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Some people might not regard this as success. It's like "I work hard for my money". OK, but wouldn't it be even better to not have to work hard for your money?
There is a "backlash:" issue with losing weight, and that is thinking, "if I am thin, ALL of my problems will be magically solved.". Sorry, it does not work that way. Thin people still have problems with relationships, finding jobs, and being happy. Thin people get depressed too.
That is something to really think about, because many people lose weight, focused on the fact that the weight has been the ONLY problem in tbeir lives. And then, expect to have some magic wand fix everythinf else, because thin people have "perfect" lives. And it is a huge crash and burn to realize, "hey, I am thin now, how come my life is not perfect?". And this creates depression, and slip back into unhealthy habits.
Been there.
To be fair, I think many of the suicides, addictions, and mental disorders that crop up post gastric bypass surgery are related to this very issue. Many of the morbidly obese do think that ALL their problems will be solved by the surgery, and then afterward there is a tremendous letdown.
My husband and best friend both became alcoholics after their gastric bypass surgeries. My sister-in-law has needed lots of mental health treatment. I don't see this as much in people I work with at the gym's healthy lifestyle program, as we address the emotional/mental aspects of getting healthy and fit just as much as the actual diet and exercise aspects.
Personally, as long as I am working out hard several times a week and staying on track with my eating, I feel content and happy. The actual number on the scale is irrelevant.
To be fair, I think many of the suicides, addictions, and mental disorders that crop up post gastric bypass surgery are related to this very issue. Many of the morbidly obese do think that ALL their problems will be solved by the surgery, and then afterward there is a tremendous letdown.
My husband and best friend both became alcoholics after their gastric bypass surgeries. My sister-in-law has needed lots of mental health treatment. I don't see this as much in people I work with at the gym's healthy lifestyle program, as we address the emotional/mental aspects of getting healthy and fit just as much as the actual diet and exercise aspects.
Personally, as long as I am working out hard several times a week and staying on track with my eating, I feel content and happy. The actual number on the scale is irrelevant.
To be fair, I think many of the suicides, addictions, and mental disorders that crop up post gastric bypass surgery is in the noise compared to the benefits the overwhelming majority of people who are no longer obese due to weight loss surgery. Meaning, if a very small percent of post WLS people become alcoholics, then it is worth it for the 99% who don't.
To be fair, I think many of the suicides, addictions, and mental disorders that crop up post gastric bypass surgery is in the noise compared to the benefits the overwhelming majority of people who are no longer obese due to weight loss surgery. Meaning, if a very small percent of post WLS people become alcoholics, then it is worth it for the 99% who don't.
WLS doesn't address the underlying issue for obesity. People regain if they don't understand the why behind how they got there.
If they understood the why behind how they got there, then they wouldn't need WLS in the first place.
Not necessarily. But WLS doesn't actually (in itself) teach how to "live" the rest of your life and deal any potential underlying issues that caused you to gain. In many cases weight gain has nothing to do with the food consumption. The food consumption is a symptom of another issue.
I think excercise is good for health. It is good to loss your weight and you feel better active.
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