Thank you! I am sooooo ready for this!Hello! That is the way it has to be. Do it for you, work hard for yourself.
Sometimes we have to do it.
Good luck!
Good to hear that positive attitude. Which surgery & when?My name is Theresa..54 yrs old...I'm doing this for me and me only
Not trying to offer medical advice, but you might want to discuss which procedure will work best for you. I (& many of us here) chose gastric bypass because of past issues with GERD, which might become worse after the sleeve. Hope the next 6 months fly by for you!I haven't fully decided if I'm going to do the bypass or sleeve...I have to go thru 6 months of appts b4 surgery so it will most likely b April for my surgery...
Hello, I too wanted sleeve because if was/seemed less of a major surgery. Long story short, GERD, HH my surgeon said Bypass was a better option for me as well so I moved forward. I have ZERO regrets!I'm right there with you. I'm 62 and have been talking about gastric surgery for years. Then I go on WW or Noom and lose 40 pounds, only to put it back on the following year. I was always thinking-Sleeve- but now I have a hiatal hernia, so the surgeon says can only do Bypass, which is so much invasive. I need some advice - I LOVE TO COOK AND I LOVE TO EAT. I'm worried the surgery won't fix change the way I eat.
Thank you for responding. I started on this journey years ago, went to classes and met with nutritionist weekly and lost weight. After a few weeks, I learned that I could lose the weight and asked myself WHY I had to spend 6 months preparing for the surgery? Do you always have to "prepare" months for the surgery? If you do and you lose weight during those months, they WHY do the surgery? That's when I quit before.Hello, I too wanted sleeve because if was/seemed less of a major surgery. Long story short, GERD, HH my surgeon said Bypass was a better option for me as well so I moved forward. I have ZERO regrets!
As far as you lowing to eat, that likely won't change regardless of what surgery you decide on. Changing your relationship with food is something you have to work on, maybe think about therapy? You will still be able to cook, and can learn better healthier recipes. You will still be able to eat things you like, and maybe making small changes to those things to even try to make them healthier.
The surgery is a tool that allows you to be satisfied while eating way less than you normally would be able to. What you eat, is on you.
You can do it, just use the resources that you were given. Reach out for help and put your mind to it.