Does luck have anything to do with it?
Hello all,
I haven't been on the boards for awhile. I am going to come back and be more active as I am starting to lose my way.
Which brings me to the subject...yes I am lucky. My journey is different than many as I have/had over 250 lbs. to lose. I also suffer from severe bone on bone knees and lymphedma so my movements are limited due to pain. I am lucky that I found a surgeon who would operate on a 470 lbs/51 year old woman. I was lucky that I could go to work every day and have the medical coverage to pay for the surgery. I was lucky because I woke up from the surgery, which I really didn't expect to do so. Did I take the easy way out? Maybe, may be that after 40+ years of being fat, overweight, obese, heavy, etc and having diet after diet fail. After probably ruining my metabolism from yo yo dieting. After the mental anguish of being a fat girl in a thin society, maybe I did take the easy way and I would do it again in a NY second. The concept of WLS that the many people have is one of fat lazy people who sit around and eat bon bons all day and too lazy and or stupid to know how to control their weight. The only true success stories are the ones who go to weigh****chers (or pick anyone of the million) and struggle to take the weight off. These are all wonderful programs and now that I have lost over 200 lbs. I might consider one to help me get the rest of it off, but at my former weight NOTHING was working for me.
Yes, I am lucky that I have this board. After so many years of being a hermit and staying within my own prison, I am making friends who understand what it is like. Finally I am really lucky as no one has ever questioned my decision, I have received only support.
Thanks for the question, I have forgotten just how theraputic this board can be.
Jeanne
I haven't been on the boards for awhile. I am going to come back and be more active as I am starting to lose my way.
Which brings me to the subject...yes I am lucky. My journey is different than many as I have/had over 250 lbs. to lose. I also suffer from severe bone on bone knees and lymphedma so my movements are limited due to pain. I am lucky that I found a surgeon who would operate on a 470 lbs/51 year old woman. I was lucky that I could go to work every day and have the medical coverage to pay for the surgery. I was lucky because I woke up from the surgery, which I really didn't expect to do so. Did I take the easy way out? Maybe, may be that after 40+ years of being fat, overweight, obese, heavy, etc and having diet after diet fail. After probably ruining my metabolism from yo yo dieting. After the mental anguish of being a fat girl in a thin society, maybe I did take the easy way and I would do it again in a NY second. The concept of WLS that the many people have is one of fat lazy people who sit around and eat bon bons all day and too lazy and or stupid to know how to control their weight. The only true success stories are the ones who go to weigh****chers (or pick anyone of the million) and struggle to take the weight off. These are all wonderful programs and now that I have lost over 200 lbs. I might consider one to help me get the rest of it off, but at my former weight NOTHING was working for me.
Yes, I am lucky that I have this board. After so many years of being a hermit and staying within my own prison, I am making friends who understand what it is like. Finally I am really lucky as no one has ever questioned my decision, I have received only support.
Thanks for the question, I have forgotten just how theraputic this board can be.
Jeanne
I have to be completely honest, and thus far for me RNY has been the easy way out for me. Not to say that it was an easy decision or it doesn't come with lots of things to consider, but quite frankly it was easier for me to loose this weight and get healthy than if I have to have done this the "old fashioned" way by dieting and will power alone.
I look at obesity as a disease very similar to alcholism - food was an addiction. My surgeon went in there and made it so I HAD to stop killing myself with food. For me now food is poison and I eat to live not live to eat. If this surgery had not been an option, I can guarantee my LIFE I would have never had the willpower to loose this weight myself and I most likely woudl have died younger than I should have.
I dont think I would be insulted if someone said I took the easy way out. Persoanlly I'm glad there was an easy way out for me.
I look at obesity as a disease very similar to alcholism - food was an addiction. My surgeon went in there and made it so I HAD to stop killing myself with food. For me now food is poison and I eat to live not live to eat. If this surgery had not been an option, I can guarantee my LIFE I would have never had the willpower to loose this weight myself and I most likely woudl have died younger than I should have.
I dont think I would be insulted if someone said I took the easy way out. Persoanlly I'm glad there was an easy way out for me.
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