LauraMama
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LauraMama reacted to LaoDaBeirut in Has anyone regretted getting the surgery?
I don't regret it overall but I do have moments of regret. I was having a dinner with friends recently and the food was amazing, probably the best thing I've ever tasted. I could only eat a few bites and for a time I really regretted it. Then I remembered all the reasons I did it and it's worth the momentary slight suffering.
Also, this is different for different people but I haven't given up any foods. You can enjoy what you want, just in small quantities.
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LauraMama reacted to The Greater Fool in Has anyone regretted getting the surgery?
First, there are people that have regretted having surgery. Generally they aren't on sites like this.
Second, all those bad things that you've read about in the past are still out there. Put them in perspective right next to all the negative effects of not doing anything. Choose wisely.
Third, saying goodbye to your favorite foods forever largely depends on your surgery type. Even then, none of the foods you mention are goodbye forever foods in reality.
In the last month I've eaten McD's. Red meat is in my normal rotation, you can pry my hamburger out of my greasy, dead hands. I've had Peanut Butter cups, though not much and not often as I've had RNY and I dump on sugar. In point of fact there is no food or drink that I cannot eat if I choose. I generally stick to my plan, so the worse the food/drink is health-wise the less often I eat/drink a little of it. All things in moderation, including moderation.
Your Doctors work for you. If your Doc is not doing what you need, then you need a new Doc.
You can succeed at this with the proper mind set. It is a big change for most of us. For the better, generally.
Good luck,
Tek
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LauraMama reacted to crystaldawn81 in Has anyone regretted getting the surgery?
I do not regret having the surgery at all. I'm 10 months post op and o feel better than I've felt in years. I was 100lbs overweight and I've lost 85 of that so far. Doing without cokes didn't affect me any but I do eat red meat.
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LauraMama reacted to Mekkie_C in Metabolism levels a year or two after surgery?
There was a study done at the University of Cincinnati on how the sleeve affects your metabolism. It seems as if what they have found out is that with the lack of ghrelin in our systems, it actually disallows for certain things to link up and results in a speeding up of our gut metabolisms after having surgery.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140326142209.htm