Comments on: Advice, Again!

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 02:31:43 +0000

One reason you cant make it on a post op diet
without surgery is that your stomach is still active. It
demands to be fed. There are nerves and things to your
stomach that start to complain if you dont eat enough.
With surgery, the stomach is cut away and the nerves
are severed (to keep you from getting ulcers). We
still get hungry, but it isnt the same "stomach ache"
kinda hungry we used to get, its more of a weak
feeling.
You will never make it on a post op diet. Its a
ridiculously little amount of food compared to what an average
person, especially an abese one eats. It will only make
you binge and your body needs the fuel to burn the
weight anyways.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:10:55 +0000

I had my first shot of rum last night. Within 10
seconds, I had to sit down. My head got heavier and
heavier and I laid back for about 3-4 minutes. When I got
around to gettting up, I was actually buzzed. I even
slurred my words. I couldnt believe 1 shot did that to
me.
I dont think I will ever do that again. Im
definately a cheap drunk now.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 05:08:33 +0000

Hey, my Hubby might like that Cheap Date Theory!
Thanks for letting me know
how it works for you, I know everyone is different… but I like to hear how it
may be.
KR

By: Kathy Lucrecia

Kathy Lucrecia — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:52:10 +0000

I still drink an occasional drink… but NEVER
beer… too much gas… fills my tummy! I also never
drink soda either, by my doctors advice. But remember
if you do drink alcohol, there is not that much food
in you to help counter the affects of the alcohol…
so you will be a "cheap" date LOL!!! One drink does
me fine for an entire night (2-3hours)
Cindy

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:26:59 +0000

I doubt whether I can answer ALL your questions
and will leave some of them for someone else. I also
don’t know HOW our bodies are able to sustain itself on
the little bit of food that we intake other than the
fact that we are probably very fuel efficient to begin
with. You probably should ask your doctor that
question. If you only ate what I eat now, you would more
than likely overeat at some point, because you would
never get that sensation of being full like after
surgery. You would always feel hungry and eventually feel
compelled to overeat at some point. A lot has to do with
the by-pass. Much of the food even though eaten, is
by-passed so there is not that significant weight gain. I
was also told NO alcohol. I didn’t drink, so this was
no problem for me. The only thing I can tell you is

the experience I had with liquid cold medicine that
contained alcohol……I took the recommended dosage of 2
tsp. It took about 30 seconds before I was floored. I
couldn’t even walk straight. I felt like I had been on a
week drunk. If 2 tsp. of cold medicine could do that,
I would hate to think what would happen with a
bottle of beer. I know I am probably talking differently
than someone else, but we all have our own experiences
and you should compare them all. Good luck…Helen