Nounouche
New Member
Hi Everyone,
It's been a while since I've posted anything on here because I have been battling a lot of anxiety about what is currently happening following my surgery in July 2013.
I was never a comfort/emotional eater or even ate out of boredom. I always had the issue of no satiety though (even when I was born. My parents thought something was awfully wrong with me when I kept crying and asking for wayyy more milk than what they had been told was the normal quantity for a baby/toddler my age). Therefore, at meal times, I could never satisfy myself with "normal" portions but would overfill my plate and have huge portions.
I had really good results with my pre op diet, and had even considered keeping to the calorie controlled diet to lose all my excess weight instead of surgery. But because I was diagnosed with diabetes Type 2 as well as my PCOS, HS and sleep apnoea, I opted for the gastric bypass. Again, the weight just dropped off me and I was extremely elated and kept the efforts up. I could barely manage more than 3 tablespoons by the time I was onto solid food, and I can't explain the joy of me leaving food out of a small portion on a side plate, or not even being able to finish a starter when we go out. I was very happy (and saved a lot of money,which I spent on buying smaller and smaller clothes). For the first time ever, I could buy clothes from regular shops, not only Evans and Yours clothing. My back pain diminished, and I could walk more.
I kept my eating pattern and the weight kept dropping off. I would sometimes plateau but after a while the weight would just drop off again. I went to my appointment at Luton & Dunstable in January and the dietician called me a success story as by then I had lost 70% of my excess body weight and gone from a size 28-30 to a size 18-20.
For the last year,my weight remained the same, and so did my eating pattern. I could barely eat and was happy being so. The satisfaction of having satiety after so little food was indescribable and I felt a million dollara. My self confidence was at its highest its ever been.
For the last 3-4 months however, my appetite has been at its highest!!! I could eat every 5 minutes, but try to drink water instead. But the hunger pangs I get are so severe that I even get heartburn and at times my sugar even goes low, as low as 2!!! I make sure to eat lots of proteins and to combat this feeling I keep myself occupied. But it's getting to the point that it wakes me up in the night and my portions are nowhere near normal portions, but still bigger than anything I was having before. I am soo scared, and my depression (caused partly by severe anaemia which came on post-op) does not help either. I am now putting on weight,my skin is not as nice as it used to be and am in a total panic. I have an appt with my dietician next week, but I am really troubled and desperate for any advice or experience anyone may be able to share.
It's been a while since I've posted anything on here because I have been battling a lot of anxiety about what is currently happening following my surgery in July 2013.
I was never a comfort/emotional eater or even ate out of boredom. I always had the issue of no satiety though (even when I was born. My parents thought something was awfully wrong with me when I kept crying and asking for wayyy more milk than what they had been told was the normal quantity for a baby/toddler my age). Therefore, at meal times, I could never satisfy myself with "normal" portions but would overfill my plate and have huge portions.
I had really good results with my pre op diet, and had even considered keeping to the calorie controlled diet to lose all my excess weight instead of surgery. But because I was diagnosed with diabetes Type 2 as well as my PCOS, HS and sleep apnoea, I opted for the gastric bypass. Again, the weight just dropped off me and I was extremely elated and kept the efforts up. I could barely manage more than 3 tablespoons by the time I was onto solid food, and I can't explain the joy of me leaving food out of a small portion on a side plate, or not even being able to finish a starter when we go out. I was very happy (and saved a lot of money,which I spent on buying smaller and smaller clothes). For the first time ever, I could buy clothes from regular shops, not only Evans and Yours clothing. My back pain diminished, and I could walk more.
I kept my eating pattern and the weight kept dropping off. I would sometimes plateau but after a while the weight would just drop off again. I went to my appointment at Luton & Dunstable in January and the dietician called me a success story as by then I had lost 70% of my excess body weight and gone from a size 28-30 to a size 18-20.
For the last year,my weight remained the same, and so did my eating pattern. I could barely eat and was happy being so. The satisfaction of having satiety after so little food was indescribable and I felt a million dollara. My self confidence was at its highest its ever been.
For the last 3-4 months however, my appetite has been at its highest!!! I could eat every 5 minutes, but try to drink water instead. But the hunger pangs I get are so severe that I even get heartburn and at times my sugar even goes low, as low as 2!!! I make sure to eat lots of proteins and to combat this feeling I keep myself occupied. But it's getting to the point that it wakes me up in the night and my portions are nowhere near normal portions, but still bigger than anything I was having before. I am soo scared, and my depression (caused partly by severe anaemia which came on post-op) does not help either. I am now putting on weight,my skin is not as nice as it used to be and am in a total panic. I have an appt with my dietician next week, but I am really troubled and desperate for any advice or experience anyone may be able to share.
