Post-Op Advice Helps Today Too (and mini rant)

Sep 06, 2014

Found this article in the OH archives.    http://www.obesityhelp.com/articles/four-on-the-floor-self-care-after-weight-loss-surgery

It spoke to me about how to use this tool of WLS and what post-surgery life is like. At 3 months into the 6-month qualification program I've no complaints - I have learned invaluable skills. Not only have I lost weight I find my relationship with food is changing.  Will it ever be easy and second nature? probably not.  It took a lot of effort to get this big and it will take effort to get back to a thinner and healthier me. 

And I'm not fooling myself into thinking surgery is the answer - it's a new beginning that will require a lot of work and one tool in the toolbox to help ME!

I admit I don't understand many of the postings on OH - why are you complaining about a pre-op liquid diet? Didn't you study anything ahead of time?  Why are you wanting to know how soon to stretch your pouch? And you're complaining about a few classes to get prepared?  I suspect many of those folks are the ones who "fail" and blame others for their own baggage, and most likely will gain weight again.   Sorry, I don't have time for your whining.

And for those people who are brave, follow their plan and share their struggles, successes, happiness and fears: those posts are motivating.  It helps me know there are people out there succeeding, maintaining and believe they will succeed in the long run. Not to mention there is probably more happiness and health along the way.  To those people I tip my hat and say a very heartfelt Thank You.

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