Should I gain weight in order to get ohip surgery?

As others have said, the Optifast fast seems a better and safer choice. The Optifast part is a kickstart to lose some of the weight. They have excellent experts such as a social worker, kinesiologist, nutritionist etc. to help you. You attend informative classes, exercise sessions, attend support groups after the classes and can make appointments with any of the experts for two years.

Good luck!

Raationalthinker1,

I had an obesity surgery i***** a hybrid+ some ones done now. I did not read every response you have been given, but did read several. There are several things to consider.

With weight under /around 200. I would not try to gain weight, This surgery is not for the uncommitted or wimps. It is a serious tool for those who are unable to correctly metabolize and or regain controls over the body..

Please continue to do research on your health issues..check for hormonal influences like poycystic ovaries,( a blood test)look at the symptoms to see if your weight gain started with puberty, have extra facial hair..etc..confer with your primary. , medications that are weight positive..ie the side effect is weight gain...insulin resistance.

Consider making lifestyle changes to impliment your short term goals...here are some things I did, and might be things you can use., don't buy anything but a small pizza, if that is your triggger, add extra vegs and protein to it, make it a thin and crispy crust or make own from healthy ingredients starting with a tortilla shell....maybe make one meal a nutrition shake w/ extra proteins.Experiment with several in small sizes til you find one you like ... Don't stock a bunch of it, your tastes may change. To get around this i often buy vanilla flavored and add a flavoring of some kind to it. an extract? unswt koolid mix? lots of options. it can be used to add protein to items that normally don't have much.. pancake craving?. make 2 and put in a scoop of protein powder in the batter, use coconut oil to replace other fats.Itnourishes the brain.use with scant amount of a fruit spread with only natural sugars.

There is a reason this surgery is set for morbidly obese people. It is not a fix all end all, of forever controlling your weight. . It requires a life long committment. I had polycystic ovaries,rheumatoid, lyme, insulin resistance,( w/bloodsugars documented as low as 20 on 2 hr post paradial.gaining 3lbs/mo on beans and tuna. metabolism study showed need of 60% reduction vs.expected rate.).It does not matter how fat you are when blood sugars plummeting like that, must eat..freq and small amounts.. I started with wt. of. 292 1/2 lbs, had to loose 50 lbs, to reduce size of liver to be safe, before surgery. also had multiple health issues, not quite yours, but similar in that I had to eat on frequent schedule, not a lot, but something. presently around 180. dropped as low as 149 for a day, the began building lots of muscle and gained and held 160 range for several years.

Remember weight control is subjective.. as your goals should be. find a place where you can be happy.., it sounds flip,( but not meant that way). give up what you need to to get there and maintain. You are individual.There is no one else with your exact needs/desires. This is what all have to do to maintain, whether they have had surgery or Not.

The meds you are on should be changed to weight negative ones, as much as possible, to not sabotage your efforts.

Know that the cravings you have can be managed with high B complex in sublingual forms.. takes about 3 days for mine to kick in...

Even after this long, I have trouble still getting meds in..(part of my surgery was gastric bypass with banding, pouch procedure(now about 5 oz) ,+, just no room to eat if I take a handful of pills. so must pick and choose what and when i take. Since surgery I require NO prescription meds, but take supplemnets ..natural iron w intrinsic, multi, mag, K+, and others usually intermittently as needed.

also consider your underlying health conditions. consider immune boosters, paracitic cleanses, liver and kidney cleanses, in natural options to boost your bodys ability to get rid of extra cells/ and breakdown from any toxins you are recieving incidentally..

should be sure to consider ,hormonal, chemical and antibiotic contaminations of your food supply...vegs/grains/meats. Some of these mimic natural hormones in the body and will prevent weight loss.

I do an elimination diet to try to check for my response ..lack of symptoms or increase in symptoms when i return to my normal food...

I hope these things give you additional thoughts consider as you press on your journey to being happy and content with your life... good luck. Know there are many here who will help, just as you have had many responses this time, will be here for your questions and there are many tools here to assist your implientation of your plan.

Well - it's unpopular...but in a way, I guess I gained...I was in a similar situation...when I looked into WLS and I didn't qualify. And while I didn't do it on purpose, my weight eventually rose to the point where I qualified ON THE NOSE. I didn't have any co-morbities so I was exactly a BMI of 40 at the time I applied.

Again I didn't gain weight on purpose, but my weight was steadily increasing and it felt beyond my control and I eventually qualified.

I'm not saying to do it, I'm just sharing what happened with me.