Have to admit something!

I have to admit that if my husband's employer got onto an insurance plan that covered the gastric bypass, I would go for it right now! I am an impatient person, and I feel that I'm getting nowhere right now. The one nice thing about the WLS is that you lose weight really fast! You have to go through alot to do it, but somehow that doesn't bother me at this point. Also, I wouldn't mind my stomach being surgically altered so I would be forced to eat less, since I have a strong tendency to eat alot anyway. Sorry if I seem like a traitor to the Non Post-ops people, but that's just the way I feel right now. Denise Phares

Im agreeing with Denise at this point.... Im failing really bad! Not to mention I just got dumped for somebody who weighs 102 lbs.... I got 230 lbs on her!

you shouldn't feel like a traitor - WLS is a very personal and complicated decision. but saying that, it should be a last resort. you should have given many other things an HONEST shot. its not an easy road and if you don't work on your emotional eating issues (which majority of obese people have) then WLS won't do much for you in the long run. my best suggestion to you is to try something new - something more individualized. go see a nutritionist. start seeing a therapist. find out what the emotional and nutritional issues are for you right now. see your PCP. see a WL surgeon. see what they say about your situation. they should be able to give you some new ideas and help you see what you might be able to change to bring you more success. WLS will not solve your problems. being obese is only the SYMPTOM. you have to fix the root problem (now if WLS included brain surgery, that would be a different issue). also, as the years pass post-op, your stomach will stretch - i know post-ops who can eat basically normal portions a few years out so if your tendency is to eat large portions, that may be an issue later down the road. i know with the program i went to, many very large people lose a medically significant amount of weight and keep it off long term. but there are also people who after years of coming and going from the DFC end up having WLS. you have to figure out what is going to work for you.

There is no shame in admitting your true feelings. Frankly I'm very jealous of how quickly the weight drops off when you have WLS - however I don't want to put myself through such serious surgery with potentially terrible side effects etc. unless I have no more options. I share your impatience, but I have to remind myself it took years to build on this fat so it will take years to lose it. There are two ways to lose weight like WLS, one is to just pretend you had the surgery and follow their diet and the other is a medically supervised low calorie diet. Both of which are somewhat dangerous and you definitely need to see your Dr. and perhaps a nut to discuss doing such a drastic diet. I find the diet I'm on is working for now and when I plateau I'll see a nut to get it modified. In fact it's not a diet but rather a good habit of eating that I'm trying to establish for life. I'm also paying attention to when I feel I've over eaten and adjusting what I eat for the next meal. For example I found 2 toast for breakfast were making me feel too full so I'm only eating one and I feel better. I sometimes wonder with the WLS diet after surgery if that is properly preparing people to maintain or if it is just helping them to lose weight quickly and maintainance becomes a new issue? I don't know enough about WLS to understand this aspect. I hope no matter what route we end up taking, I hope we all have success losing and maintaining which is really hard. Skylar

I just wondered if any of you are diabetic? My dr. put me on byetta shots almost 8 wks ago and I have lot 30 pounds so far. It REALLY controls the apetite and reduces cravings!! If you are diabetic, pls ask your dr. about it! Good luck!! And, yes, I have a LONG way to go! lol