What motivates you?

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

What motivates us to have weight loss surgery? I think first it has to be

ourselves. How many times have you tried a diet to end up either failing or

regaining the weight back???? For me I had to really want to lose the weight

and like so many I think I looked at weight loss surgery as my very last chance

to make it work. And in the back of my mind I thought " what if I am the one

person this will not work on? " I bet you have thought all these same things too.

After so many other failures at weight loss in my life I wasn't sure this was

going to be my answer but I was hoping it would be.

What I know now 3 years later is that I am the person that this worked for. And

I have kept the weight off now for almost 3 years. What I can tell you is it

does take a lot of effort and planning and making good choice for yourself to be

successful at weight lost and being able to maintain it.

You NEED to have your head in the right place meaning you have to be willing to

do the things that will make your tool work for you. Part of it is also finding

the right doctor that you believe in and that he has a good reputation for being

a skilled surgeon. That is part of educating yourself.

You will be making a lifestyle change. After the 1st month you will start

eating regular foods for the most part and small amounts of food. You need to

have a well balance food plan with protein being the main thing along with

veggies and some fruit too. It is a learning process. I never feel deprived

when it comes to eating.

The motivation comes from seeing the weight start to come off. You may have

some times where you stall, and that is pretty normal, DON'T GIVE up, keep doing

what you are doing and it will start up again. Exercise is important and I

highly suggest you try some type of exercise. Find something you like and some

form of exercise that you will continue to do.

Some of the things that kept me motivated were, new clothes, the comments that

people were making, how good I was feeling, my back stopped hurting, no more

pains in my legs. And the first time someone called me SKINNY. I also was

taken off about 80% of the meds I had been on by my PCP. Now I take very little

medication and more supplements to stay healthy. You have to make the choice as

to what type of WLS is best for you. My choice is the " Sleeve " and I am very

passionate about it. I feel it was the best choice for me for many reason.

Take the time to educate yourself on what is going to be best for you and

finding that doctor who is going to be the best for you! This is ALL about YOU

and NO one else. For me without a doubt it was Dr. Aceves. He is the very best

you can ever find to do your WLS.

Suzanne in Oregon

Sleeved 10/21/2008

Lost 105 pounds