No game

I'm not sure why some doctors ok this stuff..
Really it is like junk food in a glass!
I'd look into getting something like Premier Protein shakes (SAMs club, costco and various other stores) they are ready made have thirty grams of Protein and will keep you full longer.

Ok back....

I wonder if the could just install that thing around his neck??

Yep those wacky people got our number again..
Do you remember when "fat free"
Was the new buzzword in processed food? ?
Americans loved this new healthy alternative and they bought it and consumed more because it was "healthy" And they became fatter..
Let's not forget "sugar free" even better right? And yes the Americans became fatter..
Oh the wonders of pre packed processed foods, they followed us and then. Decided gluten free was the way to go!! Yes healthy gluten free potato chips!!!
And Americans got fatter.
Organic soda anyone? Yes you soda drinkers too can the healthy craze!
Today at the store I noticed they got it "right" again.. I can go and find "Greek" products. yes I see you big food company pushing those Greek "style" yogurts. Greek style Cereal anyone??
It's yummy and good for you!!
Or is Protein your cash cow? No longer do we need to eat real food with protein because a miracle has happened! they found away to make those processed foods rich in protein.. now we can eat protein cereal! Yay! Protein granola bars!! Double yay!!
Baby Ruth anyone??

And Americans got fatter...

Girl are you high?? this thread is like three years old!

Oh nighttime eating.... My downfall, I've just accepted the fact that I will always battle the nighttime munchies. So I "save" calories for the evening. I try to make smart choices of course meaning that I will have a Greek yogurt, a piece of fruit or worse case scenario a Protein cookie.

I've never thrown up..... I have an eating disorder. I got the sleeve to help with it. But I have to do my part too.
I have to stick to dense Proteins to keep me full.
I have to stay away from slider foods.
I have to exhibit SELF CONTROL.
The sleeve will not jump out of your stomach and knock that **** out of your hand!
You have to take personal responsibility!

The sleeve will not change your self destructive ways. Going to a therapist that deals in addictive behaviors might be a good thing for you...

On a serious note (sorry guys) cross addiction is very real and is something to be aware of EVEN if you never had a drinking problem before.
Don't be scared, be aware and go into this surgery with information and a support system
(Counseling) in place..
Ok back to the fun and games

For those of you that don't know me, My name is Laura and I have a food addiction.
My addiction it is being managed through the sleeve and hard work, at the moment...
I have/had a food addiction yes, but I also have an addictive obsessive personality..
For the last year plus my life has been about the sleeve. It is my focus from the moment I wake until the moment I sleep.. My "social time" is spent here with others that live the same life now as me. They "get it", well most of them anyway.... There is commonality here and that is huge to me. After all, my food is taken away how else will "I fill the hole"?
Along with my time here, I spend time working on the mechanics of my sleeve life. I plan my liquids, I take great care to get them in. Time meals to come 1/2 hour after finishing a round of liquids. Try and start my liquids up an hour, if I can, after my meals. My meals are thought out to the extent that they are Protein and veg. These are the "rules" I live by.
In the beginning I have referred to the Water schedule as a full time job. And in a way after all this time my eating drinking schedule is still like a full time job. Or at the least a very choreographed dance I do....
If my day includes activities out of the "norm" it can disrupt my dance....
This past weekend life, and I should say one the more challenging parts of it "got in the way" of my sleeved life. It made me realize the road to hell truly can be paved with the best intentions.. My real life and my sleeved life collided with a force strong enough to knock my sleeved life off its axis a bit. I simply could not spend my time dealing with the all important dance of food and liquids and the support of friends..
Did I eat this past four days? Yes. Did I eat enough? To much? Protein? Trigger foods? Timed just right? I honestly don't know and didn't much care.
Did I drink my fluids?
No, that I can guarantee not. Unless you count take away coffees and chi tea.
In fact several days I'd notice that it was afternoon already and not a drop of water had past my lips.
All or nothing... The life of an addict.
But this does not work, it is not realistic if you want to succeed in the sleeved life and life combined. You need balance. I'm not good at balance I realized that this weekend. I am a one trick pony, a one hit wonder.. I will spend my next year trying to find balance.

Well I was sleeved at 46.. Do I feel 30?? No...,but I feel like a pretty good 47! I can't say surgery turned me into superwoman. But I'm a lot more active and moving around on life is so much easier!

I still think its a sad day at VST that this woman
(The op) posted her experience and is getting slammed by all these people still....
Let her words stand. This was her experience.
I noticed one of the girls here that gave the most grief to this woman (the op) posted her glowing review of her experience on a new thread..
No one went over there and tried to belittle her experience. At this point I feel so sorry for anyone trying to research Mexico because of all the questions about who's real and who's just a paid flunky trying to drum up business by slamming others...

Mauhahaha... I read it last night !!

Must go and live life today..
Including getting blood tests to show everything is good and in track
But I wanted to put this out there..
This is me. I'm doing well, but this is me
I have OCD and it may make things a little more challenging at times..
Thank you for indulging me
Compulsive overeating, also sometimes called food addiction, is characterized by the compulsive eating of food. Professionals address this with either a behavior therapy model or a food-addiction model.[1]
An individual suffering from compulsive overeating engages in frequent episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binge eating, during which she or he may feel frenzied or out of control, often consuming food past the point of being comfortably full. Bingeing in this way is generally followed by feelings of guilt and depression. Unlike individuals with bulimia, compulsive overeaters do not attempt to compensate for their bingeing with purging behaviors such as fasting, laxative use, or vomiting. Compulsive overeaters will typically eat when they are not hungry. Their obsession is demonstrated in that they spend excessive amounts of time and thought devoted to food, and secretly plan or fantasize about eating alone. Compulsive overeating usually leads to weight gain and obesity, but is not the only cause of obesity. While compulsive overeaters tend to be overweight or obese, persons of normal or average weight can also be affected.
In addition to binge eating, compulsive overeaters can also engage in grazing behavior, during which they return to pick at food throughout the day. These things result in a large overall number of calories consumed even if the quantities eaten at any one time may be small. When a compulsive eater overeats primarily through bingeing, he or she can be said to have binge eating disorder.
Signs and symptoms
Binge eating, or eating uncontrollably even when not physically hungry
Eating much more rapidly than normal
Eating alone due to shame and embarrassment
Feelings of guilt due to overeating
Preoccupation with body weight
Depression or mood swings
Awareness that eating patterns are abnormal
Rapid weight gain or sudden onset of obesity
Significantly decreased mobility due to weight gain
History of weight fluctuations
Withdrawal from activities because of embarrassment about weight
History of many different unsuccessful diets
Eating little in public, but maintaining a high body weight
Very low self-esteem and feeling need to eat greater and greater amounts.
Addiction
During binges, compulsive overeaters may consume from 5,000 to 15,000 food calories daily, resulting in a temporary release from psychological stress through an addictive high not unlike that experienced through drug abuse. In bulimics, this high may be intensified by the act of purging. Researchers have speculated there is an abnormality of endorphin metabolism in the brain of binge eaters that triggers the addictive process. This is in line with other theories of addiction that attribute it not to avoidance of withdrawal symptoms, but to a primary problem in the reward centers of the brain. For the compulsive overeater, the ingestion of trigger foods causes release of the neurotransmitter, serotonin. This could be another sign of neurobiological factors contributing to the addictive process. Abstinence from addictive food and food eating processes causes withdrawal symptoms in those with eating disorders. There may be higher levels of depression and anxiety due to the decreased levels of serotonin in the individual.[2]
There are complexities with the biology of compulsive eating that separate it from a pure substance abuse analogy. Food is a complex mixture of chemicals that can affect the body in multiple ways, which is magnified by stomach-brain communication. In some ways, it may be much more difficult for compulsive overeaters to recover than drug addicts. There is an anecdotal saying among Overeaters Anonymous members that "when you are addicted to drugs you put the tiger in the cage to recover; when you are addicted to food you put the tiger in the cage, but take it out three times a day for a walk."[2]
The physical explanation of compulsive overeating may be attributed to an overeaters' increased tendency to secrete insulin at the sight and smell of food, though medical evidence supporting this is controversial.[3] Research has found a link between the sugar and fat content of foods and bingeing behaviors.[4]

Work on 2 oz (a shot glass) of Water every 15 minutes.The last thing you want is to go back into the hospital for dehydration.
And are you walking as horrible as it sounds you need to get up every waking hour and walk about at least 10 minutes.. The first week is hell, it is a time of regret for a lot of people. But I promise you it will get better

I am a food addict and I only ate in private!
I would eat very little around people.
I would wait until I was alone.... Then I would relax and sooth myself by stuffing food.

Lol... now your messing with Fiddlemans biscuits??
Dang you get around!!

Does anybody else here, besides me, think that pokey and big country are the same person?
I mean they are never on at the same time.
And she keeps posting his pictures and promoting him???

Oh the things I could say!!!
Suck? Guys??? Oh the possibilities!

Yesssssss!!!!!!

A little early for the combative stage (that usually hits 4 weeks post op)
This surgery is not a cure.. (Duh)
In fact it can be a major head game sometimes. As for bad choices? I guess you can call us all idiots because that's what got us here..
I cannot wax poetic like you, so I won't try. But falling off of the wagon eating a carb laden food is the beginning of the end for some.. It's really hard to know by just reading a post and forming an opinion about it.
Power. I felt I had none when it came to food. I am not an idiot, but no matter what the diet or the therapy my food consumption was beyond my control most days.
Control, I have a shaky grasp on it now.. My hands are tired and weak at the moment..
One taste, one bite.....taste, comfort, relaxing, friend. The hole is there, it is waiting to be filled. I am ( inset months) I am not cured the draw is strong.
I'm happy for those of you that have it all figured out though...

No, then I sell them actual donuts.. I mean what have those bi*ches ever done for me???