timbrelyn

I don't know how to "friend" ppl here but if you can tell me or want to friend me please do and we can give each other support and encouragement

I had a vertical banded gastroplasty 22 yrs ago and if I knew what I knew now I would never choose to do it again. I would go for losing weight without WLS and try for a year to get the weight off using my fitness pal and other methods. The surgery made my eating habits WORSE for me and for many years I was a "surgical…

Hi ! I'm new here on MFP. I had WLS 21 yrs ago, mine was a vertical banded gastroplasty. Presurgery I was 320, lost about 100, had no pre-op counseling, no guidance other than take a multi-vitamin daily and over the next 5 yrs regained 40 + lbs? my eating habits worsened post surgery because I had such difficulty digesting…