ObesityHelp

I was denied...then tried again, lost some weight and was approved. Continued losing weight right up until my surgery date which is when I cancelled my surgery. Continued to lose weight after my surgery date and have lost a total of 90lbs so far in the past 12mos. I will admit, I've had a bit of a stall for the past 4MOS! But I have not regained any of the weight and never will. I'm just not losing ATM. But that'll happen, especially after you lose roughly 1/3 of your body weight  :)  Anyhow, I want to lose another 30-40lbs, that's all  :)  Why did I cancel my surgery? I was approved for R-n-Y. It has many risk factors and you have to make changes to your eating for the rest of your life. Sure, common sense...but you also have to take vitamins and protein shakes...and my surgeon puts her patients (permanently) on an antacid...not a lifestyle I wanted. Then there's all the "normal" side effects of that surgery. When I originally wanted the surgery it was because I was desparate...didn't know HOW to lose weight and couldn't even when I tried. This time, I tried harder...reached down...made lifestyle changes and was successful! The more I lost, the less benefit the surgery had for ME. Best of luck with your weight loss goals!

Between all the crap I had to go through to try and get the surgery, even though every doctor I went to begged me to get it done and was jumping through hoops to help me. I just couldn't find a shrink to approve me that wasn't a quack. I honestly don't mind talking out my feelings, hell, I know I need to talk to a shrink... But wow... the last two I had were needing therapy themselves! So, with the help of my beautiful wife, we are losing together.