So I was following this guy on Instagram.. Not anymore.. He lost 200 lbs.. According to him the hard way.. And even tho he didn't have surgery he was an inspiration.. I like his workouts etc... Well he posted a pic of a before and after.. And the caption read " hard work.. No surgeries.. No easy way" WHAT? Getting cut open and having ur insides rearrange easy? Learning how to eat all over again... Easy? Let's not even get into getting approved.. My husband gave me the easy way out speech and I flipped on him and now he's a cheerleader... I will not let anyone minimize my hard work.. Mind you I haven't had surgery yet.. But beware!!! I will flip on you!! Politely of course ????

Edited February 9, 201511 yr by Aspring424

Lol...I love it!!!! Easy my foot..this is one of the hardest things I have ever done!!!

There is absolutely nothing easy about this!

Not easy at all!!! You go girl!

It is not easy at all.. I can only imagine after surgery... My surgery is scheduled for 4/29.. Yayyyy.. But I'm not going to let anyone make me feel any type of way! Ur damned if u do and ur damned if u don't.. Even if it was easy.. It's my life I do as I please with it!

Easy no. Could I have done it again without it. No

I'm sassy so I'm probably going to respond with,"Oh you mean you did it the statistically less successful and more temporary way? I hope it works for you the next time you do it "the hard way" again"

Congrats on your surgery date!! I know the anticipation is building and driving you kinda crazy lol and it will increase as your date approaches. You are a lot stronger than I was when I was in your position. I had no family support before I had the procedure. Your determination is dope. Before you know it, it will be over and done.

And goodnuff, ????????????????

I think the general public needs more education! My family thought I was CRAZY to get Gastric Bypass surgery. Last year, I was so heavy that I was crushing my knees and could barely walk without a cane. Now my family sees the HUGE difference and I can easily walk miles. They have realized that the surgery was not a quick fix. I worked hard and struggled but I am happy and that's all that really matters... you do your thing!

Nothing easy about a surgical route. I think we know the yo-yo's of traditional dieting and have made the choice to make sure this loss lasts. I personally want to be there for my family, and not just emotionally. I want to be able to experience life. I don't want the diabetes, hbp, aches and pains. So I did something about it that is going to last. I don't have to just dream anymore about someday and think in the back of my head it may never happen.

While it is not all lollipops and rainbows, we are having our stomachs surgically reduced so that we may lose weight. I imagine that someone who spent hours at a gym, and modifying their behaviors to achieve weight loss, looks at our choice as easy. The reasons we have surgery are many, but for most people who do go the surgery route, it's due to habitual poor dietary choices thst result in comorbid medical issues. With that said, I know this stste mentioned will ruffle feathers, but I see both sides, and own my past mistakes.

The easy way would be to keep eating ourselves to death. There's no question doing it through diet and exercise alone is the hard way, since only about 5% of people keep the weight off, but that doesn't mean that getting surgery is the easy way. After 20+ years of dieting failures, for me, I'd say it's the smart way.

Coastalchick, I don't know about you, but I do spend hours at the gym and exercising at home (as I did pre-op). I have also modified my behavior as I think all of us have had to do post-op. My eating habits were excellent, my doctors were pleased. Yet, I was morbidly obese. I tried it the "hard" way. If it works for them, great. It didn't work for me, no matter how much I tried. I had a gastric bypass. I'm still waiting for the easy part. I don't think that having to make sure I get enough protein in everyday is the easy way. Not when I have to have 60 grams and I can only hold 2 ounces three times a day

Sorry, I hit the wrong key.

I also have to find the time to get in 80+ ounces of water while not drinking 30 minutes before or after a meal. I have to be careful so I don't have dumping. Yes, my stomach has been made much smaller, but, I don't, in any way, think that this is the easy way.

Ruffled feathers? Maybe just a few! ????

I always laugh and say that signing up for a diet for the rest of my life is not the easy way. Starting a diet on monday and quitting it by Thursday is the easy way!!