Mega eating!!

[bubbaloo82]

Since finally gettin my date for bypass surgery.... All I want 2 do is eat!! Y? :s

Still have 5 weeks till pre op diet

9 weeks til surgery eeeekkk help!!

x Jo x

 

[k4rid4]

when i got my date, all i did is eat pizza every nite for a week. make the most of it, coz after food will never b the same for u

 

[fjsinc]

If we are honest, I think many of us will have gone a bit food crazed before our pre-op diets. I know I did! I ate out loads and had lots of stuff that I thought I wouldn't have again. On the evening before my pre-op diet started I had a 500g bar of chocolate, and 5 bags of squares, lol. I felt so guilty. But I started the milk diet, and didn't cheat once. It was like a switch going on - time to get serious. Post-op I'm told I'm doing pretty well. It's a great psychological training device this surgery, as well as what it does to us physically.

 

[penelope1008]

In the last few weeks before my pre op diet I had a few favourite meals that I didn't expect to be able to eat post op. since surgery I do eat those same meals but adapted to suit my pouch & I but teas I think we all feel the need to say farewell to our old habits ficus our minds & prepare for our surgery. I didn't go mad & over eat as such because I'd been trying my hand with ww so had my mind in a better place than it might have been otherwise. We all prepare for this in our own ways & it is to some extent a grieving process so is personal to each of us.
Good luck to you.

 

[Yvessa]

Ironically it was the best thing for me. I went Ito my pre op diet sick of food and ready to ride the roller coaster. And eventually you can eat most things anyway. You may find that you don't want to though

 

[tealovingsleever]

I did it too. Wish I hadn't as there's nothing I can't eat now. It is what it is though.

 

[JoJoTGirl]

Condemned man ate a hearty meal syndrome! I did it too.....that's a full house of replies now. Not ideal but then if we could stick to the ideal, none of us would have got or be getting surgery.

My only recommendation would be to try and cut down gradually on the sugar if you have anywhere near as sweet a tooth as me. I had rotten sugar withdrawal symptoms from going cold turkey for the first 4 days of the pre op diet which made it all the harder!

Won't be long now. Best of luck.

 

[Karlos]

If we are honest, I think many of us will have gone a bit food crazed before our pre-op diets. I know I did!

Well I am being honest and I made the decision that I would try to lose as much weight as I could before my op date. For the simple reason that every pound you lose before going under the knife increases your chances of getting off the table alive and well. In addition your team might have set you a target of weight loss prior to your op, or if not then at least that you don't gain any weight in the period between now and your appointment. There are many cases where people who have failed to lose the weight they have been tasked to lose or even gained weight have been sent home on the day.

We have to remember that they assess the risk of surgery based on what we weigh at the pro op assessment, if we gain weight then that risk assessment is no longer valid and the chances of complications are increased.

So the sooner you can get it into your head that surgery doesn't mean you cant have your favorite meals eve again, and that you don't have to get as much food down your neck as you can in the next few weeks the better you'll be. The more you can do now the easier will be your recovery post op.

I don't want to come across as holier than thou but just want everyone considering surgery or about to be sliced open that this is a partnership not a one way street. Best of luck with your preparations chuck

 

[Karlos]

Condemned man ate a hearty meal syndrome! I did it too.....that's a full house of replies now. Not ideal but then if we could stick to the ideal, none of us would have got or be getting surgery.

My only recommendation would be to try and cut down gradually on the sugar if you have anywhere near as sweet a tooth as me. I had rotten sugar withdrawal symptoms from going cold turkey for the first 4 days of the pre op diet which made it all the harder!

Won't be long now. Best of luck.

The condemned man was about to be killed........not the best analogy in the circumstances LOL

As for the not sticking to the ideal? well that's rubbish quite frankly. We might have failed to deploy restraint with food pre op, but we commit to doing our bit post op and should endeavor to do just that. If we cannot take it seriously for the few weeks that we sign up to pre op then I would ask are we actually ready for surgery at this time. Yes its hard but it's a couple of weeks of restraint in order to be given a huge amount of investment (Unless you're paying for it yourself in which case I couldn't care less if you are successful or not) and a golden opportunity to have a new and trust me fantastic life

 

[JoJoTGirl]

Haha re the condemned man quote.......you and the rest of us knew what was meant though hey!?

Re not sticking to the ideal, I did mean before the operation and none of us have been able to do that or we wouldn't have weighed what we did when we were assessed or accepted for surgery (NHS or privately funded).

I too vowed to try and lose as much weight as possible in the waiting period before my op but I failed beyond the amount "required" of me as a result of my life long addictiion to sugar and other food in huge quantities. I too found myself stuffing this, that and the other as it would be my "last chance".

However, the day my pre-op diet began, it was quite a different matter as somehow knowing that how much my liver shrank would affect my surgery and possibly future success changed everything in my head (thank goodness something did!!) and I was able to stick rigidly to the rules as I have done post op too this far. I'm delighted with my almost (bar a couple of lb at last weigh in a few days ago) 5st weight loss in 12.5 weeks from start of pre-op til til now. It feels good that I had the courage to finally get proper help, stuck to the rules, walked and walked up until 6 weeks post op and and have now started a proper excersize regime........but I did go a bit mad before my pre op diet........and I don't think doing so means I wasn't ready for surgery to be honest.
Finally, yes I paid for it myself....because I could, I thought I should. It's a bit sad that you say you don't care if I'm successful or not. : (

 

[tealovingsleever]

Don't worry about him Jo Jo x

 

[tubbytutor]

Just a quick thought on the post by Karlos. Isn't this supposed to be a support group were no one judges anyone else?


I thought this was a forum where you could be honest and not have snide comments made about our eating habits - usually made by the naturally skinny people in our lives.

Bit disappointed that there are people on this forum that are being judgmental about another person on such small bits of information about each other.

 

[joujou]

Ironically it was the best thing for me. I went Ito my pre op diet sick of food and ready to ride the roller coaster. And eventually you can eat most things anyway. You may find that you don't want to though

I am so sick of food at the moment, been spiralling out of control since Christmas and cant wait for the op to get my mind back to control!! I am rubbish left to my own devices.... I need restriction and my band will quite literally do this in every way

 

[tealovingsleever]

Just a quick thought on the post by Karlos. Isn't this supposed to be a support group were no one judges anyone else?

I thought this was a forum where you could be honest and not have snide comments made about our eating habits - usually made by the naturally skinny people in our lives.

Bit disappointed that there are people on this forum that are being judgmental about another person on such small bits of information about each other.

You haven't seen anything yet!

 

[Butterfly38]

With all due respect... I think what Karlos is saying is something that we all don't like to hear because he speaks the truth and we don't like hearing it about ourselves. As the saying goes.... The truth hurts , myself included !! we're all here because we have a problem with food and are very fortunate to have the chance to have had it on NHS, so some people would see stuffing our faces before our ops as abusing that. well that's my opinion. X

 

[penelope1008]

We all have our points of view that are valid to us including Karlos, some of us use less strident terms to express our points of view. Some of us respond better to one way rather than the other & what works for us does. We all have our goals pre the pre op diet & we all have our demons to face in preparation for post op success & will continue to fight them for the rest if our lives. I don't think there's more than the odd one or two that haven't had meals to say goodbye to or binges on despite our determination to loose weight etch pre the pre op diet. Once we start the pre op diet our ficus is even more determined because we know if we don't we won't get our surgery & our tool to a healthy future.
Karlos's preferred approach isn't every bodies preferred one & can be unpalatable for some just as others less blunt approach doesn't suit his needs & tastes.
We do our best with what we have within ourselves as part of our personal journey & take from this site suits us to help us get to our goal in the best way we can. If you need to eat certain foods to say goodbye to your old habits & grieve for the things food has allowed you to harm yourself do so if a stricter tougher approach suits you go for it. Just temper it with common sense so you don't swap one obsession for another. This is a mental, emotional & physical battle for each & everyone of us. Good luck whatever your approach is.

 

[Karlos]

Just a quick thought on the post by Karlos. Isn't this supposed to be a support group were no one judges anyone else?


I thought this was a forum where you could be honest and not have snide comments made about our eating habits - usually made by the naturally skinny people in our lives.

Bit disappointed that there are people on this forum that are being judgmental about another person on such small bits of information about each other.

It's not my concern that your reading and comprehension skills are poor.

This is not just a puppies and rainbows forum, its also the best resource on the net for people who want real advice from both successful and sometimes unsuccessful post op patients. If all you're looking for is someone to pat you on the head and tell you everything is going to be alright then I suggest that you put me on your ignore list.

 

[Karlos]

You haven't seen anything yet!

You really are very sad

 

[Karlos]

Haha re the condemned man quote.......you and the rest of us knew what was meant though hey!?

Re not sticking to the ideal, I did mean before the operation and none of us have been able to do that or we wouldn't have weighed what we did when we were assessed or accepted for surgery (NHS or privately funded).

I did get that and you're obviously smarter than some of the internet numpties so I'm sure you realised my comments were not aimed at you, rather they were directed at all those who fail to prepare properly for their surgery and who see the weeks leading up to their date as a feeding frenzy stuffing their faces with all they can. They run the risk of being turned away on the daqy of their operation because they have failed to lose the weight they signed up to lose, or even worse in some cases turn up fatter than they were at assessment. That was why I made the comment that entering into a megafest of face stuffing leading up to our dates is dangerous and we should avoid it

I too vowed to try and lose as much weight as possible in the waiting period before my op but I failed beyond the amount "required" of me as a result of my life long addictiion to sugar and other food in huge quantities. I too found myself stuffing this, that and the other as it would be my "last chance".

However, the day my pre-op diet began, it was quite a different matter as somehow knowing that how much my liver shrank would affect my surgery and possibly future success changed everything in my head (thank goodness something did!!) and I was able to stick rigidly to the rules as I have done post op too this far. I'm delighted with my almost (bar a couple of lb at last weigh in a few days ago) 5st weight loss in 12.5 weeks from start of pre-op til til now. It feels good that I had the courage to finally get proper help, stuck to the rules, walked and walked up until 6 weeks post op and and have now started a proper excersize regime........but I did go a bit mad before my pre op diet........and I don't think doing so means I wasn't ready for surgery to be honest.

We all have food addiction problems pre op, as you and others have said it's why we end up the size of a water Buffalo in the first place, and yes there are some who never break that addiction and ultimately fail. Those of us like you who make the lifestyle changes we need to make can go on to have fantastic lives post op. I stand by my comment that for some the timing is wrong and they are just not ready or committed to do their bit. Someone who feels that they have to spend the months between assessment and their operation cramming food down their necks should ask themselves if they are really ready and committed to making the changes they need for the rest of their lives. If they are being honest with themselves, and we have seen evidence of it here where people have cancelled their procedures because it's not the right time for them, for some right now is not right just now.

Finally, yes I paid for it myself....because I could, I thought I should. It's a bit sad that you say you don't care if I'm successful or not. : (

I didn't know you had paid for surgery, my I don't care comment wasn't targeted at you personally. The context of my comment was clear I thought. The NHS is beleaguered right now with calls for it to cut its costs and save money. Many naturally thin people see WLS as a huge waste of NHS and taxpayers resources and want the money spent elsewhere on genuinely "sick" people rather than fat greedy wasters like us. So as an NHS patient I believe I/we have a huge responsibility to do our bit and try everything we can to ensure the huge financial investment made in our futures gets a proper return.

I really care about NHS patients making the most of this very special gift. For those lucky enough to be able fund their own surgery that responsibility isn't there, it's your money if you want to throw it away because you don't care enough to make it a success then I don't care whether you're successful or not. Again this is not aimed at you, but at all private patients

 

[dellymolly]

n I suggest that you put me on your ignore list.

ive tried to do this several times as i find you offensive. i am unable to ignore you as you are a moderator. if this could be rectified so that i could ignore you, i would welcome that change, you yourself recommend that we use the ignore facility frequently.

site response - "Sorry Karlos is a moderator/admin and you are not allowed to ignore him or her."