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Thanks Doggz...
 
 since grehlin harmone is out.... do u feel a little difference in terms of cravings and hunger???

treuly love your post  katier thanks a ton :)

thanks kati i just cant wait till 13th.... you have beenn my inspirational  .......... will soon join you :))

thanks for your support :) will surely keep you updated :) love ya ... you have been considerate :) thanks once again see ya soon...........

 cant wait to get into looser bench :)))

so true we all have tried soo much ...healthier diet ...... i can just imagine the plight ... congrads dear for your surgery good luck..... dont worry all will be fine ill surely update with my exp soon tc !

 Sometimes I think the Ghrelin factor is overestimated.  It plays into the desire for there to be a medical magic bullet that cures us of our obesity.  Don't get me wrong I read all the studies and know that extended weight loss is not a natural state for the body.  The thing is that Obesity is a hugely multifactored disease and biochemistry alone is not the sole cause or cure.

For me the biggest thing to overcome is Head Hunger.  I have the most temptation to graze when I am home alone.  Simple things like wanting a piece of bread with butter, or a handful of peanuts or popcorn.  

The main tool I get from the sleeve is the restricted capacity.  The old me used to eat just to be doing something.  I would wolf down an entire large pizza, 2 orders of cheese sticks, and a plate of peanut butter crackers.  Then 30 minutes later go back for a snack.

Thanks to Dr. Houston and his magic trochars, thats not even a physical possibility any more.  The month+ on liquid and mushies helped reset my taste buds.  I now love foods I couldn't stand before.  Some things I still don't like, such as fish.  Some I really love like Shrimp or Cottage Cheese.

Overcoming the head hunger has been harder.  I have had to use the other tools to overcome that.  I have to focus on my long term goals for both weight loss and life goals.  I have to weigh that momentary pleasure from that bread and butter or those nuts against a lifetime spent with the people I love.  

I think that as people learning to manage our obesity, we can learn a lot from the "Friends of Bill".  For me it took really hitting bottom physically to make a hard decision to change my life and turn it around physically.  Like in AA where people have to realize that they are always an alcoholic and have to manage that for life, I know that I will always be a fat man.  Even if I am wearing size 34 pants in 6 months, I will be a fat man in size 34 pants.  I will always be managing my weight consciously on some level.  My surgeon and the staff at my COE have given me some great tools to do that - surgically and emotionally.  Its up to me to use them.

 I had the lap band for three years and had just as many cravings as before the surgery - but with the sleeve and reduced grehlin - It has reduced my mental hunger by a lot!  I don't sit around thinking about food (one exception is head hunger a few days before my mentsrual cycle) but that's it.  I am sooooooo happy with my sleeve!

i know that people can gain weight back, but do they ever gain back 100% of their weight?  i've seen people say they put on 30lbs or something but never someone who said they put back on 100 or 200lbs.  i can't see how that could happen with such a small stomach.  i mean you would have to be eating slider foods all day.