Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 In a message dated 4/15/2003 2:28:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, divequeen2002@... writes: > What would you have us discussing? Perhaps you should consider being a > little more understanding of the current need and try hitting the delete > button. > I don't know what Corrine said, but it must be misunderstood. Corrine is 100% support at all times. Fay Bayuk **300/173 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 In a message dated 4/15/2003 2:28:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, divequeen2002@... writes: > What would you have us discussing? Perhaps you should consider being a > little more understanding of the current need and try hitting the delete > button. > I don't know what Corrine said, but it must be misunderstood. Corrine is 100% support at all times. Fay Bayuk **300/173 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Realizing that I may have my entire body flamed, my tongue cut out, my fingers broken, and my keyboard burned, I will bring this up anyway. It seems to me there is alot of obsessing about food. I know we need to be aware of what we eat, when, and how much, but must it be my life? I have stopped drinking...27 years, stopped smoking, 23 years, and stopped coffee, 19 years. These things are NOT part of my life, I do not think about them, and feel as tho I am living well. If I gave time to them in my mind, I would want them, I suppose. When people talk about drinking aand flavors and tastes, I go somewhere else, or if it is one to one, I change the subject. If they figure out why, fine, if not, fine. If they ask, fine. Tobacco? Who would want to be around someone smoking? YUK! Coffee? sometimes smells good, but does terrible things to my teeth...which I am paying $350 to bleach before getting two new crowns in front, aside from being too addictive for me. Many years ago in OA the rule was no talk about food, which seemed so restrictive and false. I think there is a moderate place, a place where food istalked about, but as part of a normal converstation, not a recitation of ingestion. yes, I know about the current 3 day protein thingy going on...that's not what my focus is. Corrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 Realizing that I may have my entire body flamed, my tongue cut out, my fingers broken, and my keyboard burned, I will bring this up anyway. It seems to me there is alot of obsessing about food. I know we need to be aware of what we eat, when, and how much, but must it be my life? I have stopped drinking...27 years, stopped smoking, 23 years, and stopped coffee, 19 years. These things are NOT part of my life, I do not think about them, and feel as tho I am living well. If I gave time to them in my mind, I would want them, I suppose. When people talk about drinking aand flavors and tastes, I go somewhere else, or if it is one to one, I change the subject. If they figure out why, fine, if not, fine. If they ask, fine. Tobacco? Who would want to be around someone smoking? YUK! Coffee? sometimes smells good, but does terrible things to my teeth...which I am paying $350 to bleach before getting two new crowns in front, aside from being too addictive for me. Many years ago in OA the rule was no talk about food, which seemed so restrictive and false. I think there is a moderate place, a place where food istalked about, but as part of a normal converstation, not a recitation of ingestion. yes, I know about the current 3 day protein thingy going on...that's not what my focus is. Corrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 But, ya see, it's easy to cut out the alcohol, the cigs, etc.... You do NOT need these things to live, you do, however, need food.....I think this is why there is such a problem with food.... Ya can't just cut it out of your life totaly like ya can with the other stuff.... It's an issue and I think will always be an issue with most of us.. Randy OBSESSING > Realizing that I may have my entire body flamed, my tongue cut out, > my fingers broken, and my keyboard burned, I will bring this up > anyway. It seems to me there is alot of obsessing about food. I > know we need to be aware of what we eat, when, and how much, but > must it be my life? I have stopped drinking...27 years, stopped > smoking, 23 years, and stopped coffee, 19 years. These things are > NOT part of my life, I do not think about them, and feel as tho I am > living well. If I gave time to them in my mind, I would want them, > I suppose. When people talk about drinking aand flavors and tastes, > I go somewhere else, or if it is one to one, I change the subject. > If they figure out why, fine, if not, fine. If they ask, fine. > Tobacco? Who would want to be around someone smoking? YUK! Coffee? > sometimes smells good, but does terrible things to my teeth...which > I am paying $350 to bleach before getting two new crowns in front, > aside from being too addictive for me. Many years ago in OA the > rule was no talk about food, which seemed so restrictive and false. > I think there is a moderate place, a place where food istalked > about, but as part of a normal converstation, not a recitation of > ingestion. yes, I know about the current 3 day protein thingy going > on...that's not what my focus is. Corrine > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 But, ya see, it's easy to cut out the alcohol, the cigs, etc.... You do NOT need these things to live, you do, however, need food.....I think this is why there is such a problem with food.... Ya can't just cut it out of your life totaly like ya can with the other stuff.... It's an issue and I think will always be an issue with most of us.. Randy OBSESSING > Realizing that I may have my entire body flamed, my tongue cut out, > my fingers broken, and my keyboard burned, I will bring this up > anyway. It seems to me there is alot of obsessing about food. I > know we need to be aware of what we eat, when, and how much, but > must it be my life? I have stopped drinking...27 years, stopped > smoking, 23 years, and stopped coffee, 19 years. These things are > NOT part of my life, I do not think about them, and feel as tho I am > living well. If I gave time to them in my mind, I would want them, > I suppose. When people talk about drinking aand flavors and tastes, > I go somewhere else, or if it is one to one, I change the subject. > If they figure out why, fine, if not, fine. If they ask, fine. > Tobacco? Who would want to be around someone smoking? YUK! Coffee? > sometimes smells good, but does terrible things to my teeth...which > I am paying $350 to bleach before getting two new crowns in front, > aside from being too addictive for me. Many years ago in OA the > rule was no talk about food, which seemed so restrictive and false. > I think there is a moderate place, a place where food istalked > about, but as part of a normal converstation, not a recitation of > ingestion. yes, I know about the current 3 day protein thingy going > on...that's not what my focus is. Corrine > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 <<It seems to me there is alot of obsessing about food. I know we need to be aware of what we eat, when, and how much, but must it be my life? I have stopped drinking...27 years, stopped smoking, 23 years, and stopped coffee, 19 years. These things are NOT part of my life, I do not think about them, and feel as tho I am living well. >> Corrine, I am not sure what your point was here - do you object to the obsessing about food on a gastric bypass list? I think it's terrific that you are not obsessed, and that food is not the major player in your life. But it is in mine, and I pretty much figure this is one of the places to come to discuss it. I make no apologies for it, and have no intention of stopping (unless of course one of the moderators tells me too, in which case I'll go obsess on another group <g>). For what it's worth, I clearly recall being pre-op and reading these lists and thinking it so odd that all these people had surgery to cure their obesity, and yet all they could talk about was food. It doesn't seem so odd anymore. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 <<It seems to me there is alot of obsessing about food. I know we need to be aware of what we eat, when, and how much, but must it be my life? I have stopped drinking...27 years, stopped smoking, 23 years, and stopped coffee, 19 years. These things are NOT part of my life, I do not think about them, and feel as tho I am living well. >> Corrine, I am not sure what your point was here - do you object to the obsessing about food on a gastric bypass list? I think it's terrific that you are not obsessed, and that food is not the major player in your life. But it is in mine, and I pretty much figure this is one of the places to come to discuss it. I make no apologies for it, and have no intention of stopping (unless of course one of the moderators tells me too, in which case I'll go obsess on another group <g>). For what it's worth, I clearly recall being pre-op and reading these lists and thinking it so odd that all these people had surgery to cure their obesity, and yet all they could talk about was food. It doesn't seem so odd anymore. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 > But, ya see, it's easy to cut out the alcohol, the cigs, etc.... You do NOT need these things to live, you do, however, need food.....I think this is why there is such a problem with food.... Ya can't just cut it out of your life totaly like ya can with the other stuff.... It's an issue and I think will always be an issue with most of us.. Absolutely positively correct randy - it has even been proven that a heroine addict has a far better chance of overcoming his addiction than any dieter will ever gain control of overeating. we know diets work for only 5% of the people, yet heroine addicts have a 65% of complete recovery. thats a huge difference. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2003 Report Share Posted April 15, 2003 > But, ya see, it's easy to cut out the alcohol, the cigs, etc.... You do NOT need these things to live, you do, however, need food.....I think this is why there is such a problem with food.... Ya can't just cut it out of your life totaly like ya can with the other stuff.... It's an issue and I think will always be an issue with most of us.. Absolutely positively correct randy - it has even been proven that a heroine addict has a far better chance of overcoming his addiction than any dieter will ever gain control of overeating. we know diets work for only 5% of the people, yet heroine addicts have a 65% of complete recovery. thats a huge difference. sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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