Reputation from Ms skinniness - Page 4

Ms skinniness got a reaction from njgal in Would You Have Weight Loss Surgery Again? September 11, 2017

This so bothers me when I hear spouses say that we're selfish for taking the initiative for a healthier life style. So I really would like to know who is the selfish one here? The spouse or the person seeking a healthier life style...? If your marriage is at risk because you choose this procedure, then you marriage was at risk way before this........this might be a good time to seek a counselor to help work through these issues and strengthen your marriage..... the surgery will not put your marriage at risk, it's already at risk before you made this choice. So sorry, I'm not directing this at any individual, just food for thought....

Ms skinniness reacted to tfarr in Food addiction September 10, 2017

I am sure many of us are food addicts.
This finally clicked with me. A response from a person about my head hunger really turned on a light for Mexican she said " I've heard head hunger is addiction". I don't know why, but it really turned on a light for me. I knew " sure there must be some sort of food addiction", but it never was a serious thought. Just kind of a " yeah, ok blaa blaa blaa"
I am a recovering alcoholic, going on 10 years and I quit smoking the same time. I kicked my Peanut Butter addiction in March and now..... a food paddiction I am no longer in denial about.
I'm sorry if this makes anyone upset that I've been in denial, like, who goes into weight loss surgery denying a food addiction.
I'm almost 3 years post op and my head hunger was from day one. If I think of how many times I actually feel hunger.... 2 times a day.
I need help I order to work on this. Not sure where to start.

Ms skinniness reacted to UK Cathy in Alcohol, addiction and weight regain September 10, 2017

Well done you for telling it straight. Find group support for your alcohol problem and maybe a nutritionist could help you get back on track with your eating program. Best Wishes

Ms skinniness reacted to cmbtexas in Alcohol, addiction and weight regain September 10, 2017

I am almost 5 years out from surgery. I lost around 155 pounds and kept it off for about 3.5 years. But in the past 1.5 years, I have suffered from depression and started drinking alcohol excessively ( I typically would have ate food excessively in the past). In the past I could have several drinks and be fine; however post surgery the side effects were much more severe (depression, a feeling of real dependency, blacking out suddenly with no recollection of where the cutoff point would be i.e. 2 drinks now was just as strong as drinking 5) The alcohol goes so quickly into your system that it is a real danger if not properly monitored. Although my eating habits didn't change, without daily exercise and with the added calories of excessive alcohol consumption, I regained around 60 pounds. In addition to the weight gain I have struggled with the affects of alcohol dependency, which I never had experienced before. As VSG patients we were all cautioned on drinking and how it affects us differently after surgery. I didn't really take heed to those warnings until it had become a problem for me. I am working on it daily now and also am struggling to lose the weight all over again, which feels pretty much like as difficult as it had been prior to surgery. I think this is not talked about enough and I'm sure I am not the only VSG patient who has experienced this. As a community being open with one another, and as individual seeking out help earlier, I probably wouldn't be struggling with these 60 pounds now. Anyone who's been through it should reach out sooner than later. Not only have I suffered from this issue, I have had to deal with the fact that I messed up my own progress and success and now have to deal with the ramifications of starting all over again so to speak. This I can say for certain, staying in a support group and dealing with your issues is imperative to continued success in this journey. I'm not sure if I'll loose all of the 60 I've regained again, but I am willing to fight the battle to do this all over again and to warn others of how dangerous alcohol consumption is for us post surgery!

Ms skinniness reacted to jess9395 in Years after surgery August 28, 2017

What kind of issues? Complications? They usually show up earlier. Regain? Definitely possible and in fact quite common.

Ms skinniness got a reaction from ProudGrammy in Years after surgery August 28, 2017

I am almost 6 years out. The only issue is my head hunger. I still have to watch my calories. I gained 30 lbs by drinking frappacinos and then the sugar monster came on. It is still a lot of diligence.