You'll never succeed without surgery.

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  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    Aside from watching my mother and two friends go through weight loss surgery only to end up with more problems than they had to begin with, I learned everything I feel like I need to know about weight loss surgery from watching My 600 Lb Life. No doubt, the various surgeries can provide hope and save lives, but it never solves their problems, and the doctor doesn't even claim it will. When the patients don't have the expected results, the doctor doesn't miss a beat before telling them they're still eating too much, to stop making excuses, get therapy if needed, but only you can control how much you eat. A surgery can't do that.
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    I know someone who didn't maintain the weight loss even with the surgery. It's not magic. You can still overeat after it.
  • Caroline393
    Caroline393 Posts: 71 Member
    I'm not an expert by any means, but I came across this woman on Instagram the other day: @jacquelineadan44

    If she can lose over 300 lbs with diet and exercise, I imagine you can reach your goal the same way
  • ashjongfit
    ashjongfit Posts: 147 Member
    I was 360 lbs at one time. I'm now 210lbs and while I have a way to go, it can SO be done on your own. In the time I have been losing I have had a pregnancy and have had many off weeks and I have not gained it all back. Just like you I return to what is now my normal eating habits and carry on.

    I know surgery is what some people think they need to lose the weight, and many of them I find end up using diet and exercise to keep the weight off, which makes me wonder why they didn't do this to start. I know it seems impossible when you weigh a large number but it isn't. Of course when your job is doing WLS your going to tell people its their only option otherwise you'd be out of a job.

    Your doing everything right and don't for one second ever think you need anything but yourself!
  • Mavenly
    Mavenly Posts: 23 Member
    kbmnurse wrote: »
    Surgery=bandaid.

    Those are rather useful when one is bleeding. Just sayin'
  • Red_Pill
    Red_Pill Posts: 300 Member
    For me surgery is the easy way out. Don't get me wrong though, if it's needed because one can't walk or their health is in a state of emergency then yeah, sure. Otherwise if you can still move around on your own, lose the weight yourself. It really isn't that complex. The fitness industry try to package weight loss as this thing that can't be done with "x product" but those who've dropped weight know there isn't any secret to this. 1, Eat less food. If eating mainly whole foods helps you eat less then go that route. 2, Move your body. The body is meant for movement. Start off slow if you have to - just walking everyday. Then you can graduate to the next thing, then the next thing. Before you know it you'll be smashing weights in the gym 5 times a week. Now, if your going into this expecting things to be smooth sailing then you're looking for a unicorn. There's no such thing as smooth sailing in weight loss. There will be set backs, there will be nights where you eat a whole tub of ice cream or go over your calories by 1000s. It's cool. Don't drown in self pity, get back to it. Tomorrow will be a new day. It's all about being consistent with your new eating habits. How you look isn't based on what you ate for a day or two it's based on how you eat the majority of the time. So sit down, think about what you wanna do, however my advice would be to go this route. And I tell you, the lessons you'll learn along the way will translate in multiple areas of your life. You'll become a better person, that's a given. And remember this isn't a "diet" so you can go back to eating how you were, this is a paradigm shift. The power is in your hands. You can do this.
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    edited October 2016
    In my own experience-I've lost around 50lbs without surgery, and have been maintaining that loss for several years now. There's been a few bumps on the road, but I always catch them early on, correct the weight creep and then move on. The reality is that very few people actually succeed at long term weight loss management with or without surgery. But that doesn't mean that I (or you OP) have to be one of those who fail :)
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    Mosiak wrote: »
    I don't want surgery, I don't think I need it and I don't think its necessary for me to have it. That said, I am constantly seeing that in order to succeed and keep the weight off I have to have surgery, otherwise I'll never achieve my goal weight and even if I do achieve it I am doomed to gain it all back and more.

    A gastric bypass surgeon said in an interview "You (the patient) can at most lose 20lb and keep it off successfully by normal means, anything over that you need surgery to keep off" .. what..?

    Today I was reading an article about an obese woman and her struggles with dieting in her youth, she later learnt to accept her body and to accept that losing and keeping the weight off was a pipe dream, and there for she just had to learn to love herself the way she is... again,... what?

    I fully understand that its quite easy to gain everything back, it is very easy for formally fat people to slip up and the weight gain will be very fast, but to say its impossible seems really strange to me.

    For the last 11 months I've been on my weight loss journey by normal means, I've gone from 315lbs to 244lbs, so ive lost roughly 70lbs so far. In those 11 months I've gone on a week vacation twice where I ate a lot of junk like crisps and bbq, alcohol and sugary snacks of all kinds, both those times I did indeed gain weight, but both those times after I went back to my normal eating habits and routines the weight dropped again fairly quickly.

    I don't count anymore, I've gotten used to and automatically aware of calorie intake, I do however occationally count on random days to make sure that my instinct isnt off by too much. I lift 3-4 times a week for 30-40min at a time, half that time is stretching after lifting weights with various body parts hehe.

    So my question is.. am I really just kidding myself? should I just call it quit and sign up for this surgery? A surgery I swore I would never get.

    What are your thoughts? and do you have experience with people telling you you're just setting yourself up to become obese for the second time in your life?

    Weight loss is all about lifestyle change, not short term dieting. You've made that change and already lost 70 lbs when the doctor said you couldn't get over 20 lbs. There are many people on this site who've lost double or triple what you've done so far. I say keep it up and don't turn back now you've got this far. Congratulations.
  • siraphine
    siraphine Posts: 185 Member
    They just want your money. The more people that get surgeries, the more money they get. Losing weight is simple math and lifestyle choices. You do not need surgery unless you are physically inable to get up, or are in severe immediate danger if your weight doesn't change. You are doing well as you are. Don't give up.

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