Jenci S.
Dieting
Nov 05, 2012
Someone asked if the 5-day-pouch test wasn't another form of dieting, and haven't we dieted enough?
For me I am using this as a restart. I have gotten into bad habits over the last 8 months, and I am ready to change them. I am using this as my opportunity to safely start over. Who knows what it is going to do for me. I am working on controlling my grazing, I think that is where I run into the most trouble. And also not allowing myself a taste of candy, or one piece even, it leads me down a path of destruction where I can't stop.
Having gastric bypass is a diet. It is an opportunity to retrain your brain and stomach to eating healthier. I can guarantee you'll regain weight if you're still buying big macs at McD's, even if you're only eating half. Fat is fat. For a while I was able to only be concerned with the amount of fluids I was taking in, and the amount of protein. That changes after a while and you have to start looking at fat and caloric content of what you're putting into your mouth.
This journey isn't for the faint hearted. It is work. At first it won't be, the weight will fall off without you even trying. Eventually you'll have to really make changes to what and how you're eating. This isn't a fix all, cure all solution. It is simply a tool. All that being said, I am healthier than I was at 16, and a whole lot happier with my weight and lifestyle. I would have the surgery again in a heartbeat.