Re: Myth: No hunger for at least a year!

[Guest guest]

Very well put. Thank you.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

EDD- July 27th, 2004

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

[Guest guest]

Very well put. Thank you.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

EDD- July 27th, 2004

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 7 1/2),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

[Guest guest]

Wow, I am glad someone else related the hunger thing as a myth, cuz i

tell you what i am almost 5 months out and I get hungry...and i

eat...i wonder where the whole " not supposed to be hungry for a year "

thing came from...i remember reading that in the beginning and

feeling bad that i was hungry until i talked to others around me and

they assured me my hunger was normal and good. How silly, maybe it is

that some food is just not appealing anymore and it is easier for me

to resist temptations, some days it seems like a hassle to eat, but

that is just me...

Hannah

> Once again, some one repeated this myth . . . ,<You're really not

supposed to feel real hunger for almost a year.>>

>

> This may be a few people's experience. It is not everyone's! I

have never met anyone in person who actually experienced this. Have

you?

>

> Why should we not be hungry? I know I had little hunger during the

first 2-3 weeks after surgery, but still had hunger. All my peers,

support group members, most on-line contacts experience hunger. It's

not head hunger, either.

>

> For those who don't have hunger, good for ya! But this is *not*

common. We are still live, human beings, with normal responses to

hormones, etc. Dropping blood sugars. You can learn to control head

hunger, and learned eating behaviors, but physical hunger is *not*

something you can control *with your mind* - some ways/types of

eating may help, but eventually you will get hungry.

>

> Please stop repeating this kind of hurtful propaganda . . . like

saying you will lose 50 lbs the first month, lose all your weight and

get to goal, etc. Research the statistics, don't just read 1 book,

by 1 relative newbie, and spout it as fact. I don't think Barbara is

even 2 years out yet, is she? Look at the real vets . . . join OSSG-

graduates Learn from the vets.

>

> And yes, I'm a newbie, with a *lot* of research under my belt.

Also, almost 12 months of experience, down 140+ lbs. From size 28

jeans to size 12. And I have some idea how little I know. I also

know a lot . . . and that's how I know that I don't know it all. <g>

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> Hawkridge in Washington State.

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[Guest guest]

Wow, I am glad someone else related the hunger thing as a myth, cuz i

tell you what i am almost 5 months out and I get hungry...and i

eat...i wonder where the whole " not supposed to be hungry for a year "

thing came from...i remember reading that in the beginning and

feeling bad that i was hungry until i talked to others around me and

they assured me my hunger was normal and good. How silly, maybe it is

that some food is just not appealing anymore and it is easier for me

to resist temptations, some days it seems like a hassle to eat, but

that is just me...

Hannah

> Once again, some one repeated this myth . . . ,<You're really not

supposed to feel real hunger for almost a year.>>

>

> This may be a few people's experience. It is not everyone's! I

have never met anyone in person who actually experienced this. Have

you?

>

> Why should we not be hungry? I know I had little hunger during the

first 2-3 weeks after surgery, but still had hunger. All my peers,

support group members, most on-line contacts experience hunger. It's

not head hunger, either.

>

> For those who don't have hunger, good for ya! But this is *not*

common. We are still live, human beings, with normal responses to

hormones, etc. Dropping blood sugars. You can learn to control head

hunger, and learned eating behaviors, but physical hunger is *not*

something you can control *with your mind* - some ways/types of

eating may help, but eventually you will get hungry.

>

> Please stop repeating this kind of hurtful propaganda . . . like

saying you will lose 50 lbs the first month, lose all your weight and

get to goal, etc. Research the statistics, don't just read 1 book,

by 1 relative newbie, and spout it as fact. I don't think Barbara is

even 2 years out yet, is she? Look at the real vets . . . join OSSG-

graduates Learn from the vets.

>

> And yes, I'm a newbie, with a *lot* of research under my belt.

Also, almost 12 months of experience, down 140+ lbs. From size 28

jeans to size 12. And I have some idea how little I know. I also

know a lot . . . and that's how I know that I don't know it all. <g>

>

>

>

>

>

> Hawkridge in Washington State.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Meagan, you are hungry, you are eating all that food, and sandwiches. Did

not the nutritionist tell you about carbs, no bread, no pasta, no rice, no

grits, no potatoes, no fried foods. You are lucky to have lost 33 lbs in 2 1/2

mos. I will celebrate one year in 2 wks, and have lost 130lbs. Stick to the

rules, and rely on self assurance to get you through each minute. If you damage

the surgical procedure inside, it could be fatal after a while, or you may need

more surgery. Did you see a psychologist, maybe you should go back and see that

person again. Hope you make it, saundra

[Guest guest]

Dear Meagan, you are hungry, you are eating all that food, and sandwiches. Did

not the nutritionist tell you about carbs, no bread, no pasta, no rice, no

grits, no potatoes, no fried foods. You are lucky to have lost 33 lbs in 2 1/2

mos. I will celebrate one year in 2 wks, and have lost 130lbs. Stick to the

rules, and rely on self assurance to get you through each minute. If you damage

the surgical procedure inside, it could be fatal after a while, or you may need

more surgery. Did you see a psychologist, maybe you should go back and see that

person again. Hope you make it, saundra

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/18/2004 12:38:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Gastric_Bypass_Family writes:

> Re: Re: Myth: No hunger for at least a year!

> hi everyone. Havent posted in while but on this topic have something to say.

> My Dr is the one who patented the instruments for the lap procedure. he has

> the patents on 4 of the instruments used. So I would tend to think he is a

> EXPERT in the field of bariatic surgery. My Dr said that yes carbs are Not

the

> best in the beginning. BUT he also says that to deprive the body of food is

> even worse. My Dr says I can eat basically whatever I want and sits well. I

> am 3 months post op this week I have lost 71lbs so far. I had Open RNY11/17/03

> and I eat alot of carbs. I dont follow most of the pouch rules due to my job

> as a firefighter /paramedic and the constint never knowing when i will get a

> chance to eat. I eat breadsticks I eat toast Baked potatoes, Mac and

> cheese. I do also try to get in alot of protien by eating plain turkey or beef

> jerky on the go. I drink the atkins shakes 2x a day. I had asked my Dr about

my

> carb intake. And what he said was if you avoid carbs you lose weight to fast

> and that is just as bad as not losing at all before surgery. Having some carbs

> slows the weight lose down a bit but its more healthy for your body in

> general to play catch up and you dont go to plateaus as often. I cant sit and

eat

> pasta. That just doesnt agree with me I also dont eat sandwichs I eat the

> meat and cheese without the bread. When I eat to many carbs at one time i do

> get sick and dump occasionally. I also try to remove breading from foods like

> fried shrimp and arthur treachers fish.

> Each Dr has a different opinion and there really isnt one set of rules

> for patients after this surgery. If you are active and exercising the amount

> of carbs and calories you take in post op are still not that great so you burn

> them off. Just for instance. last week during a 3 day shift 12 hrs each day

> as a firefighter. Plus going to the gym on those 3 days. I may have taken in

> 1300-1500 calories in a day. But i also must have burned 10,000. I use alot

> of energy at house fires or any other type fire. For any of you in NY that

> gas main explosion on Long Island I was at that for 6hrs in heavy gear

exerting

> energy the whole time. I lost 2lbs in maybe 8hrs. by time we got done

> packed up hose got back to station cleaned the trucks and equip we used. My Dr

> preaches that i eat enough carbs so that doesnt happen daily.

> basically what i am trying to say because i know 99% of you dont do what

> i do Is if you are gonna eat carbs be sure to expend more energy to burn

> them. This is JUST MY humble opinion....

>

> Cori

> 11/17/03

> 318/247/140's

> open RNY

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/18/2004 12:38:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Gastric_Bypass_Family writes:

> Re: Re: Myth: No hunger for at least a year!

> hi everyone. Havent posted in while but on this topic have something to say.

> My Dr is the one who patented the instruments for the lap procedure. he has

> the patents on 4 of the instruments used. So I would tend to think he is a

> EXPERT in the field of bariatic surgery. My Dr said that yes carbs are Not

the

> best in the beginning. BUT he also says that to deprive the body of food is

> even worse. My Dr says I can eat basically whatever I want and sits well. I

> am 3 months post op this week I have lost 71lbs so far. I had Open RNY11/17/03

> and I eat alot of carbs. I dont follow most of the pouch rules due to my job

> as a firefighter /paramedic and the constint never knowing when i will get a

> chance to eat. I eat breadsticks I eat toast Baked potatoes, Mac and

> cheese. I do also try to get in alot of protien by eating plain turkey or beef

> jerky on the go. I drink the atkins shakes 2x a day. I had asked my Dr about

my

> carb intake. And what he said was if you avoid carbs you lose weight to fast

> and that is just as bad as not losing at all before surgery. Having some carbs

> slows the weight lose down a bit but its more healthy for your body in

> general to play catch up and you dont go to plateaus as often. I cant sit and

eat

> pasta. That just doesnt agree with me I also dont eat sandwichs I eat the

> meat and cheese without the bread. When I eat to many carbs at one time i do

> get sick and dump occasionally. I also try to remove breading from foods like

> fried shrimp and arthur treachers fish.

> Each Dr has a different opinion and there really isnt one set of rules

> for patients after this surgery. If you are active and exercising the amount

> of carbs and calories you take in post op are still not that great so you burn

> them off. Just for instance. last week during a 3 day shift 12 hrs each day

> as a firefighter. Plus going to the gym on those 3 days. I may have taken in

> 1300-1500 calories in a day. But i also must have burned 10,000. I use alot

> of energy at house fires or any other type fire. For any of you in NY that

> gas main explosion on Long Island I was at that for 6hrs in heavy gear

exerting

> energy the whole time. I lost 2lbs in maybe 8hrs. by time we got done

> packed up hose got back to station cleaned the trucks and equip we used. My Dr

> preaches that i eat enough carbs so that doesnt happen daily.

> basically what i am trying to say because i know 99% of you dont do what

> i do Is if you are gonna eat carbs be sure to expend more energy to burn

> them. This is JUST MY humble opinion....

>

> Cori

> 11/17/03

> 318/247/140's

> open RNY