Two friends of mine have had WLS. One a decade ago. She lost a huge amount of weight and was clearly happy. Yet slowly she regained the weight and now she seems to fade in and out of life a bit.
The other friend just had his. He was pretty ill and this will hopefully save his life.
Mmnnn- thinking … thinking ...
Did the test to see if I qualify.
Yup.
Crap.
And the surgery says … I'm going to make an appointment with a WLS Dr.
This isn't a 'suddenly one moment' decision. I spent most of my Christmas break watching videos of folks that have had various WLS.
Here's the biggest thing I'm thinking. I want to enjoy my kids for as long as possible. I want to feel less tired, less big and waaaaay more healthier. My knee's hurt, my back hurts and I come from a family with diabetes, heart attacks and other super stuff.
It just feels like the right thing to do.
Do you have any experiences to share? Good or bad. Love to hear it.
The other friend just had his. He was pretty ill and this will hopefully save his life.
Mmnnn- thinking … thinking ...
Did the test to see if I qualify.
Yup.
Crap.
And the surgery says … I'm going to make an appointment with a WLS Dr.
This isn't a 'suddenly one moment' decision. I spent most of my Christmas break watching videos of folks that have had various WLS.
Here's the biggest thing I'm thinking. I want to enjoy my kids for as long as possible. I want to feel less tired, less big and waaaaay more healthier. My knee's hurt, my back hurts and I come from a family with diabetes, heart attacks and other super stuff.
It just feels like the right thing to do.
Do you have any experiences to share? Good or bad. Love to hear it.
no experience with WLS but over here supporting you in your journey, wherever it leads you.
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thanks Mo!
DeleteI had WLS in August 2012, at 41 years old, 5 feet tall, I weighted 214 pounds as they wheeled me to surgery. I too have 2 small children and was tired of being fat and unhealthy. I did months of research between the gastric band, gastric bypass and sleeve. Decided to have the sleeve, which basically reduces the size of your stomach drastically. Since then I've lost 77 pounds and managed to maintan the WL for 19 months. Did I tried other diets, exercise and meal plans? of course, I've been dieting since I was 16. But WLS is a tool, a very drastic tool.... you have to be conscious a about your nutrition and exercise, otherwise the weight can creep back in. If you want to chat more my email is ealusky10@gmail.com... Best of luck in your consultation.
ReplyDeletethank you so much!
DeleteI have two IRL friends who have had gastric bypass surgery. Both had similar body types (5'4" or under) and both had similar starting weights (almost 300#). One started out doing well as the weight dropped off without much effort. She did have to adjust her eating, but never took up exercise and as the months (and now years) have gone by, her poor dietary choices have led to weight gain (I'd gauge that she has gained back 50 of the 90 lbs she lost and she still needed to lose 50 more). In stark contrast, another friend had her surgery in June, 2013. She stuck to the dietary requirements necessitated by the surgery, began working out (and just ran a 5K) and at 10 mos post surgery she has lost almost 130#. She is diligent in taking her vitamins daily, tracking her nutrition in myfitnesspal, drinking 12 cups of water/day. She is motivated, determined, and her mindset was one of 'this is a tool but I must still do the work' where my other friend thought of it as a magic bullet and didn't have the appropriate mindset going in to adjust her lifestyle long term.
ReplyDeleteThe latter friend has a youtube channel. You can see her most recent video and go back to the very beginning and watch her transformation.
Here is a link to her most recent video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpnYGk5lFic
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