Denied Weight-loss Surgery...
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Katherinelittle24 wrote: »I am so sick of multiple people here judging for someone, or stopping someone from getting Weight Loss Surgery. Believe me, its not the easy way out! and some people cant just lose it the old fashion way. I am 460lbs and I am 29 years old. For anyone that is interested in WLS, I support you completely! it's your body and your life, after all. I had to do three months of intense classes and seeing a nutritionist as well that went over the whole procedure and what food looks like for post-opp. I will most likely be getting the Gastric Sleeve in September after I lose 10% of my body fat.
I'm nervous of course because it is surgery but I am also excited to begin my new life. I have been big my entire life and I have struggled with diets, left and right. This surgery is not just surgery, its not going to solve every problem. It's a tool to help those that get the surgery maintain a healthy balance in life. I've spoken to others that have had the surgery and from what I have gathered, its difficult in the beginning of course but what isn't? Nobody has told me though that they regret the surgery because it give them back their life. I'm young. If I was going to do it, now would be the time For those that are considering WLS, add me! lets talk and support each other on this journey!
I don't see any judgement toward WLS. It's not for everyone and they're just voicing what they've seen with loved ones hence concern, not judgment. Good luck with your journey and I'm glad you're making the right choice for yourself.5 -
If you're losing weight track your macros as well as your micros. I see to many people eat sub 2,000 calories but around a hundred grams of fat and then wonder why they are gaining weight.
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Katherinelittle24 wrote: »"some people cant just lose it the old fashion way."
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I agree that it is right for some people but please at least try to change your eating habits & lose weight that way first. I worked in ICU for 10 yrs & there was almost always someone in there from complications / infection. Most made it out but some also died. We do know a couple who had it many years ago & are still doing well but they were more than 100 lbs overweight. There are so many on here who have lost 100+ lbs. Do it slowly & change your food choices over a period of time3
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While weight-loss surgery will get the weight off pretty fast...it is not going to solve your problem. My husband had gastric bypass surgery in 2011 and went from 485 to 300 pounds--a remarkable achievement. However, he never went to the support group sessions and he tested his body at every chance to eat crappy foods and before he knew it he was back to over 450 pounds. He didn't solve his mental issues with food.
So, no amount of surgery is going to help you---address your issues with food, track every morsel you put in your mouth and walk every day for an hour and the weight will come off.7 -
This is a judgment free zone and I'm in agreement with the comments above.
WLS removes most of a stomach but does not fix the appetite control center which is located in the brain. WLS patients can eat it all back just like serial dieters do. Know this going in to surgery. My loved died due to complications from WLS. I have 6 relatives who've ate it all back with WLS. Not one of them is maintaining any of the original weight loss at the 5 year mark.
Most of them started eating it all back at the 2 year mark.
Speaking in general and to no one particular, can you answer this question: What was going through your mind as you were eating yourself into the highest weight you've ever been in your life?
Pre, Mid or Post-surgery. With or without surgery.
Why didn't your brain stop you one single time during the eating it all back phase and send out an alarm or even a word of caution. Why did your brain allow the eating phase to keep going and going and going without any kind of a stop-gap measure? Not stopping one single day to stop and look around. Not once.
That's the brain and the appetite control center. These things won't change after surgery. There will be a major weight loss within the first year followed by more surgery to remove the loose skin. After all of that, the brain can kick it right back into those old eating patterns without new major cognitive behavior skillsets and subsets.
A good surgeon will require counseling with a trial period to see if you can actually take off some of the weight before surgery. Many do and some decide to go on without the surgery.
Removing most of a stomach doesn't fix what's really going on in the brain. It's the brain that needs fixing and the body will follow. T2 diabetes is often the underlying cause of a ravenous appetite that will not be abated. If you can get your blood glucose levels under control it makes all of this easier.
People often overlook the underlying causes of what's really going on inside of their pancreas and other internal organs that are the largest contributor to obesity. We have to dig deep and get down to the root causes of what's really causing obesity.
T2 and binge eating go hand in hand. Binge eating earlier in life can be the handwriting on the wall for your diabetes diagnosis coming later in life. It's all connected.
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I hope you're doing well - I see this thread was started a month ago.
WLS is a tool. But its not the only tool available for you on this journey.2 -
100 grams of fat = 900 calories, and if their calorie target daily is 2000: that leaves 275 grams @ 4 calories each for proteins/carbs. Nothing wrong with this.
If the people you 'see' are not losing weight on 2000 calories, then 2000 calories is either not a deficit for them OR they are eating more than they think.
Eating fat does not make one gain weight. Consuming too many calories makes one gain weight.gadorlogor wrote: »If you're losing weight track your macros as well as your micros. I see to many people eat sub 2,000 calories but around a hundred grams of fat and then wonder why they are gaining weight.
Good luck.
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as with any tool, it can help but can't work on it's own. I believe some ppl do need it. Anyone watch My 600 lb life? it says in the beginning that only 5% are successful. I think the % is fairly low for the rest of us who don't have to lose that much weight1
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6728934/
Does binge-eating matter for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients?
Conclusions
The pool of evidence regarding the association between ED and T2DM seems to justify screening diabetic patients for abnormal eating behaviors. In addition, when obesity is present, eating psychopathology investigation is even more recommended, since it may disrupt obesity treatment and indirectly affect diabetes control.
Although the objective negative clinical impact of an ED on type 2 diabetes control is yet to be confirmed, is possible to speculate that the remission of binge episodes could play a major role in diabetes treatment. The clinical control of eating psychopathology could enhance nutritional recommendations adherence and may diminished post-prandial glycemic peaks. Nevertheless, although the spectrum of the clinical significance of the comorbidity of ED and T2DM has not been extensively studies, treatment of binge-eating related disorders could improve perception of self-efficacy of patients toward the diabetes dietary carbohydrate goals and, ultimately improved diabetes-related quality of life.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32341661/
Binge Eating Disorder in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Diagnostic and Management Challenges
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