Random Babbles

Jun 10, 2009

I saw a post earlier and started to write this response there and decided to refrain. I'm going to put it here though ..

Just because you CAN eat something doesn't necessarily mean you should (you being a generic you and not a specific you).

A lot of people have this surgery and go into it with the mindset that they can eat whatever they want and neener neener their surgery will take care of it. I'm in the minority and believe that we should change our eating habits and we should eat healthier.

Why should we be proud to eat 3000+ calories a day? Why should I stuff my body with crap just because I can? Why should being gluttonous be something we're happy (and proud in many cases) about?

To my eyes, we got to this SMO state by doing just that. Yes, we have a tool that helps us lose the weight and will continue to help us keep the weight off but at what point does eating well turn into something else?

I mentioned in a previous entry that my Surgeon believes that the body will begin compensating for the high fat intake and start gaining weight after 5+ years out. He's the expert - not me. I'm going to take his words and use them wisely. I don't live a non-fat life but I also don't eat buckets of fat either. I eat full-fat mayo, yogurt, milk, etc. I tend to steer away from fried foods because they don't sit well. I don't eat bacon that often. I don't eat fat on my meat. So I'm not skimping but I'm not partaking fully either.

Some posters have listed what they eat in a day and I am actually horrified by the quantity and quality of food they ate. It was more food than I ate pre-op when I was in my binging stages. It was disgusting to me. I can't help but wonder if these people fed themselves better quality food if they'd need less of it to feel satisfied - instead of all the crap they're putting in?

There are also others that are big proponents of fat and eating what they want and talk about how they can eat anything they want, yet when you look at what they actually eat in a day they aren't eating that way. They are eating relatively healthy on the whole. The difference for them is that they CAN have it when they choose to but they don't have it all the time. It's a balance of wants versus needs.

All that said, I don't believe there is one way for everyone. BUT, I don't believe eating junk is good for anyone regardless of whether it appears to be "working" for you or not. I do believe what goes up must come down and there is an equal and opposite reaction for every action. I am really interested to see how things play out over the next few years.

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