOOK AT FOOD AND SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE CERTAIN THINGS I USED TO

EAT I'LL SAY.BOY IF THAT WAS 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO...... TRUTH IS I TRIED TO SNEAK

SOME DORITOS AND THEY WEREN'T EVEN TASTY.I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BECAUSE I KNOW I

SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM OR ME TASTE TRULY HAS CHANGED....THERE ARE LOTS OF

SUGAR-FREE CANDY..EVEN REESE'S CUPS,MURRAY'S HAS BRANDS OF SUGAR-FREE

COOKIES(CHOCOLATE CHIP,PEANUT BUTTER,OREO).IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPLURGE..HOPE THAT

HELPS..KATRINA

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

---------------------------------

[Guest guest]

Raeshel

Can I ask how you can eat candy? I am not trying to be smart. I just can't

touch the stuff. I dump if I eat more than one bite of anything sugary.

Are you able to eat sugar without dumping?

Candi

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

--

[Guest guest]

Raeshel

Can I ask how you can eat candy? I am not trying to be smart. I just can't

touch the stuff. I dump if I eat more than one bite of anything sugary.

Are you able to eat sugar without dumping?

Candi

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

how you are dealing with it.

The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to much

food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0 sugar

icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to lose

control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people who

have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs. and I

am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what if I

just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not? Anyone

else have any suggestions?????

RaeShel

373/210/160?

Surgery - June 6th 2003

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

--

[Guest guest]

oh heavens ReaShel,

First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL.

You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your body

feels.

Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars ) ....

so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with SCREAMING

HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which you

can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices and

going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise you

... I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a bad

memory.

Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel

drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same regarding

sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you

but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL

HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD HUNGER>

Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress,

RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM

HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena.

Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress.

If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will gain

all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is.

You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for food

to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest a

" bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you into

eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric valve was

removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of the

stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion and

passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is what

causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was again

...

a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a portion

of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less

surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from absorbing

fats....but but but ...

if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ...

hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's or buts

about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight.

There I've said it. YOU CAN.

But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an hour...

where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics.

Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the

highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness to

have

had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your

willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for which

I

applaud you.

You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love and

deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** )

Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of

sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy...

Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA

275/146/126

[Guest guest]

oh heavens ReaShel,

First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL.

You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your body

feels.

Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars ) ....

so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with SCREAMING

HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which you

can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices and

going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise you

... I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a bad

memory.

Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel

drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same regarding

sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you

but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL

HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD HUNGER>

Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress,

RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM

HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena.

Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress.

If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will gain

all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is.

You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for food

to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest a

" bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you into

eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric valve was

removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of the

stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion and

passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is what

causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was again

...

a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a portion

of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less

surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from absorbing

fats....but but but ...

if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ...

hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's or buts

about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight.

There I've said it. YOU CAN.

But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an hour...

where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics.

Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the

highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness to

have

had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your

willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for which

I

applaud you.

You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love and

deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** )

Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of

sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy...

Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA

275/146/126

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/23/2003 8:02:57 AM Pacific Standard Time,

fossey2@... writes:

> I wish I would get

> violently ill and throw up!!!!!!!!! Weird wish I know! ;0)

>

I know exactly what you mean and it doesn't sound even a smidgen " weird " ....

not to me. That sugar devil ... he is at my heels too.

just be aware ....sugar withdrawl is akin to any drug or alcohol withdrawl ..

its HARD TO DO... dont fool yourself ....but once you have it out of your

system ... three days to about a week tops....the nightmare ends. It

ENDS.....Really.

A huge hug to you... from me.. profoundly during this HOliday season rich

with stress and temptations.

Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/23/2003 8:02:57 AM Pacific Standard Time,

fossey2@... writes:

> I wish I would get

> violently ill and throw up!!!!!!!!! Weird wish I know! ;0)

>

I know exactly what you mean and it doesn't sound even a smidgen " weird " ....

not to me. That sugar devil ... he is at my heels too.

just be aware ....sugar withdrawl is akin to any drug or alcohol withdrawl ..

its HARD TO DO... dont fool yourself ....but once you have it out of your

system ... three days to about a week tops....the nightmare ends. It

ENDS.....Really.

A huge hug to you... from me.. profoundly during this HOliday season rich

with stress and temptations.

Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/23/2003 7:49:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,

jclinton@... writes:

> It enticed me

> to obesity

ditto.... many times over ... NEVER AGAIN !!!

Skinny wishes from Mandy in CA

275/148/125

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/23/2003 7:49:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,

jclinton@... writes:

> It enticed me

> to obesity

ditto.... many times over ... NEVER AGAIN !!!

Skinny wishes from Mandy in CA

275/148/125

[Guest guest]

Mandy, very good info, and nicely said. It should help remind all of us

what's happening with our body. I want sugar to be my enemy. It enticed me

to obesity (with my help of course), and I don't want it's lure for me to

come back. I'm not saying I'll never have any, but for now, not even a lick

from a spoon. Not only because I've had such a hard time with it, but

because my body can't handle it, and there comes the Diabetes.

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/243/140

Re: Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

oh heavens ReaShel,

First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL.

You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your

body

feels.

Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars )

.....

so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with

SCREAMING

HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which

you

can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices

and

going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise

you

.. I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a

bad

memory.

Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel

drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same

regarding

sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you

but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL

HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD

HUNGER>

Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress,

RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM

HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena.

Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress.

If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will

gain

all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is.

You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for

food

to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest

a

" bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you

into

eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric

valve was

removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of

the

stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion

and

passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is

what

causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was

again ..

a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a

portion

of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less

surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from

absorbing

fats....but but but ...

if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ...

hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's

or buts

about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight.

There I've said it. YOU CAN.

But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an

hour...

where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics.

Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the

highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness

to have

had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your

willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for

which I

applaud you.

You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love

and

deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** )

Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of

sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy...

Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA

275/146/126

[Guest guest]

Mandy, very good info, and nicely said. It should help remind all of us

what's happening with our body. I want sugar to be my enemy. It enticed me

to obesity (with my help of course), and I don't want it's lure for me to

come back. I'm not saying I'll never have any, but for now, not even a lick

from a spoon. Not only because I've had such a hard time with it, but

because my body can't handle it, and there comes the Diabetes.

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/243/140

Re: Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

oh heavens ReaShel,

First, its important to know .... your hunger at this point is VERY REAL.

You are not going crazy... your body is .. and you can control what your

body

feels.

Once you stray from protein and complex carbs to simple carbs ( sugars )

.....

so too, your insulin levels rise .. and the body will respond with

SCREAMING

HUNGER... a phenomena which is physical .. VERY REAL .. but too, one which

you

can EASILY change by putting the brakes on your questionable food choices

and

going back to WLS basics for a week. One week of resolve, and I promise

you

.. I promise you..... " that feeling of being out of control " ... will be a

bad

memory.

Think, .. if you put a pint of hard liquor into your body... will you feel

drunk? Of course you will. The food phenomena is exactly the same

regarding

sugar. These vehicles we live in are just big bags of chemicals. If you

but too much sugar into the body ... its response to sugar ... is to FEEL

HUNGER. Period. Its a physical phenomena... very real .....NOT HEAD

HUNGER>

Too, the Holiday Season is stressful for so many of us ...and this stress,

RaeShel, raises our cortisol levels, which again... makes our body SCREAM

HUNGER. A very REAL physical phenomena.

Stop the sugar ... and step away from stress.

If you continue on this path ... so too, I can guarantee you... you will

gain

all of your weight back and yes, I do know how scary that thought is.

You were given a tool ... in three part. First .. a smaller area for

food

to accumulate in .. which yes, softens over time and allows you to ingest

a

" bit more " as time goes on. The idea behind the pouch is to force you

into

eating less... force you to build good habits. Second .. the Pyloric

valve was

removed.... which was a muscle that regulated the food emptying out of

the

stomach. Sugar, is PURE energy for the body... it needs zero digestion

and

passes immediately out of the stomach without a Pyloric valve...which is

what

causes dumping... fat is similar) This removal of the Pyloric valve was

again ..

a tool... to help us to develop an aversion to sugar and fat. Also a

portion

of the digestive track was bypassed .. " cut out " ... allowing for less

surface area fat absorbtion... again a tool to keep the body from

absorbing

fats....but but but ...

if you put enough sugar calories into the body... you WILL be HUNGRY ...

hungry enough... enough ......to override these tools...... no ands if's

or buts

about it.... and yes....you CAN CAN CAN ... regain every ounce of weight.

There I've said it. YOU CAN.

But you won't. You wont because you are going to set a date, and an

hour...

where you WILL put the sugar nonsense aside... and get back to the basics.

Protein, Water, Exercise. You WILL do this because you obviously have the

highest regard for yourself and your body .. evidenced by your willingness

to have

had the surgery in the first place.... evidenced again ... by your

willingness to reach out at a time of feeling .. " out of control " ... for

which I

applaud you.

You have the tools ... step up to the plate RaeShel ... ( said with love

and

deep compassion, as I HAVE been where you are ** )

Hope I didn't scare any newbies..... if I did... I'm sorry in advance of

sending this letter off. But sugar is killer folks ... it is the enemy...

Skinny Wishes from Mandy in CA

275/146/126

[Guest guest]

Yes, unfortunately, sugar in fairly " normal " amounts does NOT make me

dump....if I OVER do it I get slightly nauseated, but that is the

extent of my uncomfortableness.....it sucks....I wish I would get

violently ill and throw up!!!!!!!!! Weird wish I know! ;0)

RaeShel

373/210/160?

surgery June 6th 2003

> Raeshel

>

> Can I ask how you can eat candy? I am not trying to be smart. I

just can't

> touch the stuff. I dump if I eat more than one bite of anything

sugary.

> Are you able to eat sugar without dumping?

>

> Candi

> Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

>

>

> Hey guys,

>

> I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

> how you are dealing with it.

> The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to

much

> food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

> candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0

sugar

> icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

> though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

> beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to

lose

> control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people

who

> have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs.

and I

> am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what

if I

> just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

> with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

> holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not?

Anyone

> else have any suggestions?????

>

> RaeShel

> 373/210/160?

> Surgery - June 6th 2003

>

>

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

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> --

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, unfortunately, sugar in fairly " normal " amounts does NOT make me

dump....if I OVER do it I get slightly nauseated, but that is the

extent of my uncomfortableness.....it sucks....I wish I would get

violently ill and throw up!!!!!!!!! Weird wish I know! ;0)

RaeShel

373/210/160?

surgery June 6th 2003

> Raeshel

>

> Can I ask how you can eat candy? I am not trying to be smart. I

just can't

> touch the stuff. I dump if I eat more than one bite of anything

sugary.

> Are you able to eat sugar without dumping?

>

> Candi

> Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

>

>

> Hey guys,

>

> I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

> how you are dealing with it.

> The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to

much

> food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

> candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0

sugar

> icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

> though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

> beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to

lose

> control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people

who

> have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs.

and I

> am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what

if I

> just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

> with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

> holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not?

Anyone

> else have any suggestions?????

>

> RaeShel

> 373/210/160?

> Surgery - June 6th 2003

>

>

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

--------

> --

>

[Guest guest]

Oh that is a bummer Raeshel!! One of the best things of this surgery for me

is my intolerance to sugar and fat. If nothing else it is great for

behavior modification. )

I wish I had words of wisdom to comfort you. I can empathize with how hard

things are for you right now.

Just keep starting each day a new!!!

Candi

Old habits die hard!!!!!!!!!

>

>

> Hey guys,

>

> I was wondering if any of you are experiencing this and if so,

> how you are dealing with it.

> The last week or so I have been SOOOO struggling with eating to

much

> food, and not the RIGHT food! The other night I had more christmas

> candy than I care to tell and then I came home an ate 2 of my 0

sugar

> icecream bars. I bawled. It's not that I feel I ate to much even

> though I did....it's just that I see the same vicious food cycle

> beginning to repeat itself. I am so worried that I am going to

lose

> control and this surgery will be for nothing! I see those people

who

> have had surgery and then 5 years later are back up to 300lbs.

and I

> am freaked out that it will be me. I exercise everyday but what

if I

> just decided to give it up all together???? I have been struggling

> with this all week long. I am praying it is just because it is the

> holidays and I am surrounded by food....but what if it' not?

Anyone

> else have any suggestions?????

>

> RaeShel

> 373/210/160?

> Surgery - June 6th 2003

>

>

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

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> --

>