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So I tried out for Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition and made it to the finals. Only 8 people made it. Today, I received a VIP pass for Biggest Loser in Chicago. Should I tell them sorry, I found a better solution.

Please read below, I made a correction to this statement. I tried out for Extreme Makeover in January and by the time I received a letter, I was in the progress for WLS. I had surgery last month. So far, I am glad I chose WLS.

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No - tell them what you are going through...maybe they could work it into the show.

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I'd be honest and tell them you're considering WLS. But I sure as heck would go and see if you make it further.

ETA: Oh, you've already had the surgery? Well if so, they won't take you unless it hasn't "worked"...so no need to go.

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OMG. First off, congratulations! And secondly, you definitely should GO!!! That's an amazing opportunity and, if anything, you may be able to pick up better eating & exercise habits that will help you post op!

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Just be sure to read all of the fine print. I would hate to find out later that I was on the hook for all kinds of expenses because there was a clause saying that, "If you have had WLS, you are responsible for reimbursement of all expenses, blah, blah, blah." ... because you were never a realistic candidate for the stated purposes of the show. But, like others have mentioned, talk to them about it. It may be another angle they may be interested in exploring.

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I do not think that you will quality if you have had recent WLS. I know of a contestant who now lives in Iowa that had WLS after losing a ton or weight on the show but that was post show.......think you are out of luck but best luck on your weight loss post surgery.

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I remember past contestants that had WLS and were still on the show.

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ASK, ASK, ASK. Worst they can say is no. Congratulations and keep us posted regarding the outcome of all of this!

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I think I should have explained better. I went the WLS route in lieu of a reality show. I would have had to sell my soul to be on a reality show. If you read my blog, you will find out all the stuff they asked me to do. WLS was the route I chose. I wish I could give it to someone who could use it. I lost 53 pounds in 5 weeks and I walked 5.5 miles in the last two days and I didn't have to expose my life or sell my soul for it!

Feeding my son McDonald's and getting him to scream he wanted chicken and French fries into the camera is where I draw the line.

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This is why I want to make a documentary on these shows. I love them, but at the same time I think some of them are just plain hogwash. The whole industry is manipulating you into a false reality and then selling you apps, diet pills and more. It is all about $.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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