How do you feel about--

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Registered: 04-07-2008
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Thu, 05-07-2009 - 8:53pm

Weight loss surgery?

Before I read "Half-assed", a weight loss memoir about a women who loses 1/2 her body weight, I really thought that weight loss surgery was the only option for someone who was as overweight as myself. Reading "Half-assed" gave me hope and the inspiration that lead me to believe that I could lose weight, and ultimately to finding SBD. Since being on SBD and having lost weight on my own has lead my to believe that people who get weight loss surgery just arn't trying hard enough. I understand life or death situations where the person is too obese to exercise, but people who are perfectly capable of exercising and dieting on their own--I tend to think they're looking for an easy out. I wonder if people who get this surgery realize that the surgery isn't a quick fix, that without changing their lifestyle they can't make long term changes in their weight and health. So I'm curious to hear what everyone else thinks about weight loss surgery.

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Registered: 12-06-2007
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 9:00pm

The short answer is that I agree with you.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 11-08-2008
Thu, 05-07-2009 - 9:28pm

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Sal
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Registered: 08-07-2007
Fri, 05-08-2009 - 12:17am
Melissa, I
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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-08-2003
Fri, 05-08-2009 - 1:27pm
I don't have to lose much weight so I truly don't know how I would feel if I had a significant amount to lose.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-11-2003
Sun, 05-10-2009 - 9:30pm

I have a friend who had weight loss surgery 5+ years ago.



 

 


iVillage Member
Registered: 04-08-2003
Mon, 05-11-2009 - 9:35am

I respectfully disagree that WL surgery is a quick fix.

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-18-2006
Thu, 05-14-2009 - 10:24am

I felt the way most of you do until recently.

 
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-07-2007
Thu, 05-14-2009 - 2:23pm
Deb!
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Registered: 06-18-2006
Thu, 05-14-2009 - 2:35pm

I've missed you too!!

 
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-07-2007
Thu, 05-14-2009 - 3:02pm

I'm often in the DYK, though a bit spotty this month.

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