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I totally get what you mean... I saw this board and practically started crying... It's almost like a slap in the face... yep, I qualify for the group they intend... it's almost like turning a decade older... I earned it, but I don't want to advertise it 
I mean yah, it's prolly gonna be nice to share with those who get that being "morbidly obese" is actually painful physically... it's kinda odd discussing "morbid obesity" with those who start with a BMI in the 35-45 range... I guess I feel like if I were in that range, I wouldn't be doing surgery... yanno?
I mean yah, it's prolly gonna be nice to share with those who get that being "morbidly obese" is actually painful physically... it's kinda odd discussing "morbid obesity" with those who start with a BMI in the 35-45 range... I guess I feel like if I were in that range, I wouldn't be doing surgery... yanno? 
I totally understand what you are saying. I was just talking with my mother not too long ago about this very same topic. I wanted to post my opinion, but didn't know if I dared, 
but since you've brought it up, I will add my 2 cents. I weighed 333# when I started this journey. At some point, it just gets to be so much that it feels like a terribly insurmountable feat to lose enough weight on my own to feel good again. 333# was it for me. Personally, I probably would not have considered surgery if I had 100# or less to lose, either. But it's hard to say, I guess, because there have been times when I did have just 100# or less to lose; I lost it, then I gained it back and more - several times. Perhaps if I had had the surgery sooner, I never would have gotten to 333#? I don't know... kind of a tough one now that I really sit and think about it. But, I am where I am now, and I just have to continue to move forward from here. 
but since you've brought it up, I will add my 2 cents. I weighed 333# when I started this journey. At some point, it just gets to be so much that it feels like a terribly insurmountable feat to lose enough weight on my own to feel good again. 333# was it for me. Personally, I probably would not have considered surgery if I had 100# or less to lose, either. But it's hard to say, I guess, because there have been times when I did have just 100# or less to lose; I lost it, then I gained it back and more - several times. Perhaps if I had had the surgery sooner, I never would have gotten to 333#? I don't know... kind of a tough one now that I really sit and think about it. But, I am where I am now, and I just have to continue to move forward from here. 
I'm sitting here wondering how to reply. I have probably 120 pounds to lose. At one time was 477. Having lost it all thru dieting a few years ago. And now gaining steadily back again. I have just recently decided to have the surgery, first appointment coming up in Sept. I keep going back and forth with this in my head, can I lost it again without surgery. I think the answer is no. Even at 149 pounds I still had the appetite of a 477 pound person. My insurance will not cover this so I will be borrowing a portion of the money for the surgery. Which is a hardship too. But maintaining 100 pound lose is something I could not do. In 5 years I have put back on 120 pounds.
To be at my 'ideal' weight, I too need to lose about 120 pounds MORE. What I'm saying is that, compared to the 285 pounds I needed to lose when I started this process, 120 pounds doesn't seem so bad, and my current weight is one that I *could* cope with living the rest of my life at. I'd rather not, but if, at almost 20 months post-op, I'm 'finished' losing weight---I still consider my WLS to have been well worth it.
And yes, knowing what I now know---i.e., having once had a BMI of 75, and knowing that WLS could make SUCH a difference in how I relate to food---I wish there was some way I could go back in time and have my DS when I was 'only' 100 pounds or so overweight. My knees and ankles really wish I could, too! (*grin*)
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