What if i cant stop eating

[ssbills 13]

My surgery is now on Saturday that means in three days. I love food. How are we sure that thai surgery will work?? What if I still want to eat?? How is it controlled???? Someone please help me.

[BeagleLover 1,020]

I suggest you fill out your profile so people have an easier time helping you.

Any kind of weight loss surgery will restrict the quantity of what you eat. From what I've read, there is a tendency to gain weight back after a significant time has passed. To minimize emotional eating, two books in particular have helped me:

Emotional First + Aid (the bariatric one).

From the First Bite (and other books) by Kay Sheppard

Good luck on Saturday!

[lambada 17]

Hi,

My surgery is also on Saturday.I have been reading so much about it and statistically we have a very good chance that it will work!!

If you want to compare notes before, during , after surgery,, please let me know a bit more about yourself.

:-)

[ssbills 13]

i am 26 years old and my BMI is 31.5 or 32... my weight is 80 kgs. I have been losing and gaining all my life and i'm getting married in dec so i want to lose all of my weight. but im scared what if this doesnt work either? and how bad is the surgery? what will happen?

I have read so many blogs and views and researched so much and most people have had positive results but i'm just feeling uneasy right now. sure lets compare notes!!! and lets help each other how do i talk to you online??

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Hi @@ssbills as long as you follow the post op rules, you WILL lose the weight. They really do work. Keeping your sugar in check will also help keep the cravings away. Don't do it, and you will be fine. Also, check out my do's and don't in my signature line. Good luck to you!

[ssbills 13]

Thanks everyone!!

What all can i drink on my liquid diet?

and after surgery can i have whey Protein shake in chocolate flavour.
its low on carbs but i dont know how bad is the sugar for me...

I'm so confused and uneasy. Tomorrow i will just have Breakfast Cereal and milk and clear Soup all day. Same for Fri. and Sat early morning surgery.

BUTTERFLIES IN MY TUMMMMYYYY SOON TUMMY WILL BE SMALL SO NO BUTTERFLIES hahahaha

[lambada 17]

i am 26 years old and my BMI is 31.5 or 32... my weight is 80 kgs. I have been losing and gaining all my life and i'm getting married in dec so i want to lose all of my weight. but im scared what if this doesnt work either? and how bad is the surgery? what will happen?

I have read so many blogs and views and researched so much and most people have had positive results but i'm just feeling uneasy right now. sure lets compare notes!!! and lets help each other how do i talk to you online??

Hey,

I actually don't know how to talk online, maybe a private message or I could give you my Facebook name or something.

I'l try to send you a private message here first of all.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

liquid diet post op? Did your surgeon supply you with a post op plan? Follow it exactly! It works for both healing and losing weight. Usually the first few days to a week are Clear liquids. You can do broths, Isopure (dilute it, your tastebuds might be sensitive) Water, ice chips, sugar free Jello... things like that.

When you hit the full liquid stage you can start using Protein shakes. Do them thinned out a bit until you're used to them. Yes any flavor is fine, particularly choose bariatric Protein Shakes. They are specially formulated for our needs post op. I suggest keeping your sugars to no more than 3-5g per serving. I do no more than 8g but I am years out from surgery. Your stomach will be extremely sensitive post op, and you may experience some dumping on anything too high in sugar. It's a pretty miserable experience, so try to avoid it at all costs!

From here on for life you will always want to check the Nutrition Facts on anything you eat.

Good luck to you! You will do great, and the butterflies are normal and fantastic.

[livvsmum 2,369]

The surgery will work. But you have to work too. It does not fix everything, including the unhealthy eating behaviors/emotions that got you where you are in the first place. That has been one of the biggest things I have learned. I think I now (9 mos post op) am just starting to fully understand what is meant when it is said that surgery is a "tool" and will work when you work with it. I'm not just talking about working in the sense of making good food choices, exercising, etc. For me, I have to work even harder at the underlying emotional reasons I ate to excess and carried the weight I carried before surgery. For me it was not just because I liked food and the way it tasted. It was very complex and I need to unravel that to be truly successful and keep off the 125 pounds that I have lost.

[DarbiMolly 188]

My surgery is now on Saturday that means in three days. I love food. How are we sure that thai surgery will work?? What if I still want to eat?? How is it controlled???? Someone please help me.

Interesting to read this when I just posted about my 4 week pre op diet......

[DarbiMolly 188]

Thanks everyone!!

What all can i drink on my liquid diet?

and after surgery can i have whey Protein shake in chocolate flavour.

its low on carbs but i dont know how bad is the sugar for me...

I'm so confused and uneasy. Tomorrow i will just have Breakfast Cereal and milk and clear Soup all day. Same for Fri. and Sat early morning surgery.

BUTTERFLIES IN MY TUMMMMYYYY SOON TUMMY WILL BE SMALL SO NO BUTTERFLIES hahahaha

Are you looking for a diet plan?

Edited June 11, 2014 by DarbiMolly

[ssbills 13]

Two days out of surgery and I feel like crap... Will it get better? Cuz I'm already regretting. My stomach hurts like a bitch and I've been coughing so hurts even more!

[BeagleLover 1,020]

From what I've read, it takes 3 - 7 days to turn the corner. I hope you feel better soon!

[LynnRinKY 15]

Ssbills, are you holding something like a small firm pilliow on your stomach when you cough? My date isn't until 7/14 but many of the forums I've been in on here say that helps some...

[b4real5 38]

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