Comments on: Thoughts on gastric bypass

By: Anonymous Fat Girl

Anonymous Fat Girl — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:03:50 +0000

Amanda, thank you for commenting and reading my blog. And thanks for the gastric bypass success story. I love reading about success stories. :)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:16:49 +0000

While gastric bypass isn’t something I’m interested in for myself, I do have a friend that used this option. She was over 100 pounds overweight, and had been for probably 15 years. She had the surgery with fantastic results. She looks and feels wonderful. Her weight loss has inspired her entire family to lose weight. Her mom, sister, and husband have all lost substantial amounts of weight. In her case, its been a great option. But really, its different in every situation I guess.
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By: Anonymous Fat Girl

Anonymous Fat Girl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:19:09 +0000

Interesting Kellie! I wonder if there is a link. It makes sense that if you don’t get over the reasons that trigger you to eat, you would replace it with another destructive habit.

By: Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42

Gina Fit by 41, Maybe 42 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:09:50 +0000

My cousin had the surgery in his thirties. He was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and was overweight all his life (his mom drank, he ate). He was morbidly obese. The first physician turned him away; they didn’t think he was mentally ready. Another place did the surgery. He didn’t change his lifestyle and has gained a lot of it back. Very sad.

As for me, the only area on my body that I’ve noticed losing weight is the chest. If I had the cash, I’d consider the boob-job. Then I’d feel to guilty and give the money to charity instead. :)
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By: Shelby

Shelby — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:37:02 +0000

I don’t know anybody who’s had gastric bypass but my sister-in-law just had LapBand. I have to admit that I have been HUGELY envious of her for being able to do it but you know what? Her thing is about losing weight. Mine is about being healthy and strong. So mine’s going to take longer but I think I’ll be better off for doing it the hard way. Maybe I’ll gain some understanding into HOW and WHY I got myself into this shape along the journey. But that’s just me.

PS My SIL is really upset because she has just gained 2 lbs.
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