thinking about weight loss surgery

I started the weightloss surgery process myself. To lose the required weight (8-12 lbs) presurgery I joined MFP. BY the time my first follow up visit came to see where I was with all of the requirements ( about 3 months later) I had lost 25lbs. Needless to say I kept on going and did not do the surgery. And quite honestly when people ask me how I did it, it is the best feelinf in the world for me to be able to tell them I did it with good old fashioned hard work and will power. I am now about 12 lbs from my goal weight (total lost 79) and it will be a year next week. Good luck to you!

In my honest opinion, if you get the surgery but haven't had to try to eat better, or exercise then, it would seem to me that eventually the weight would just come back on after the surgery if you can's stick with eating better or less, or working out. It would just be bad if you ended up getting the surgery and then after a year your weight went right back up. I would say just try it give it 6 months and push yourself to see what you can do, try your hardest to prove it to yourself. You can do it!!

I am in the process of having weight loss surgery. I have done everything, now just waiting for insurance approval. I started this journey last January and keep being on the fence about it. One week I'll count calories and think "i can do this, I don't need no stinkin' surgery", then I fall off the wagon and hate that my jeans are too tight and then I am ready for the surgery, right then and there. I have 140 to 160 pounds to lose to be not overweight, to have a healthy BMI. I will say the other times I did MFP, I didn't know about the forums. Knowing about these now and seeing people that have lost the kind of weight that I need to lose is soooooooooooooo inspirational. I love to hear stories about weight loss and if anyone would share theirs with me, I would love to be friends with you and share motivation.

I was where you are right now. I finally made my decision once and for all. ( Just recently) I started back on MFP 25 days ago. Do me a favor & go to my profile & read my story, Sounds a lot like yours. We all have to decide what is best for ourselves. Friend me if you like & or feel free to message me. Good Luck in your decision whichever it is :flowerforyou:

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My husband had the gastric sleeve back in October and is doing great. It comes with struggles and you have to have tremendous willpower. He was at the point, he could not do it on his own. It has been one of the best things he has ever done. I think you need to really ask yourself if you can do it own your own. My husband is 37 and is more active now than ever. I personally, am trying to loose the weight on my own. I'm not nearly as big as my husband, but feel I need to give it everything I've got before even thinking about surgery. I'm proud of my husband for eating right, exercising and having willpower. Good luck in whatever you decide.

I thought about getting the surgery too...but I didn't do it. About 4 years ago I took a photo of my daughterinlaw at her baby shower. I was bigger than her and she was 8 months pg. I decided then and there I was going to have that surgery. Instead I tried eating less. I used a smaller plate, I always took half of what I ate out in a go plate so I could have the meal in two sittings instead of one. I drank loads of water. I lost about 35 pounds in 5 months. No one noticed but I did. My clothes were not as tight. I managed to keep that off. a year later ww online. Lost 56 pounds in 8 months. It sounds slow but it really was not that hard and with ww points it was easy to follow. I gave up after that and gained some of it back. I guess I was just not ready to be fully committed. Last February I tried ww online again and this time I lost 78 pounds in 9 months. I feel great. all together I have lost 112 pounds over a 4 year period. sounds slow but believe me it is the way to go. MY friend had the surgery, she lost 98 pounds in a year and then gained it all back plus some. she is now slowly loosing pounds with me. I have heard so many terrible stories about the surgery and I personnally know 3 people who have had it and have all gained all or most of their weight back.
If you get a support group going you will loose weight. You are worth the effort. I have a group of 6 friends on a private facebook page and we are there for each other. You can do this without the pain and danger of a surgery. think about it!
I think it all boils down to how much you eat rather than what you eat. having surgery will not teach you how to eat. it is just a quick temporary fix.

In my honest opinion, if you get the surgery but haven't had to try to eat better, or exercise then, it would seem to me that eventually the weight would just come back on after the surgery if you can's stick with eating better or less, or working out. It would just be bad if you ended up getting the surgery and then after a year your weight went right back up. I would say just try it give it 6 months and push yourself to see what you can do, try your hardest to prove it to yourself. You can do it!!

This is my opinion. I have a friend that did the surgery and in the hospital she said to everyone "Do whatever you have to do NOT to have to have this surgery". 150lbs may seem like a lot but it's not really. The surgeries are so life altering that I can even comprehend it. My friend has a background in the medical field, is extremely intelligent, totally understood the surgery is not a quick fix and is following her diet plan set up by her doctors and her hair is thinning. It's noticably thinner. She has to be extremely careful how much she eats or she becomes very ill. I really feel for her. If you can lose the 25lbs for surgery then you can continue to lose. I think you would be much happier with yourself knowing you lost the weight the healthy way instead by surgery. You've already lost a decent amount of weight! YOU CAN DO IT!! That's why everyone is here to help and support one another.