"Just This Once Won't Hurt . . ." *oh but it will!

I wanted to share an article w/ all of you. I feel it's right on target, and I plan on discussing in my support group tonight! But wanted to share here as well! As they say in my (and many) bariatric program the surgery will help anyone lose wt for about a year, NO MATTER what one does/doesn't do nutritionally/physically. But once the honeymoon is over (~6-18 months post-op) we are just like everyone else/back to square one to keep it off/lose more. (*except now we have greater nutritional demands due to malabsorbtion of certain vits/minerals)...It doesn't get any easier than it will be for the first 6 months to change our lifestyles/habits/brains. Just because we can 'get away with it/something' early on, doesn't mean it will always be so. This is one of the drawbacks of the honeymoon so to speak lulling us into a false sense of security.... I wish everyone a happy and healthy journey, not just for 12 months but for a lifetime!!! Be well & be educated! Our best defense for life-long success! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45 before Surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!" _______________________________________________________ "Just This Once Won't Hurt . . ." by Ken Miller I've had the opportunity to closely watch the weight-loss journeys of hundreds of WLS patients during the last several years as I've studied those who are very successful and those who struggle. Almost everyone has plateaus along the way. Some lose weight rapidly and consistently; they reach their goal weight quickly and are able to easily maintain their weight when they get there. Meanwhile others lose weight much more slowly and some never reach their goal weight. Most of those who lose slowly, with extended plateaus along the way, usually struggle much harder to maintain their weight once they reach their goal than those who lost weight quickly and consistently. The number one factor that affects a WLS patient's rate of weight-loss and the ease with which they are able to maintain their weight after they reach their goal is the intake of refined carbohydrates. When they start their journey everyone wants to know . . . "How fast will I lose weight?" "Do you think I can actually lose all this weight?" "Do you think I can do it in a year?" Those are difficult questions to answer because we can't predict, just by looking at them, which people will lose quickly and which ones will lose slowly.............................. SEE BELOW LINK FOR COMPLETE ARTICLE.... http://www.bariatricsupportcenter.com/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=3&pid=3 1

Hi Jamie I read your post and the article as well .after reading the article i thought it was a good ideia to pick up the book he refers to.I don't know if you have read it or not.I'll let you know how it is .Thanks for the post it was a eye opener. Ps i also wanted to thank you. you have answerd alot of my vitiman and food questions in the past. Again thanks alot nancy D

The Success Habits of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients http://www.bariatricsupportcenter.com/index.php?module=BSCIproducts&func=view&pid=5&menu=1 This is the link $22.95 or amazon has it: http://tinyurl.com/hg4gl It is a good book! I have it! ALWAYS glad to help! Take Care, Jamie Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh 320/163 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery) Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/members/profile.php?N=c1132518510 "Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

Jamie, I agree entirely with the carb monster. I didn't have WLS, so I am considered a non-op. But in this case the semantics are the same, nothing to do with surgery. I have not consumed what I consider "white processed foods" in what will be 10 months on May 7. I am petrified of them, and for good cause. The 16 years I spent morbidy and super morbidly obese are vivid with memories of the "warm fluffy foods" that comforted me. Pastas and breads and muffins, need I go on? The notion that my body was almost allergic to carbs, making me obviously want more but really acting in an almost physiological way is not a myth on my part. In January I made a lasagna for my sister when I visited her. She didn't want to keep it so I brought it home for my son and my boyfriend. As I was transferring it from the pan to a container I took the chance of eating a strip of the curly edge of the pasta. Well, let me tell you, that triggered a response so violent it scared me. I could have shoved that entire pan of lasagna into my mouth without breathing. Needless to say, I didn't. But I have never again even tried a tiny bit of the "white monster". Changing your brain, regardless of the tool you choose, is necessary to change the way you live your life. Thank you for the article. Donna