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11-14-2010, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 2,849
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
301 lb Start Weight:
168 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
133 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1860465116 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index45.7618944637 BMI Start:
25.5415224913 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
 |  Interesting article on binge eating after WLS.
Found this via Facebook. I liked it very much (the article...not the subject matter) and thought some of you would enjoy it too.
I have always said, "They bypassed my stomach: Not my brain."
Eating Disorders and Weight Loss Surgery
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"Burning out this fuse out here alone" Surgery 4.29.08
11-29-08: Down 90 lbs. Total cholesterol is under 200 for the first time in my adult life!
1.11.09: 100 lbs down! Century Club! WHOO HOO! 
7.10.09 GOL! GOL! GOLGOLGOLGOLGOL! GGGGOOOOLLL!
1.10.10 Still at goal.
2.21.12 up a bit. Back on track, I hope. 
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11-14-2010, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,639
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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WOW!!! This article ought to be stickied and made required reading for all newbies (and a few of us vets could benefit from it too!!) Talk about hitting the nail on the head!
Great find, jj!! Thanks for posting it here.
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11-14-2010, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2010 Location: Surprise Az
Posts: 417
Weight Statistics May 20 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
306 lb Start Weight:
195 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
35 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.2745098039 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.9155029586 BMI Start:
32.4461538462 BMI Current:
26.6224852071 BMI Goal:
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I just subscribed to the page but I am not sure if it is for or against Bypass? Anywho good info thanks for sharing.
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11-14-2010, 09:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,639
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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It's neither for nor against. It just reports on some research findings that relate to us and warns us of some of the inherent challenges we face. Odds are good that many of us have addictive personalities. Our food addiction may indeed have been a factor in shaping our life pre, and the success we have in dealing with it will be a factor in shaping our life post.
We often say that 90% of this journey is mental, and the surgical modification is only a tool to be used with skill. This article confirms that if our minds aren't in the game, we may lose it (as in regain what was once lost.)
That's not pro or con. That's our reality. If you analyze the posts by or about those who fail, you can see exactly the same thing. We already knew all of this. This just validates it.
CT
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Dare to live your dream!!
If you want to be healthy for life, do for life the things that get you healthy!! Living healthy takes work. Dying fat is easy!! "That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but that our capacity to do has increased." - HJ Grant
"Do, or do not. There is no try!" - Yoda
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11-14-2010, 09:32 PM
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Yes, great article, anda reality check on what this journey can mean. Let me think where to link this in.
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11-18-2010, 01:38 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bergen, Norway
Posts: 281
Weight Statistics November 3, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
336 lb Start Weight:
160 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
176 lb Weight Loss:
-10 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.380952381 % % Lost:
Christmas, 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index57.66796875 BMI Start:
27.4609375 BMI Current:
29.1772460938 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks for posting this. I've been going through this issue for a while now. I'm having trouble controlling myself, or rather I am controlling myself in a very dangerous way. I am slowly relapsing into old habits, not over eating but eating pretty much whatever shit I can shove in to my face. I realize that I am doing some serious 'bored' and 'because it's there' eating. I also notice that I am guilt eating BECAUSE I just did that. NOT GOOD! I need some serious support, but unfortunately the nutritionists and what not at my hospital speak terrible english and I speak even worse norwegian so we end up sitting there staring at each other. I'm going to read through all this information and see if I can help myself. Thanks so much for posting this.
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11-18-2010, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC
Posts: 321
Weight Statistics 01-21-2011 Surgery Date:
6' "
Height:
318 lb Start Weight:
170 lb Current Weight:
200 lb Goal Weight:
148 lb Weight Loss:
-30 lb Lb Left to Lose:
46.5408805031 % % Lost:
2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.1238425926 BMI Start:
23.0536265432 BMI Current:
27.1219135802 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing!
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01-08-2011, 10:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California
Posts: 810
Weight Statistics 2000 Start Date:
February 17, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
164 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
11 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.5 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
26.6057525952 BMI Current:
24.9333910035 BMI Goal:
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Very interesting. I think one thing that could be expaned on is the role of the pre-op psych clearance. From what I've seen the psych clearance is pretty much a joke. I haven't heard of many people getting a really thorough psychological exam. I didn't have to get one at all! Due to my profession, I keep in touch with a therapist regularly to make sure I am keeping my emotions cared for so they won't impact my patients negatively. I told my surgeon's office that I have had a therapist for years and they allowed me to get a letter of clearance from my own therapist. I think it was legitimate in my case, but the opportunity for abuse of the situation is definately there.
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01-08-2011, 11:16 PM
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I agree so much with the pre op counseling, and I also think everyone will benefit from post op counseling, too.
I can understand many pre ops feeling offended or uncomfortable at the least about pre op psych eval, but it's just one more tool to help with the post op adjustments and make the journey less traumatic. I think the bariatric community would do well to point out why it's necessary, and incorporate a better psych program into their program to help with the many emotional issues that surface post op.
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03-16-2011, 12:15 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Maine
Posts: 77
Weight Statistics October 21, 2010 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
299 lb Start Weight:
168 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
131 lb Weight Loss:
18 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.8127090301 % % Lost:
October 21,2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.7507692308 BMI Start:
27.9536094675 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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reading the article made me take a look at myself and my recent activities.
It has obviously been difficult when a "coping mechinism" is taken away. In my case it was more than one... Eating and drinking alcohol.
I have noticed that when I have been stressed I have been snacking, which is something that I rarely did post.
I will obviously pay more attention to this behavior. I have worked so hard to get where I am, it is not an option to go backwards!
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