Gastric Bypass Truth

Interesting tidbit today. (Warning: This post could be a bit more risque than normal. You’ve been advised. Proceed accordingly.) According to a Reuters item (Weight Loss Surgery Boosts Testosterone Levels) Men who have gastric bypass surgery can increase libido and actually cure erectile dysfunction. Talk about your gastric bypass surgery benefits! Well, that’s cool.

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How do you know your weight loss surgery won’t just become another of your long list of dieting failures? We all wonder that before going under the knife. How do I know I won’t screw this up, too? It’s a constant theme on this blog that gastric bypass surgery isn’t the “easy way out.” It [...]

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Wow. Just Wow. I’ve never been a big fan of the mainstream media. After all, I can’t forget Time actually running a cover story that boys and girls are different. (They discovered this amazing fact on Jan 20, 1992). It’s in that same spirit of breathtaking discovery that the New York Times yesterday announced that being [...]

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So I’m at church the other night. A very well-meaning person comes up to me and compliments my weight loss. This person has struggled with weight as well, and asks how much I’ve lost since my gastric bypass. I reluctantly divulge the number (I hate that question) and am told that this person, too is [...]

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Well, it was fun while it lasted. But it sure seems that my honeymoon period (the first 6-12 months after gastric bypass when weight is easy to lose and hunger is minimal) is over. To be honest, it’s been over for a little while. I can’t really put my finger on the exact date, but [...]

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Some people sure have a bad attitude about weight loss surgery. I’ve noticed it more in the past few days. I know, it’s nothing new. I think I’ve just seen more of it recently and it has me thinking. Maybe it has to do with the general distaste for fatness in our culture. Overweight people [...]

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So you may remember this post where I was mad at my surgeon for prescribing extended release meds to me. I said I would find out where I’d heard that it was bad to take them. Well, I’ve found a boatload of information on the topic. And guess who was right?

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OK, here’s something strange I’ve noticed. I hope I can explain it well. There is a definite change lately in the way I relate to others. I find it much easier to be friendly to strangers and strike up a conversation. That’s really no surprise since I’m feeling much more confident.

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Thanks again to Suzanne at the Thinner Times Forum. She posted this article from the National Association For Weight Loss Surgery. I love their tagline: “Because Weight Loss Surgery Isn’t Magic.” How true! (Try telling it to the “easy way out” folks, tho!) I’m guilty of #’s 6, 7 and 8. How about YOU? The [...]

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I did something last night that I NEVER would have done 100 pounds ago. And it was sooooo cool!! My church is preparing to build a new sanctuary, and we recently installed a new parking lot. Due to this construction, there is a HUGE mountain of dirt behind the new parking lot. It’s about as [...]

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