GUILTY
Hi All,
I think I feel bad because I gained and so many of you were suffering to stay on your pre-opt diet. I really feel like I failed you all, myself and Dr. I had to count calories the first 3 months. I did great for 2 months lost about 10 lbs. Then I don't know what happen. I have had a lot of stress and that means food. I know that I have to and want to change my way of thinking about food and God help me that I will be able to do that. I see were people lost pre-opt and I feel guilty, letting my friends down. Now, I don't know what my surgeon will say about this gain. I did it to my self. No pity from anyone, just feel like I had to confess this to my friends here. Really need your prays.
God Bless everyone
Evie
Let me ask you a pretty easy straight up question...
Why are you having this surgery???
Is it because you have TRIED losing weight before and it DID NOT work for you?
Well there you go, if we could all lose weight with diet and exercise and KEEP it off then WLS would not be an option. If everyone tried and succeeded with the sometimes required and ridiculous 6-month diet attempt - then nobody would get approved. We would all be thin, healthy and happy - the Insurance companies would be thrilled! Hell...WE would all be thrilled!
Fact is, regular diets do not work for us, that is a fact. If everyone here could maintain and continue their pre-op loss then we would not need bariatric options. Screw that 6 month diet, its unfair and a double edged sword. if you suceed, nay-sayers and the Insurance can say - "There you have it, no WLS needed". And if you fail? BFD!
BTW: you did not FAIL anything, its not a test. Its big insurance trying to make it as hard as possible for you to have a medically necessary, life saving/changing procedure.
Best wishes and chin up Evie!
J
DONT FEEL GUILTY. We all have our own struggles, our own journey, our own issues we have to work through. Just like we can't compare post-op weight loss, we can't compare pre-op losses.
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~~~~Alison~~~~~