sorry to read about your experience, orchard. and unfortunately, 20 years ago, there was so little information about post-op life, that many many people have found yourself in the same situation.
surgery alone will not take care of the weight LONG TERM. but surgery combined with watching what you eat and doing your exercise WILL help you lose the weight AND keep it off.
that's why you keep hearing that this isn't magic. it takes work, time, and attention. BUT, if you look around here, like at MAINTAINER'S, you'll see that after awhile, there's no difference. we have to do the same things that everyone else does. as dawnajoy around here says, surgery levels the playing field for us, so the rules finally work.
unless you're ready, willing, and able to make the necessary changes, and change for life, you'll lose a lot at first, but then regain it.
and that's one of the big reasons that insurance companies want 6 months of supervised weight loss programs. they want to see that you can stick with something, and make some long term changes. a hurdle, of course, but ask yourself, what's 6 months compared with the rest of your life?
it's a big decision, and there are no easy answers. so do your research. ask lots of questions...
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) since I was a child. I was always trying to get more food and they would say "aren't you full yet?" NO!!! I feel like I get hungrier faster than other people. A physically smaller stomach might give the chance to follow the weight loss rules I've been trying to follow for years without much success. I know it won't be magic and I will still have to know how to say "no".
