Comments on: Simple question http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2005/10/15/simple-question/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:02:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Candy Justina http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2005/10/15/simple-question/#comment-2781 Candy Justina Sat, 15 Oct 2005 23:35:38 +0000 http://www.obesity-surgery.bseulf.org/2005/10/15/simple-question/#comment-2781 Danny, With the RNY the weight comes off mechanically. The pouch is small, the opening into the intestine is small, eat too much and you will toss your cookies or experience pain, and we malabsorb what goes in. Over time the body will try to return to "normal" - the pouch will stretch a bit, the malabsorption will decrease. The goal is to have set in stone good "habits" you learn during the period that you are going through the fast weight loss (the first year to 18 months). You CAN outeat your surgery. It has been done. What you have is a tool, better than any other tool we have had so far. But if you graze, eat a lot of sugars, drink with your meals, etc., you will gain back the weight. <!--more--> My surgery was just under 22k, and was self-pay, I spent too much money to screw it up now. You will, of course, have to make the decision for yourself. Pam in Niceville At Monday, 27 January 2003, you wrote: Danny,

With the RNY the weight comes off mechanically. The pouch is small,
the opening into the intestine is small, eat too much and you will
toss your cookies or experience pain, and we malabsorb what goes
in. Over time the body will try to return to "normal" - the pouch
will stretch a bit, the malabsorption will decrease. The goal is
to have set in stone good "habits" you learn during the period that
you are going through the fast weight loss (the first year to 18
months).

You CAN outeat your surgery. It has been done. What you have is
a tool, better than any other tool we have had so far. But if you
graze, eat a lot of sugars, drink with your meals, etc., you will
gain back the weight.

My surgery was just under 22k, and was self-pay, I spent too much
money to screw it up now. You will, of course, have to make the decision
for yourself.

Pam in Niceville

At Monday, 27 January 2003, you wrote:

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