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When i turned 40 Intokd my husband you can be young and fat or you can be old.....can't be both.
My endocrinologist also suggested it when he saw how diligent i was with my eating/working out and not losing anything
I was tired of being sluggish and living my life on the sidelines. I had gotten to the point where I didn't even want to visit family I hadn't seen in awhile because I was embarrassed of myself.
HW 296 SW 267.8 GW 130 LW 128.2 CW 131.6
Age 55 5 ft 4 inches
Roux-en-Y 3/24/21
Internal Hernia 1/14/22
Gallbladder 3/22
Volvulus 10/7/23-Reversal of RNY 11/19/23
The last of the human freedoms, to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances. (Frankl, 1946)
on 12/22/21 8:59 am - Amarillo, TX
I had a case manager with my mental health stuff talk about her experience. We had been talking about me needing to lose weight. She sparked the idea. Also I was taking 5 shots of insulin a day...I'd say that was my biggest motivating factor.
I don't even see a post by Melody B
I was having trouble controlling my type 2 and my gp said, you're young and healthy, have you considered gastric bypass? That was all it took for me to get started on the research and commit!
HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150
Jen
I was worried about not being around as my daughter was growing.
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
I made the decision once I started having fears that I wouldn't live to see my 60th birthday if I didn't do something about my weight. Had the surgery at age 55, and now I'm a healthy 61-year-old!
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I wish I had known that this journey is for life, if you want to be successful. There is no sitting back. You must be constantly mindful to maintain the weight loss.
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