Question:
When will I stop buying and eating everything in sight?
In reality I guess if I am honest it's not a whole lot worse now, than how I usually shop, but I feel like I need to buy everything and eat it now because very soon I will be on a high protein diet for 2 weeks before surgery and then have surgery and we all know what will change then. I came home and ate so many of the things that I ended up with diarrhia. I also ate more chocolates during Christmas than I have probably eaten during the holidays in the last 2-3 years total. I'm not usually that obsessed with foods. My problem is I just like food and especially the high calorie sugar loaded sweets and carbs. I've been on 1200 calories before and did without all these things and I know life was fine and good. I sure don't want to gain any weight before surgery. I have enough to lose already without it being increased. Any good ideas to wean myself off the food train and prepare for my new life? — zoedogcbr (posted on January 5, 2003)
January 5, 2003
Do the same things the post-ops do, Chris. Cut down on the carbs, cut the
sweets out entirely, and concentrate on protein first. Water/fluid load
prior to meals to cut down on hunger.
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There's a post-op friend of mine in our HUP support group who doesn't dump
on sweets. At first, she was able to limit herself to one Hershey's kiss
or mini-candy-bar (the bite size ones you hand out at Halloween). Then
she was eating more and more sweets and craving them more and more. At my
suggestion (based on posts by Michelle Curran), I advised her to cut out
all sweets cold turkey. She did so and the cravings went away....JR
— John Rushton
January 5, 2003
I am 13 days postop and prior to my surgery I felt like I was eating
everything in sight. I was so scared the week before my surgery that I
would never be able to follow the postop program and would be sick all the
time. Guess what! No food cravings in fact the thought of some of the
stuff I used to eat ...yeck. It will all work out!
— debmi
January 5, 2003
I have been eating my "last meal" everyday for the last few
weeks. One more day and I start my new life. I hope the mental need for
food goes away. I guess I will know shortly. Just remember everything you
gain now takes you farther away from your goal.
— Amy E.
January 5, 2003
before surgery, i ate everything in sight and gained weight, i regret it
because now i have even more to loose. i suggest that you think of it this
way, if you cut back some now to jumpstart your weight loss, then when you
do have the surgery you'll have less to loose and will be closer to your
goal weight, i know easier said then done. but i wish i would of done
that. even after weight loss i still love food and i'm always thinking of
what i'm going to eat next. i tried to beat the system by buying all this
chocolate sugar free candy, but then i overeat on that. i just had to
throw it away. God bless you in your journey.
— YOLANDA P.
January 5, 2003
Chris: Last spring I tried the Atkins diet, mainly because I know I'm a
carb addict, and it's supposed to help that. Let me tell you, the first
three to four days are awful. But, after that much time without carbs, you
do start to feel the cravings lessen. I stayed with this diet for about
two months,lost about 20 pounds, but I made the mistake of starting to eat
too many carbs again, and re-addicted myself. If you can tough it out, I
do think it will help with cravings in the long run. My son and I are both
pre-op too, and have been doing what you're doing. I think we just kind of
go crazy with anxiety over what WLS is going to change - kind of a fear of
the unknown thing. Food has been our friend for so long, it's hard to let
go of the relationship! Is there anyone else who could help with your
shopping, so you don't buy "bad" stuff? Also, clean out your
cupboards and get rid of the tempting stuff. Good luck!
— Carlita
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