Gastric Bypass Truth

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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Wow. I just ran across this news article. Apparently, if the trends continue as they’re going in the US, we could ALL be overweight 40 years from now. Which could mean that weight loss surgery will be a booming business! Now I am not one of those who think that WLS is the solution for [...]

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I hesitated to write this post. Because last time I thought I had finally moved off my plateau the 2 pounds I lost came roaring right back. But after several days of below-180land, I can officially declare an end to my days on this plateau. Yaay! This morning I am all the way down to [...]

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Yaay! For the first time in about a month, my scale moved today! I’ve been stuck at 180 since right after the gallbladder surgery, but today my scale read a sweet 178. I’m now firmly within the range of what I weighed in high school, which is way cool. (Back then I ranged from 165 [...]

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This morning at church I was talking to a friend of mine who’s also had gastric bypass surgery. Hers was in January of this year (5 months ago), and she’s lost 55 pounds. That’s an average of 10 pounds a month, which is pretty much the same rate I had. Yet both of us said [...]

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I have to tell you, that is the most annoying question people ask me. But get used to it: if you have (or have had) a gastric bypass or any other weight loss surgery, there are those who will think that your weight is now public information.

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