i can quit eating!!!

Tbercini
on 1/14/13 4:49 am - NC

I am 4 years out from surgery i went from 414lbs to 155lbs at my lowest weight, lately actually the past year i just can not quit eating i eat everything as much as i can as often as i can, i was up to 185 again, i just had surgery to reduce the excess skin and i am back down to 164. i am about to have surgery to remove more skin. i dont know what my problem is. i just can not quit eating. it is like b4 i had the bypass when i had no control i have no control again. any suggestions, i guess i never got to the root as to why i over eat

ToNewBeginnings
on 1/14/13 5:04 am

Sometimes I feel that way. It's when I graze on carbs and crappy food. I get back on track by using sparkpeople.com and going back to the basic foods.

poet_kelly
on 1/14/13 5:07 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

How about seeing a therapist to get to the root of why you overeat?

Kelly

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ahelen
on 1/14/13 7:54 am

Your pouch is stretched and that is why you're not feeling full. I went to Brigham and Women's Hospital for an appointment with the Dr. Thompson(one of the best in the field) who works with bypass patients with this problem. I am two years out and not experiencing that full feeling. My pouch is stretched and he will tighten the pouch and opening back up. The recovery is 1-2 days. I never reached goal weight but lost 98 pounds, I exercise 6 days a week and gained 15 lbs in a short time. I have been struggling and lost 5 of those pounds. Doctor Thompson also said I needed to change my eating plan (no yogurt, fat free cheese etc.) and has me eating more fiber rich foods, fruit, and no protein shakes. I started today and continue with this new eating plan. You can go to the hospital website and learn more. My thoughts are with you Sister

daphneb
on 1/14/13 11:38 am - AK

I'm not even done my initial loss yet, but my thoughts are to go back to program diet of your 1 1/2 cups three times a day with only protein snacks. Throw out all the carbs, sugars, and other bad stuff in your house. Get back to the basics again. You're doing okay and I think I agree with Kelly - maybe it's time to find out why you eat/root of problem.

If you're like me and have it in your house, I obsess and can't stop thinking about it until I've either eaten it or thrown it out. I just can't have stuff in the house that I can't control myself with.

Good luck!