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Originally Posted by MikeB  I wish you luck on your weight loss quest however I am so con surgery it's not even funny. Every person I know who's had a surgery has lost and then regained weight. It's like wow I can still eat whatever I want but my stomach won't let me. The key is a TOTAL lifestyle change. |
I totally agree. I've seen some people say, after having lots of complications and issues, that they're offended when people claim it's "the easy way out". The thing is, it IS the easy way, in theory - while you still have to observe dietary limits, the surgery takes care of what I personally feel is THE biggest obstacle that people with weight problems need to overcome, and that's learning moderation. With this surgery, you don't have to do that - you still have to pay attention to the quality of your foods, but not the quantity, because there's physically only so much your stomach will hold.
When your stomach COULD hold a gallon but you only have a quart, that takes discipline. But, in my opinion, that's the only way you truly change your lifestyle. All due respect to people who have had the surgery and I'm sure they had their reasons, very good reasons, but it really does break my heart to see all the complications that seem to have arisen - it just strikes me as not the way to go. Hearing of people losing hair, teeth, bone density is an eye-opener, because there are usually two reasons people lose weight - for health and for looks. With all of those kinds of complications, it seems like both purposes are defeated with the aftereffects of these surgeries.
Majorly anti-surgery here. It sounds like an overly simplistic appraisal, but honestly - you've got to really WANT to change your lifestyle. Not just feel like you "should" or you "have to", but you've got to really want to.