une nouvelle vie

Isn't the newest data in medicine indicating that the lowfat craze is part of what gave rise to such a marked increase in obesity and now diabetes? In June Time Magazine did a story spurred by new studies by Annals of Internal Medicine (and many others) indicating that fat, and specifically saturated fat, isn't the dreaded enemy it's been made out to be for so many years. To make foods lower in fat they usually have to add salts, sugars and preservatives. Considering that we now have to watch every bite we put in our mouths, wouldn't it make sense to go with more natural foods with less chemical additions and subtractions? Also, it appears the link to the website you gave to look up nutritional data is incorrect. As it stands it links you to a blank site with only information how to buy the domain name.

Edited: Deleted it all. Not worth it.

What do I think? I think that I don't wonder why other people choose to decide what they want to weigh. The very idea that I should take another person's emotional inventory is preposterous to me. I'm hoping you don't mean it the way it sounds, but it sound pretty judgmental to be honest.

I feel for you, I do. I had to wait a long, long time to get my surgery. I was working toward having it done at a previous job and then was downsized and lost that insurance. There's no way I would have been able to pay the $1500 a month COBRA premiums to keep it. So then I get a new job and their insurance expressly prohibits weight loss surgery. I was crushed. I had to start working toward self pay. I was horribly overweight and miserable. I decided while I waited I was going to do every single thing I could to lose weight and work toward learning about the sleeve to prepare myself. I lost 85 pounds before surgery and was just sleeved at the end of June. The surgeon is waiting because that's what is best for your health. It would be highly irresponsible for them to put your health in danger to do the surgery before they feel you are ready for it. In the meantime, start taking steps and making plans to tackle the surgery head on. Learn all you can about the sleeve. Find out what makes it work and how to best utilize it. Find out what it takes to be successful with the sleeve for life so you don't have to go through another surgery. Make sure your expectations are realistic as well. Don't look at it as losing a year. Look at it as spending a year researching, preparing, and working toward a goal because the surgery isn't the end of the journey. It's just a tool along the way.

Thank you for this. It reminds me of this cool picture I just found..