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08-21-2007, 02:28 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 125
Weight Statistics Oct 26th 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1304347826 % % Lost:
summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8 BMI Start:
30.3 BMI Current:
24.9 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  May have been mentioned before, but?
Not too long ago I was reading a magazine article about a new "phenomenon" regarding people who have had gastric by pass. It said that people who had the surgery are experiencing other forms of addictions. There was a lady on their that developed a shopping addiction, one that became an alcoholic and one more that I can't think of. I thought this was a bit bizarre and was curious if anyone has read this article or heard of this. I know my shopping habits have gotten pretty bad but that's only because I have no clothes to fit my new body so I HAD to buy some.  Any thoughts? I think the magazine was in a Cosmo or glamour.. those are the only 2 magazines I get. Anywho, was just curious as usual.
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08-21-2007, 02:54 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WADING RIVER (Long Island), NY
Posts: 4,942
Weight Statistics 7/16/07 Start Date:
7/16/07 Surgery Date:
4' 11"
Height:
230 lb Start Weight:
148 lb Current Weight:
115 lb Goal Weight:
82 lb Weight Loss:
33 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.652173913 % % Lost:
12/31/08 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 46.4492961793 BMI Start:
29.889112324 BMI Current:
23.2246480896 BMI Goal:
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Ohhhhhhhhhhh Yes!!! I Have HearD This Subject Quite Often! Alot Of Patients Experience This. My Doc Had Even Mentioned It. They Dropping One Habit (food) For Another (alcohol, Shopping, Drugs, Sex, Etc)
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08-21-2007, 03:00 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,738
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
258 lb Start Weight:
158 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.7596899225 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
23.3299726948 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
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yes. well compulsive eating should be viewed as an addiction and managed accordingly. we all ate for a reason. and when those reasons resurface...who knows. i've been trying to get in to see a shrink for months to head it off. needless to say my mental health benefits ARE NOT as good as my medical benefits....(dont get me started)
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08-21-2007, 03:01 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 125
Weight Statistics Oct 26th 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1304347826 % % Lost:
summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8 BMI Start:
30.3 BMI Current:
24.9 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
I just thought it was a tad weird, but understandable.. especially the idea of trading an addiction for another. Like when people in rehab have to stop the drugs and then start chain smoking. Amazing how our bodies and mind work sometimes.
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08-21-2007, 03:03 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 125
Weight Statistics Oct 26th 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1304347826 % % Lost:
summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8 BMI Start:
30.3 BMI Current:
24.9 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
I agree.. people eat for LOTS of different reasons. I know I did. I had an addiction to food that I never understood til I went to the therapist before surgery. I am sorta a compulsive person so I really have to watch my habits and keep tabs on them. Thats why I try to stick to exactly what the dietician tells me to eat because I just know the first food that i'm not supposed to have, IF it agrees to me it will end up being a go to food and I could start back to old habits.
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08-21-2007, 03:07 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,738
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
258 lb Start Weight:
158 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.7596899225 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
23.3299726948 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
yah well I KNOW im in for it because i quit smoking and had this done at the same time LOL!
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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08-21-2007, 03:09 PM
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| Big Loser Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: north carolina
Posts: 125
Weight Statistics Oct 26th 2006 Surgery Date:
Height: 230 lb Start Weight:
140 lb Current Weight:
120 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
20 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1304347826 % % Lost:
summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.8 BMI Start:
30.3 BMI Current:
24.9 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
I had to do the same thing Kenya. I had to be tobacco free for at least 3 months before they would even start my paper work for the surgery. That part was the hardest.
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08-21-2007, 05:36 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 2,439
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
-1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1947565543 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.8254394531 BMI Start:
25.5729980469 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
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I saw a thing on Oprah. Its called. Addiction transfer. Like the shopping, drugs, and alchol and etc....... I saw this about 3 weeks after surgery. Kinda freaky but I heard it happens alot.
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08-21-2007, 06:22 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,738
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
258 lb Start Weight:
158 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
-7 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.7596899225 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
23.3299726948 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
i guess the whole point of all of this is to learn better ways to cope. before, those of us who were emotional eater, used to stuff our feelings, and now that we cant, we either find a better way to deal (prefered method) or become compulsive in another area. i dont want to be that way but i am seeing it and its scaring me. no i dont do drugs or drink or anything like that, but i am just scared to death that i am going to take up something so ridiculous. i mean what exactly does 'coping' mean anyway. like when you get mad, what do you do instead of eating until you puke?? any thoughts?? lol.
__________________ Anything worth having is worth working for Kenya R. Lap RNY 4/19/07 |
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08-21-2007, 06:24 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 2,439
Weight Statistics April 11th 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
267 lb Start Weight:
149 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
-1 lb Lb Left to Lose:
44.1947565543 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.8254394531 BMI Start:
25.5729980469 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |
ITs a very good point Kenya. I know right now when Im having a rough time I try to go for a walk. It seems to calm me. But its a very vaild point.
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