lsereno 2,525 Posted May 5, 2013 I thought this article had a lot of good points about succeeding long-term: http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/bariatric-weight-loss-surgery-doesnt-solve-psychological-issues/2118565 Lynda 5 johnlatte, DonRodolfo, BethinPA and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MichiganChic 3,262 Posted May 5, 2013 Thanks for posting. Nice, easy read, and I think right on the money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnlatte 1,232 Posted May 5, 2013 Should be required reading for anyone thinking about having the surgery. Good post! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butterthebean 8,146 Posted May 5, 2013 What a great article. I want to find the author and give her a hug. That was spot on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No game 14,437 Posted May 5, 2013 Great article! I wish there was a way to put this front and center on this forum! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnlatte 1,232 Posted May 5, 2013 Great article! I wish there was a way to put this front and center on this forum! And it was free!! (inside joke from another thread)...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No game 14,437 Posted May 5, 2013 And it was free!! (inside joke from another thread)...... Hahaha!!! Shame on you!!! By the way "shame on you" should be on the banned word list! I've been told that twice in the last two days 1 guinea pig reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms.AntiBand 2,984 Posted May 5, 2013 Yep, Mind over matter. There's got to be a new mind set or it's not going to work! Great article! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iniysa 157 Posted May 5, 2013 Very true article. Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buplee 556 Posted May 5, 2013 What a great and true article. It goes with what I have said many times. We need to address the mental in order to successfully handle and deal with the physical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norm9293 6 Posted May 12, 2013 Great article! I am 7 weeks out. I am excercising 5 days per week and eating correctly and "doing" all the right stuff however still find myself surfing the refridge for something to eat. I am thinking about food a lot, however am not physcially hungry. During our support group a program call "Mindful eating" was presented and I realized the brain also has adopt this new life style, so over the next 9 week I am starting the retraining program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Globetrotter 1,340 Posted May 12, 2013 I actually didn't care for this article. We get enough bad press as it is, the non-op normals assuming we are just a bunch of lazy people looking for a quick fix - I smell an attitude, perhaps very faint, but still I smell a slight attitude of "if these people would just pull themselves up by their bootstraps they would lose weight". Did she have to focus on the one cliche stereotype? As a person who works very VERY hard at this, and is seeing zero results while living the letter of the VSG law ... well, I'm sure there are irresponsible surgeons and programs out there that do not screen or educate their patients so I suppose this ought to be said but still, *grumble grumble grumble* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
