Has anyone had the surgery, and not done great with the "pre-diets"??
When I met with Dr Ellsmere I was over the max BMI needed for WLS. I had been dieting for 18 months previous on a diabetic diet and had lost over 170 lbs. He looked at me and asked me how committed I was to this.... it really hit me... pissed me off really ... for I felt I was committed and dieting ...having lost over 170 lbs already. BUT after going home and reading all they had on their program, I knew I wasn't committed as I needed to be. I went home, fine tuned my diet, started walking and in 9 months before surgery lost 200 more pounds.
Remember, surgery is only a tool... it helps.... but them taking 80% of your stomach doesn't remove the behaviors and issues one has with food. Sometimes I think a lobotomy is needed LOL. Losing weight is alot of hard work with or without surgery...alot of mental work that definitely isnt overnight... I am still working on the head part... and probably will for the rest of my life.
Failure is something a morbidly obese person has ingrained in them... that they can't.. they will never, it's hopeless. etc etc... but it's the repeated lies we tell ourselves and that keeps us in a cycle of self loathing and fat thinking. Change your mind....change your outlook...change your life.....
It's a hard long journey.... but YOU CAN and WILL .... keep positive, stay focused, be HONEST with yourself and do what the program says that your surgeon gives and you will get there. Look for help on the issues you need help with... eg the head part... and you will get there.......
