Re: Does anyone chew ice now?

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly,

Congratulations on your wonderful weight loss. You've done a great job and

can't wait til I can say I'm almost to goal. As far as ice chewing, I have a

friend who is 3 years out from surgery and she chews ice constantly. I've

known her to go through a bag of ice a day at times. I don't think there's

anything wrong with it. I too love chewing on ice, have since I was a little

kid.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/231/150

St. Charity

Cleveland, Ohio

[Guest guest]

I almost do the same! I've even discovered a " favorite " ice that isn't rock

hard, but I had heard one time that chewing ice meant a vitamin deficiency

of some sort. I'm also worried about damaging my teeth.

Thanks for your encouragement....without a doubt this surgery was the

absolute best thing I have ever done in my life. Life opens up and changes

dramatically after the surgery. Sometimes it is hard to deal with as people

react very differently to me, but I've learned that my trusted and true

friends are the ones that were there before the surgery...not just the ones

that suddenly like me or find me attractive. It's sad, but there is a huge

society bias towards heavier people. Anyway, I've learned so much about

myself and about others this past year and I wouldn't trade those

experiences and that knowledge for anything. Good luck to all of you.

Re: Does anyone chew ice now?

Hi Holly,

Congratulations on your wonderful weight loss. You've done a great job and

can't wait til I can say I'm almost to goal. As far as ice chewing, I have

a

friend who is 3 years out from surgery and she chews ice constantly. I've

known her to go through a bag of ice a day at times. I don't think there's

anything wrong with it. I too love chewing on ice, have since I was a

little kid.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/231/150

St. Charity

Cleveland, Ohio

[Guest guest]

I love chewing ice and have done so since a little kid. I was also

advised in another group that a desire to chew is also possibly be a

lack Iron because of a woman having the desire to crunch on

something.

Hugs, in AL.

> Hi Everyone...I have only posted on here once, but have been

reading

> the posts for almost a year now. I had my surgery on October 3rd,

> 2003, and have lost almost 90 pounds and am almost to my goal, so

I

> am happy with that. I have a bizarre question....I am addicted to

> chewing ice now. I have always liked ice, but now it's almost an

> obsession...I am constantly chewing ice. Has anyone else

> experienced this, or am I just being strange on my own! I'd

> appreciate your input.

>

> Thanks,

> Holly

[Guest guest]

I asked my doctor about chewing ice meaning your low on Iron. And he said it

isn't true.

I have chewed ice for years.

Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly,

The only thing I would be concerned about is sometimes the compulsion to

chew ice is because your body needs iron. If your iron levels are okay,

then I don't know what it is, but at least it doesn't have calories!!

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hollyvz wrote:

Hi Everyone...I have only posted on here once, but have been reading

the posts for almost a year now. I had my surgery on October 3rd,

2003, and have lost almost 90 pounds and am almost to my goal, so I

am happy with that. I have a bizarre question....I am addicted to

chewing ice now. I have always liked ice, but now it's almost an

obsession...I am constantly chewing ice. Has anyone else

experienced this, or am I just being strange on my own! I'd

appreciate your input.

Thanks,

Holly

[Guest guest]

,

Dang my dentist told me that too but its just something I cannot

stop and I do try to find the smallest chips or that kind from Sonic

that is soft yet crunchy. I am glad my refrigerator has a crushed

ice dispenser cause its used daily.

>

> > I love chewing ice and have done so since a little

> > kid. I was also

> > advised in another group that a desire to chew is

> > also possibly be a

> > lack Iron because of a woman having the desire to

> > crunch on

> > something.

> > Hugs, in AL.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pam for clearing that up, I didn't think it had anything to do with

iron either but I didn't want to say til I was sure. I too have been an ice

chewer since I was a little girl.

Laurette

4/23/04 open rny

309/290/231/150

St. Charity

Cleveland, Ohio

[Guest guest]

AAAAhhhaaa.......I am your evil twin...I love eating ice and

love to do it to make you want to chase me around the house and try

to get me...heehee!!!

Love ya!!!

> Omg i cant stand to hear ppl chewing ice uggggggggggg gives me

chills tight to the bone.

>

> .

[Guest guest]

I like chewing ice too I always have but it isn't good to do it my sister

is an ice chewer as well and she actully broke her tooth chewing ice she

had to get it fixed by a denist and it costed her 400 dollars cause she

doesn't have dental insurance. LOL I know it's bad yet I still chew it

Love Debbie