I'm (probably) stopping NoS
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:32 pm
I have an appointment with a doctor to discuss gastric bypass surgery. (Don't know which type, I'll give him preferences and let him pick.) I'm OK with the 45 lbs. I've lost, but it's been 18 months, I'm still in pain, I'm still taking meds for HBP, meds for depression, meds for pain, meds for other things that might be weight-related.
I still think this is a great program, but it's more a program for those who want/need to lose fewer than 50 lbs. I like that it's about habit not food. It's been nice not having to write down every mouthful I eat, figure out if something is OK or not, and being frustrated.
What I don't like are people here who think losing 150 lbs. is like losing 15 lbs. It's not 10 times as hard, it's 1000 times as hard.
I probably would have had more dramatic results if I had been able to put more physical activity into the mix, but when it hurts just to walk down the hall, walking 3 miles...heck, even walking when you don't have to...is out of the mix. Days I've walked extra are days when I find it hard to walk at all that night.
Good luck to you all. I think the habits gained here--no sweets, no snacks between meals, no seconds--will be good ones to have post-surgery.
I still think this is a great program, but it's more a program for those who want/need to lose fewer than 50 lbs. I like that it's about habit not food. It's been nice not having to write down every mouthful I eat, figure out if something is OK or not, and being frustrated.
What I don't like are people here who think losing 150 lbs. is like losing 15 lbs. It's not 10 times as hard, it's 1000 times as hard.
I probably would have had more dramatic results if I had been able to put more physical activity into the mix, but when it hurts just to walk down the hall, walking 3 miles...heck, even walking when you don't have to...is out of the mix. Days I've walked extra are days when I find it hard to walk at all that night.
Good luck to you all. I think the habits gained here--no sweets, no snacks between meals, no seconds--will be good ones to have post-surgery.
