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Help I can't stop over eating. I will do fine for a few days and then right back to over eating. HELP how have you guys gotten out of this habit???? I'm afarid i will strech my stomach out if i dont stop! Help

I don't understand how this is happening. You just had surgery two months ago, right? If you eat more than 1/2 - 1 cup of food, don't you throw up? I do. I had surgery 12/12. If you're able to overeat, the first thing you need to do is call your surgeon. Another thing to consider is therapy. Being SMO doesn't mean you're crazy, but stress tends to make people seek out comfort, and a lot of us use food for comfort. For the people here to give you their best advice, you need to tell us exactly how you're overeating. I worry about what I'm eating sometimes. I feel guilty when I eat something I like. But I'm not getting more than 1000 calories a day (1000 calories is pretty high -- I usually averageo 810 - 900 or so). The preception of indulging can be a little scary. So we need to know what you're eating and exactly how much. We can tell you about our experiences, but I think you really, truly need to call your surgeon. If you can eat "normal" amounts of food at this point, you need professional medical advice.

Oh no I'm not eating normal amount of food i can't eat anymore then 1/3 of a cup at a meal which im suppose to eat 1/4 of a cup im just eating like four meals a day instead of 3 I'm still losing its been two months and i have lost 85lbs so i was just want to just get my 1/4 cup but its hard to do and not eat 4 meals a day.

Marlena((((((((((BIG BIG HUG)))))))) Girl! you know you are not alone. I can eat too. And I can overeat. Not too much though..cause my pouch does get full fast. I am doing the best I can.........but my surgeon told me that I have had 49 years to reinforce all of my bad eating habits and only 11 weeks to reinforce the new ones. I'm learning. that doesnt make me a bad person. It makes me a person who makes mistakes and then strives to do better. I am here for you........and I know youre here for me. dont beat yourself up GF!!!!! willby

Hi Marlena Well I am 13 mo post op and still overeat sometimes or eat too fast. I saw my surgeon yesterday for my 1 yr check up and he said we need to eat and "not be distracted" No tv, no reading a book just eat in total concentration and awareness of your full feeling. I was like yeah right I work 10-12 hours a day I have 2 small children what world are you in. Anyway I know he is just trying to help because he wants me to be as successful as possible and it is possible to stretch the pouch. He said when we eat too fast or too much and we have that weird pain it is giving our pouch a stretch and over time and abuse of that it could be a cause for weight gain so I am now going to be very careful of being aware of my full feeling. Best of luck! Kelly

Hi Marlena, Please don't flame me for saying this but...I think the pouch skrinking thing is over-rated. My son just had an edoscopy and an upper- GI and no streatched pouch. Believe me..I've seen overeating. I think the FEAR of eating too much to streatch the pouch is supposed to keep us all in check. I'm still "afraid" to eat foods that might not agree with me.. and that helps but does not guarantee I stay on the straight and narrow. Isn't that the whole idea of this surgery..to keep us away from eating more than we should. Again, I don't mean to offend anybody..it's only my oppinon...I just hate to see everybody beat themselves up over the issue. Hugs, Virginia aka Ginger

HI I am pre-op but I have a friend that was overeating,emotional eating or whatever after surgery. She joined overeaters anonymous now she is doing great. I am trying to find meetings in my area. Maybe that would help. Jenn

Im looking into finding the OEA meetings around here i think it would help alot.

My surgeon works with a nutrtionist (who has a PhD). The diet they have WISH patients use is that you eat six times a day, focusing on protein evry time. Even eating on this schedule, I don't get more than 1000 calories a day. This is a typical day for me. I hope it gives you some ideas you can use. Breakfast: 2 C 1% milk (banana -- optional) -- 200 calories, 16g protein 2-3 hours later: 2 oz cheddar cheese -- 200 calories, 14g protein 2-3 hours later: 3 oz turkey (coldcuts) -- 84 calories, 15g protein 2-3 hours later: chili con queso, 4 tortilla chips (1/3 C shredded monterey jack mixed w/2 T mild salsa, micorwave for 1 minute or til melted): 200 calories, 14g protein 2-3 hours later: 3oz turkey breast, 1 piece of bread: 154 calories, 15g protein Treat (whenever) popsicle (3/4 fruit juice -- no sugar added! -- 1/4 water, frozen in a 4oz mold): 45 calories, no protein. So I'm eating a lot. The total calories is 883. The protein adds up to 74g. I'm supposed to get between 60-80g a day, so that's all good. Sometimes I eat less. Sometimes slightly more. As long as I don't make myself throw up, or eat more than 1000 calories a day, I don't beat myself up. We're going to have those clean plate club instincts for a while (sometimes I can't take the bread with the turkey, but I'm dumb enough to push things). We're going to have irrational guilt about eating. But knowing exactly how much you're eating each day, and knowing the calories and protein amounts helps you say "I ate stuff I liked, but I didn't get more calories than I should have, and I had all the protein I needed." You're doing fine. Try not to stress out too much

went 7 cals over today but man did i get my protein woo hoo 68g go me! and i didnt over eat that much at aleast what i consider over eating lol.