Re: Subject: Another case in point: Pouch Rules For Dummies (long)

[Guest guest]

Amen We are not failures!

Lisbeth

I *HAVE* suffered more than enough and lived a lonely life filled with lots

of failure already. I do *NOT* need some surgeon telling me I am

non-compliant and it is *AGAIN MY FAULT* that I gained weight, even after he

butchered my stomach!

Carole

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[Guest guest]

Carole said:

> - this sounds like the littany of things I have heard doctors tell

me

> my whole life about dieting..........and about weight gain and not losing

is

> all *my* fault.

It is really hard for me to grasp the mentality of a person who needs WLS

surgery opting for a procedure that leaves them needing to to what they

would have had to do without the surgery. If all of these tactics are

required for successful weight loss after surgery, why have the surgery?

If I have to still diet post op, why would I expect to be more successful

long-term than I would have been doing the same thing pre-op? This just

plain doesn't make sense to me.

Best-

Nick

[Guest guest]

I agree, Carole!

I ran across this *enlightening* Q & A on the AMOS board a few weeks

ago. It was so eye-opening to me, I bookmarked it.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/question.phtml?N=n1003789012

The most shocking response was:

" That small amount only lasted about 4 weeks or so for me. I eat

pretty much 1/2 to 2/3 cup for almost everything i eat now. Im 2 3/4

years post op too. "

I just know I couldn't live like that.

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At 3:54 AM -0800 11/27/01, MsMystic1@... wrote:

>

>I *HAVE* suffered more than enough and lived a lonely life filled with lots

>of failure already. I do *NOT* need some surgeon telling me I am

>non-compliant and it is *AGAIN MY FAULT* that I gained weight, even after he

>butchered my stomach!

>Carole

>