I was weighed at my dr's office. I'm a 5'5" female. Now 326 lbs. (a few years after the...
Not meaning to be offensive, only I have to ask. If those so now proud about how they successfully manage personal responsibility for their eating, why did you have WLS in the 1st place? There is certainly a variance on what "acceptance of personal responsibility" actually requires for each individual. I'm happy for everyone able to maintain an acceptable weight, but I hear a bit too much pride and too little recognition of the variance in cir****tances.
Exactly!
For me, successful self management is not about pride, though I am enormously proud of what I have accomplished, particularly with maintenance.
The blessing of WLS is the weight loss, plus the tiny tummy to work with lifelong.
Taking responsibility and then doing the work is just something a person simply has to do if they want the results. And that's throughout life, not just WLS post-op. Just the way it is, there isn't any individual variation on that part of the theme, no other interpretations are possible.
If you eat more than you burn, you gain weight. If you don't take your vitamins, you get sick. If you don't exercise, you don't burn as many calories and you don't gain strength. If you do this long enough you get regain.
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Not meaning to be offensive, only I have to ask. If those so now proud about how they successfully manage personal responsibility for their eating, why did you have WLS in the 1st place? There is certainly a variance on what "acceptance of personal responsibility" actually requires for each individual. I'm happy for everyone able to maintain an acceptable weight, but I hear a bit too much pride and too little recognition of the variance in cir****tances.
beautifully put - a surgery can certainly fail the patient and there is no point in beating yourself up about it.
WLS is a tool and you just need a stronger one. 
once upon a time I had a group to talk about Binge Eating Disorder, and later one about Clean Eating.
PM me if you are interested in either of these.
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Requiring that a patient take personal responsibility for their weight loss surgery results is not beating them up. A person taking charge of themselves is the only way life can happen effectively.
A stronger tool requires a bigger price to pay. There is no free lunch.
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
Excellent thank you for this. I truly believe people need to show some compassion and realize even though they may have 2+ years under their belt pitfalls can and do happen. Don't be so quick to blast somebody as you may be the one to find yourself in a bind and in need of advice. As for myself I will continue to grow through this transition ask questions and stay informed. Good luck to all of you, stay positive
And then there's this, an article by a well-respected, experienced BARIATRIC SURGEON: http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4416773/quotDoes-the- Patient-Fail-the-Procedure-or-Does-the/
From another well-respected experienced BARIATRIC SURGEON site:
"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls the butterfly." Richard Bach
"Support fosters your growth. If you are getting enough of the right support, you will experience a major transformation in yourself. You will discover a sense of empowerment and peace you have never before experienced. You will come to believe you can overcome your challenges and find some joy in this world." Katie Jay
Amen!
Here we have someone who has exercise limitations and is SMO being told that "the surgery didn't fail you" when the statistics for both RnY and VSG in these cases are not good.
Here's a thought... maybe the reason the OP can't stick to her plan is that she's hungry all the time. The reason that diets fail pretty much all the time and WLS succeeds the majority of the tiem is that WLS provides a degree of hunger control. If the degree that is provided isn't enough, then you aren't going to stick to your plan just like people who don't have WLS don't stick to a diet.
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Amen!
Here we have someone who has exercise limitations and is SMO being told that "the surgery didn't fail you" when the statistics for both RnY and VSG in these cases are not good.
Here's a thought... maybe the reason the OP can't stick to her plan is that she's hungry all the time. The reason that diets fail pretty much all the time and WLS succeeds the majority of the tiem is that WLS provides a degree of hunger control. If the degree that is provided isn't enough, then you aren't going to stick to your plan just like people who don't have WLS don't stick to a diet.
Sending you cyber hugs and kisses!
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