I need an honest answer PLEASE!!!!

After reading somebody's post it seemed like to me that they were not happy with their surgery. But I also see people who are VERY happy with the changes. How do you feel about your surgery? I know at first there is pain and struggling, but what about a year down the road? Do you still have unbearable cravings for food that you haven't eaten in so long? Do you get the urge to say 'bump it' and just eat whatever, whenever? Do you have ANY regrets at all???? I am still in the process of meeting my insurance requirements, but I just want to know what the deal REALLY is.

After so many months of having your surgery, do you still feel as optimistic as you did before you had the surgery?   

Please tell the truth!! Thanks!!

i say you have to research all the different surgeries and decide which one is best for you. if your problem is sweets then maybe lap band wouldnt be the right chose b/c i know some peole can eat that just fine with lap band. where as gastric bypass or other malabsurbtion surgeries make it harder  to eat the high sugar foods because youll be in horable pain. i am glad i had gastric bypass. i thought about the band but after reading and the thought of the cost of the fills and what happens if it dosent work then ided have to get another surgery so i just went for the bypass. i would do it all over again. i belive the bypass was the best choice for me. i loved greasey food now if i touched it ided be sick as a dog. so just do your research see what your insurance covers and decide what is best for you and make sure you are ready for the life style change for the rest of your life. by the way i am not against the band it is right for some people just wasnt right for me.

 Honestly, my surgery was THE best decision I've made for myself in my life....because it finally gave me life.  I was so imprisoned by my own body before that I never thought I was good enough or able to do certain things.  Now I don't feel that way at all.  

As far as cravings/food/etc.  Surgery doesn't fix those problems per say.  If you give into cravings or say the heck with it, yeah it will be a struggle to lose or you will have problems regaining weight.  That's why it's so important to always have a plan...what will you do when boredom hunger, emotional hunger, or stress hunger comes around?  Will you be ready?  I deal with this every single day....some days are better than others but I'm only human and I don't beat myself up for the times I slip up, I realize my error and move on.   I think so many people get into the habit of snacking or whatever that they don't realize what they are doing until 10, 20 or more pounds they worked so hard to lose are back.  That's why you have to always be accountable for you and your actions.  Weigh yourself, track your food, keep your dr. appointments.  You are in control of you. Seek the help of your nutritionist or a psychologist to help you deal with these issues. They are there to help you, you don't have to do it alone.
 I'm getting closer to my year mark and there are still things I"m learning every day about myself post-op life.  I can eat more than before, which frightens me but I just remember that even if I can eat more that doesn't mean I can eat poorly.  I've said this in other posts but we need to remember that once we lose our weight we aren't done....there is no game over in this...we have to be diligent and keep this up for the rest of our lives.  But so does everyone else, surgery or not, that wants to be healthy.  

So long story short, nope, no regrets.  I'm just happy I did this at age 26 instead of 56 so now I can really live and enjoy the next 80 years of my life!!  

~Emily~

Surgery best thing ever!!! the journey... the wildest in ur life. is soo weird and excited at the same time! all the feelings that u can have all at ones. crazy!

1th i was very unsure of  having surgery. after having my RNY i felt like crap mentaly i mean kinda depressed for about 3 months till i start to see the results. is hard mental game, well it was for me cuz i thougth i was gonna die or something for what i had done to my body then i acepted that this was my new life and i was gonna have to live with my decition good or wrong it was my new life. i know this are silly thoughts but after having any surgery u can be a lil blue for a while.

about the part of learning to eat again or stuff i was not dificult for me at all! it happend very natural. i didn`t want any food so watching my friends eating wasn`t a problem, 'till now that im 20 months out and i can eat everything! its being  really hard! but i do have control now and i can make a chooise, now that i know how it feels to be healthy and liking my body. so i won`t let my self go where i was standing before. THAT IS WHAT WLS GIVES YOU THE POWER OF TAKE CONTROL.
Lets face it food is the worse of all adiction cuz u have to eat to live, with alcohol, adn pill u just stop and don`t have it again. so this tool will help u to realize what kinda foods makes ur adition worse, like i know if i do sweets or  bad carbs i lose control, so i don`t allowed my self to have thos just maybe on weekends.

SO am i happy with my surgery. I LOVE MY RNY.
would i do it again?.. I Would do it 1000000000 times, everyday if i had tooo.
is the pain badÇ? not at all. im more scared about going to the dentist that having surgery again.

my only regret is that i coulda lose more weight in my honeymoon period and now is getting really hard to lose the last 12 i wanna lose.
about having restriction and no be able to eat what u want to eat is the bet thing that could ever happen lol. i have hard time controling myself lol.

and about ur cuestion if i still feel optimistic.. every day i feel better and better. im like a new person, a better one.  starting to love myself again.

THE TRUTH IS THAT IS NOT THE EASY WAY OUT, IS GONNA HURT( and im not talking about the "surgery")  AND IS GONNA TAKE A LOT OF  HARD WORK AND UR GONNA CRY TO MANY TIMES, BUT UR GONNA SMILE WAY MORE!!! AND ITS GONNA WORTH IT!!!!.

surgery or not u need to take control of ur eating. soo good luck! wish u the best in ur journey
hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I'm only 6 months out so...

I was a major baked goods junkie before surgery. I could make a cheesecake and eat half of it in a sitting without blinking an eye. Now, not so much. I COULD eat a half a cheesecake without any bad side effects (nothing but milk and white flour bothers me), but I don't have the craving to do so anymore. One small piece and I'm totally satisfied.

I never knew what satisfaction was before my DS. I do now, and it's probably the best part of having had surgery.

I still eat high-fat high-protein foods, but that's almost a requirement of my surgery. Good luck to you and your decision.