Monday, August 16, 2010
Weight Loss Surgery For You Or Not For You
Hi friends this post is on weight loss surgeries! I have many friends who have done this method of weight loss and you know what I think hey if that's the path they want to or need to go down to get it done then good for them! Those who understand that it is not the end all cure all for weight loss are the ones who will be successful, those who understand that it takes eating the right things and working out to maintain their weight loss and understand in the end no matter which way you go you can't go back to your old habits. I have friends who have been very successful as using this as a tool it is NOT the easy way out trust me on that cause I've thought about going this rout myself and decided at the current time it isn't the way I want to go cause I just don't trust myself to not gulp down a big glass of water or not measure my food properly and end up doing more harm to myself than good. What brought on this blog well simply a conversation with my ex this past weekend! His current wife is going to have the lapband procedure next year, frankly I don't see her as a good candidate in my opinion while she most defiantly meets the weight requirements and the physical ailments psychologically I don't think it's going to do her any good because she hasn't ever been successful at changing her eating habits! She is going into this thinking this is the easy way out boy she is in for a rude awakening! It is people like this who don't see this as a tool but see it as an easy fix who end up in the end either hurting their selves or gaining what they lose back and put their selves through physical pain all for nothing in the end! She decided all this after my casting call and my article in the newspaper so I do believe it has driven her through insecurity's to do this. She always has thought I wanted my ex husband back and would come after him or if I looked better than her he'd want me rather than her. I have assured her more times than I have fingers and toes I sure as hell don't want him I mean come on what's to miss about a man who use to choke you, push you around, and tell you stuff like no one else would ever want you, your fat, your ugly, you have children, your stupid, your ignorant, your a bitch and your a whore! Oh yes uh huh what a prince charming! I'd just as soon chew my left arm off than ever go back to that sort of abusive relationship! I advocate people doing this weight loss journey for their selves not for fear of losing a spouse, but for fear of losing their own lives! For if you do not do it for you well it wont last you have to make yourself your main reason then others can follow for instance I am doing this for myself, and for my children and for my future grandchildren! I want to be around for a very long time and I want to spend it healthy not falling apart not being able to enjoy my life or my family! So this is the one thing that is totally okay if your "selfish"! If I get to a point where I want to try the surgery I will but for me it's about trust and I don't trust me lol so I will do it the way that I am! It's a personal choice as for which tools you choose to use on this fun filled up and down trip! Find yours and use them well! Remember it isn't easy, you didn't gain all of this in one day you wont lose it in one day! There are NO easy answers!
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I have friends that have done this surgery but it is the bypass. One has not been able to loose her remaining weight for over a year now after the fast weight loss that happen right off the bat. One has gained back half the weight she took off and one has been successful because she changed the way she eats. I would not put myself through it and I have insurance that covers it. All I would have to pay is 20 dollars per visit and the surgery is paid for 100 percent. Even with that incentive I would rather loose weight by changing the way I eat. I feel it is so important to discover why you eat and fix it.
ReplyDeleteEven folks who follow ALL the rules after the surgery often have complications (yes, even with the band) and rebound weight gain. I've had three weight loss surgeries. They've done more harm than good. Obesity is the result of different factors (over consumption of sugars and processed foods high in calories and low in nutrients)not all of which are addressed by these surgeries. The fact that surgeons and the bariatric folks call it a "tool" is an insult to nature. Our digestive tracts need to stay intact to make true health possible. True health means a healthy relationship with food and that can't happen with a surgically altered gut.
ReplyDeleteVery good points Lisa! Thanks for sharing your point of view as someone who has had some of the surgeries!
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