Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I was 314 lbs. when I first attended a seminar about bariactric surgery with a BMI of 41. I tried diets and failed miserably. Lose a few regain a few plus! ridiculous. I also was taking meds for high blood pressure and high chlosterol. I slept with a cpap machine. I started the program in oct 2011 and lost the required weight to qualify for surgery. My presurgery weight was 293. I have had surgery on Jan 10, 2012 and to date have lost 75 lbs. I feel better about my self and in general feel better. I am off the blood pressure meds, still on cholesterol for now, and I don't use the cpap machine.
What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
Everyone I spoke to said they didn't believe I was that heavy as I "didn't look it" or "you carry it well", yes maybe but I felt it daily. It slowed my life down considerably.
If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?
I can move around easier, I need to get back in to a better physical shape, but winter is a slow time of year to do much. I know that the sleeve can stretch and you can back slide into weight regain. I think I have stretched mine a bit, and at almost eight weeks out my weight loss has stopped. It wasn't even work in the beginninng, and I am trying to keep to good foods, but I could use some support as I feel that I have regained a couple of pounds and now need to really start some sort of exercise as I am scared that I will be back to where I was. Sometimes it seems I can hardly eat anything and am over full and sometimes it seems that I am eating a lot and not feeling bad. I am confused and a bit scared.
I had Dr. Posner in Buffalo NY for a surgeon and he was super, blunt and a straight shooter, I liked that about him. But again knowing that this surgery isn't a magic pill to success I need some encouragement to keep it going. Depression sucks and this is just another thing I am concerned about as I don't ever want to be a fat adult again and would like to lose another 20 pounds. It is a good feeling to know others are out there sharing my concerns and struggles.
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