Anyone consider or have had surgery?
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Anyone consider or have had surgery?
| Wed, 12-29-2004 - 1:16pm |
I know people have different views on weight loss surgery, but I was just wondering if anyone has done it or is considering it?


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I love the pictures they are so cute.
I have 3 children, 18,17 and 15 2 girls and one boy.
I have a Daycare, but since my illness, I have been cutting back. I will like to get back to my normal routine and I know that losing weight will help.
Thats why I am here, for all the support and ideas.
Have a great night everyone and take care
Helen
Take care and may God bless you, and keep you while YOU make your decision.
This is DEFINATELY something I am doing for myself. I have been overweight all my life, and when I hit 30, realized that no matter how healthy I may feel, it is not good for me. There is a long list of relatives on both sides of my family with diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and stroke. I'm still in the research stage now, and am building up the courage to ask my doctor to make the referral for me.
While I am concerned about complications, My biggest worry, as vain as it may be, is the extra skin I will have after. One relative that had the surgery walked religiously for two hours every day after her surgery and hardly has any extra skin, only from her underarms. I'm a bit worried about how my boobs will look and feel. The same relative said that hers look and feel like half filled sand bags!
Oh yeah, I've thought of it.
But I still have hope. I occasionally have an epiphany: I realize that I MUST work out most days of the week and be vigilent about what I eat. This works fine until something screws up in my life (child doing poorly in school, issues in my marriage, other random issues)and I allow it to derail me.
But if at first you don't succeed.....
So I keep trying. I DO know that if I get to where I start having major health problems, that I will get the surgery.
Deb 270/228/145ish (updated 4/19/04. Next weigh-in: 6/1/04)
Love to all of you,
Kendel
I know several people who have had the sugery. Some are happy with the results and others have gained weight back.
The few people I know that have gained weight back never changed their mindset. They felt they will have it done, their bodies will do the work for them and they can go back to their old ways. A girl I know from get togethers here in the BBW community had it done, she weighed over 450#s. She lost 200#s and is once again 400#s she allowed herself to eat what she wanted and felt horrible while doing so.
For myself, I thought about it heavily before I started to loose weight this time. I said I am going to try this ONE more time and if I can't than I am going to have it done. Well that was in April and here I am today. I have a long ways to go, but I am glad I gave it one more shot. This way, I know what it really took to get myself to the point of ground zero and having to rebuild my thoughts about food and my body.
This is all mental for me. I had to make choices. Would I rather go out nd have a big mac and fries than a boca burger and carrots? Yes. Could I eat both in one sitting? Yes. Will I? No.
I had to change. For my health and most of all for my mental well being. It's not easy, it never is to admit you have an addiction or a problem regaining control.
I know I have to eat right, makde decent choices and that I will probably have to work out for the rest of my life to maintain my weight in a healthy range. Some days that seems like a total bummer to be quite honest. But others I strap on the gym shoes, turn on the tunes and job my butt off at the gym, knowing I may feel better for it.
Last night I went to the mall. I went into the Limited. A store I have never been able to shop in. I tried on a size 12 pair of pants. Zipped them up and sat down in them before I even looked in the mirror, I almost cried, they fit. I have not been in a size 12 since jr. high school. I called a few of my g/f's elated ! Now they are snug, and I might not normally wear something so form fitting, but its my b-day and a celebration of a new me, and one that is still going to change so I am going to workout this week like a crazy person and slide them on next Saturday night knowing I worked for them.
293.5/192/145
~~ JODI ~~
HOOK EM HORNS!
God wants you to be healthy and happy.
I looked into this for a long time before making the decision to do it. It is almost like the moment I decided to do it I got a better outlook on life. I am now optimistic and motivated like never before. The surgery is not a fix to the problem, but it the most powerful tool available to combat it. It's like any other tool, if you do what you're supposed to, it can produce results. If you abuse it, it won't.
Hope this helps.
Kris
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