snowfie9
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snowfie9 got a reaction from Becca in What has been the most shocking comment about the sleeve at any stage (pre-op, post-op) or about your weight loss?
One of the ladies I work with was trying to convince me this is the wrong surgery for me (she was for the lapband but nothing else). So she says "Dawn, The stomach is a vital organ!" and I replied "Actually you can live without it entirely". And she replied "But it's important to digestion." and I said "I agree, that's why I"m not getting a bypass".
It was funny and she meant well. Several people were uncomfortable with the idea of me having surgery but it all came from concern for my well being. For the most part everyone's been supportive. (less than 48 hours til surgery!)
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snowfie9 got a reaction from Estella in How much willpower does it take?
I haven't had surgery, but from what I understand, it doesn't tame "the beast" of our bad impuses, it just hobbles it or reduces it making it easier to overcome.
So you're not wrestling a tiger anymore, just a bobcat. It's much easier to pin down, but you still have to wrestle it.
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snowfie9 got a reaction from kpbrighton in Food Funeral Thread
OH yah. Cadbury caramel egg. Qdoba. pizza.
Fare thee well my dearly beloved treats.
And let us eat, drink, and be merry.
For tomorrow, we diet. (that needs to be my sig)
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snowfie9 got a reaction from kpbrighton in Does anyone ever feel like we took the "easy way" out?
I am considering WLS for the first time in....ever. I don't consider it the "easy way" out so much as coming to the realization that in the battle for weight loss, I always lose and will continue to lose. It's a battle that seems rigged for failure. I'm tired of fighting fair. I'm ready to fight dirty. I'm ready to stack the deck against weight loss (instead of the other way around).
I don't know yet exactly what I'm going to do, but I'm going to do something.
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snowfie9 got a reaction from renniemommie in Questions about the ACTUAL surgery.
Thanks Tiffykins. I was originally pretty jazzed about the idea of the lapband but now I"m leaning more towards the sleeve.
It seems to boil down to whether I want long term effect/complications/maintenance. Or short term effect/complications.
The sleeve may take longer to recover from, but it may be a better long term solution. My insurance will cover either.
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snowfie9 got a reaction from stateofzen in NEVER, NEVER AGAIN....
Perhaps it is possible that only one or two in ten reach the DESIRED weight. But that doesn't make what weight loss they do achieve not worth the effort. I need to lose 120lbs. If I end up only losing 100, I'll consider that a monumental success. Whether I get as low as everyone tells me I should be or not.