Has anyone considered Weight Loss surgery?

[jdog]

I was looking for a weight loss section, but this seemed to be the closest to it that I could find.

With all that's happened to me in the past couple of years, I'm really considering looking into the Mini-Gastric Bypass. Being a highly overweight diabetic, I'm wondering if it might be right for me. I asked my GP and my Back doctor, and both seemed to think they would support it if I chose to try it.

Just wondering if anyone has gone through this or have any information to share. TIA.

jdog

[yannah]

Look up all posts by Jillybean. I think there is one going right now even.

[type2in NY]

I was really overweight myself, I think i had diabetes for 2-3 yrs before I went to a doctor.

Having a degenerative disc disease, herniated and disintegrated discs, I gradually went from FT work , to PT work and now to NONE.

But my weight had balooned up to 255 and my waist to 43 inches. Have lost 41 lbs since march 2nd!

Eating from the Worlds healthiest Food list ONLY (that I posted here), limiting my saturated fat, calories, carbs and just walking 1-2 miles a day has done wonders for me.

If I can be of help just ask!

I suggest a lifestyle change > surgery.

[ShottleBop]

Congratulations on your success!

What you will find, as you explore this site and participate in discussions, is that YMMV (your mileage may vary). Some people swear by a vegetarian diet, some by eating a wide variety of foods in moderation, some by following a low-carb regime--just to name a few--and there are folks here, using each of those approaches, who have achieved results comparable to those that you have achieved using yours. Individual differences in the way peoples' bodies metabolize different foods appear to dictate that one or another approach works best for different folks. I think most folks here would agree, however, that reducing the amount of processed foods that we consume seems generally to be of benefit.

Personally, I think that, if a person can adhere to a given way of eating and exercise--and both lose weight and control his/her blood sugar levels (with or without meds, as necessary)--then, doing so would be preferable to surgery, which carries its own risks. Still, I couldn't say that surgery would be inappropriate in all cases.