PaulB 346 Posted January 20, 2013 For great support check with your doctor and see if there is a gastric support group around your area. They are a great place to learn and meet other people that have been living with gastric surgery and people that are going to have surgery. They will help you thought the hard times ahead. And there will be hard times when you want to know why you did this.but after you start to lose a lot of weight and you look in the mirror and see how great you look you will wish you had done this years ago. And when friends that you haven't seen in a while see how you look now.its all worth it. Group support will show you how to cook for your family and your self they will offer you great recipes and advise on how to live day by day with gastric bypass. Best of all it full of people just like you that won't put you down or make fun of you because of how much you weight they are there to help. My wife even goes with me so she can better understand what I'm going though. And loves the people more then I do. She brings recipes she has tried on me and stuff she has found on the Internet Don't be afraid adapt over come and kick that weight problem in the but for ever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites