I made the decision to sleeve and my eating has gone UP!!! Help!

Thnaks everyone for the support, today I sort of settled down and decided after reading everyones posts that I need to accept letting go of food, and today I feel calmer, ate much better, no chocolate and feel overall much better.
I gues I think my brain had a last ditch attempt to keep me fat (I have suspected for a long time that somewhere in my head, I want to be fat!!!!!!ARRHHHHH!) But I hope my head knows, this is it bbay, say goddbye to the fat!!!Woo hooo!!!
thanks for your support!
Jane xx

Ohhhh you are very much not alone!

I did exactly the same thing, and in 7 weeks ( of more food funerals than any one person should have) only put on 2kgs! Go figure....

However I'm not proud, I'm also not mad at myself as I 1. Dropped it quick and 2. There's no point.... I enjoyed it and know that it will never happen agAin!

Good luck


Dx

Im the same and Im not getting sleeved until next year! by this rate they'll be able to roll me on the surgical table hahaha. No seriously it just shows me how 'mental' this disease is for me. It constantly plays on my mind. My friend told me the other day that weightloss is 90% mental, I can see her point but she has 2kg to her goal weight and I have 45kg so who knows. I decided to do the sleeve earlier this year (around March) and I have not been very responsible with my food choices lately. I am slowly getting sick of eating crap and craving healthier food so hopefully I will not put too much weight on but the food funeral thing is alive and kicking for me. Like I said before I have to stop before they roll me to hospital...

I was 107kg when I made an appointment to see the surgeon, it was a 5 week wait and I was 115kg by the time I got there. I totally understand.

Lol, Augigi - that's exactly what I'm having tomorrow night :)

When I decided I was going to have surgery I went into overdrive with my eating. It's done me no favours, but I don't think it's done any significant harm either.

I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. You said you weren't pigging out, so just go on enjoying your food for now. After the sleeve things will change, so eating a little more than usual now may just increase your metabolism prior to surgery - not such a bad thing!

I've gone the other way and started tracking everything and weighing my food and hiring a crosstrainer! I guess I feel like it's worth doing it now, because I'll finally be able to keep it off. Losing weight was never impossible for me, I just couldn't maintain that level of vigilance - I tend to be "all or nothing" with watching my intake.

Watching people over the years, it seems to be divided pretty much in half. Half the people get all perfect and start getting healthy for surgery and c utting back on the bad stuff the other half start throwing food funerals like there is no tommorrow. to be honest in those at about 110kg give or take or less it makes pretty much no difference which way you jump. For those over about 130/140kg the being good MAKES a difference. It just seems to make the surgery easier and healthier less complications. BUT that is not a medical fact just an observation from somebody who has been around for what seems like forever some days hehehe

Honestly I would keep an eye on your weight and set a limit say 5kg and say if I break that I start opti early or something along those lines.

applesauce

I did the same thing.

I had a lapband removed and decided to make up for 6 years of restriction. Just be careful of all the weight you will put on. I put on 10 kilos and now kick myself coz if I didn't have to lose that extra weight I would be 4 kilos off my goal weight now.

Enjoy your eating but just remember there are consequences for these actions and they are weight gain.

Jane, it's like reading my own thoughts!!
I have been in constant graze mode since booking my surgery in for July (except for a 'trial run' of Opti, which lasted a grand total of 3 days!). I'm not sure there is an element of rebellion - as in, I know I shouldn't be eating more/poor food choices but I'm going to anyway? Or a last ditch effort to eat everything and anything because I might miss it afterward.
A couple of thoughts which have helped rein me in a little:
1) Whatever we loose pre-op is going to offer huge benefits. And, unlike previous dieting attempts, this time whatever comes off is going to stay off.
2) We CAN still eat all the same foods post-op (it may just take a while), only in smaller portions.
So, hope this helps you too. Good luck!!
Carah x

I know a large proportion of people do start to eat "normal" after they have decided to have the sleeve. I think it is because you finally realise that you are NOT going to be dieting anymore, the weight is lifted from your shoulders..... don't stress too much but don't go overboard either....

Hi all,

guess what?? I got over my nerves, made my decison and have my 2nd appointment on July 20th when I hope to book in for surgery in Sept/Oct.
However, as I have been 'dieting' off and on for 25 years, I have given up, I just can't face anymore restriction because I know soon I will have my op, so I just eat to my appetite, too scared to weigh myself, because up until now i have managed my weight by being very careful what I ate and restricting myself and believe it or not saying 'no' a lot. (and my weight has not been managed that well!! I just keep getting bigger!)
Has anyone else found this after they made the decison? I am not 'pigging' out at all, but just eating like normal (cheese on toast for dinner last night) A few freckle chocolates for dessert etc, I can't eat like that without putting on weight.
Any advice/stories greatly appreciated!!!
Jane x