Fat To Skinny
Common Questions, Ask Questions Here, Find Answers Here => General Questions => Topic started by: ereino on May 28, 2014, 01:36:40 PM
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Has anyone watched the Series - My 600 Pound Life? These people get the gastric bypass...do a lot of sugar dumping....get frustrated at the new lifestyle which is actually eliminating the sugar and when able, begin to exercise, then quit. The doctor on the show seems to be somewhat strict and says that about 5% of the people actually are successful. It's even more sad when the spouses are not very supportive.
The doctor tells them to loose about 30 pounds one month prior to their next visit. So, some do lose the 30 pounds. Then he will consider them for the bypass. Isn't it funny that they have shown themselves that they can lose the weight but still go through the bypass.
There is a segment on FTS forum that I believe stated that you actually loose so many years of life by getting this dangerous procedure done.
This one lady would drink carbonated soda, even though she was told that it would be painful, it would stretch her stomach, and prohibit weight loss (http://www.fattoskinny.com/). Even though she would go through a certain amount of pain, she said It wouldn't last long and that she was giving herself a reward, as she had just gone though an exercise training session.
So, my question is, is this the reason why these folks put the weight all back on.....they get used to the pain, the vomiting, and struggle through it and essentially have a painful workaround to get fat again?
This gal was eating tuna and avocado - I was so proud of her, as that is what I will have for lunch. But, her husband was verbally abusive and she had to plow her way though a lot of emotional barriers around him. He likes fat woman, so her losing the weight wasn't on his agenda for her.
Thought I would pass along one of my thoughts for the day.
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Hi, Ellie! :)
All the surgery in the world does NOT heal an addiction to sugar.
Addicts will ALWAYS gravitate toward the object of their addiction.
So people who are fortunate enough to survive surgery without major complications (or worse)
will still eat too many carbs.
The carbs may be a bit more concentrated to compensate for the lower volume.
Tony
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So true, Tony. Good hearing from you!
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Tony is dead on with his answer! The truth is doctors like this guy are piranhas!, They prey on the weak and uneducated.......sad
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This is terribly sad to me :(
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What gets me is that they all manage to loose weight before their procedures, so they can do it. It just seems to me they want an easy pass (though it really isn't).
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Whats even crazier is after the surgery they put them on low carb diets :o
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Whats even crazier is after the surgery they put them on low carb diets :o
You would think that doctors are intelligent enough to realize that if they put their
patients on low-carb diets in the first place, they could save them from the risks involved in surgery.
But since the AMA (American Medical Association), and other large fraternal groups of halthcare providers
actually believe that low-carb lifestyles are not healthy, many doctors fall prey to that thinking.
And of course, a greedy surgeon here and there does NOT help matters, either! >:(
Tony
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All so true - all of your notes. These doctors, especially the "My 600 Pound Life" - the older doctor on this show --- it's all about being of TV, the fame, the money. The fact that they can lose weight (http://www.fattoskinny.com/) w/o the bypass troubles me that the doctor would then put them through the surgery.
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I have only met one person in all my years that didnt gain the weight back :) Not worth risking your life for.
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For anyone reading our posts who are suffering from more weight than you would like to be carrying, god bless you all - stay away from the bypass surgery, but, if you have already gone through it, please comment and tell us how you are doing. We would like to support your efforts and make you successful.
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Our doors are open to everyone who wants to get healthy and happy ;)
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oh wow --- i just noticed i reached the ranks of a senior member. yea!!!!!
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Yes you did, and Umpa can send you the Bakery Book pdf.
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For every 50 posts you get a free book,email doug what you would like ;)
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well, not to sound redundant, i use the web at work during lunch time, as we cancelled our internet at home since we weren't using it, at all. i am on ten hours a day at work and that's quite enough for me. so, no pdf books for me sorry to say. but, that's okay - i am good with that.
So, currently, i am eating tuna/one squeezed lime; almonds with a drizzle of a combination of walnut oil/organic apple cider vinegar/splash water and putting this concoction in leafy boston lettuce. also cooked up a one minute muffin, cut in 4 slices and toasted with real butter. just so yummy.
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Do you have a tablet or android? :)
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No - I am really out of it, aren't I? LOL
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:D :D I just found out this morning what tumblr is! I still dont understand what a hashtag is! :D
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oh good heavens - that is totally foreign to me. lol
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Its obviously not important :D Mayne to kids but not the grownups!
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One sign of getting older... not understanding what younger folks are talking about!
I'm a retired IT professional. And I still must go out of my way to keep up with the new tech terms. :D
Tony
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:D Its just not important to me Tony! I see my kids wasting alot of time on electronics and I dont get it.When I was growing up computers didnt exist, we had second jobs. ;) I think technology is a double edged sword.I wonder if people realize how much of their time they spend surfing the web.
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When I was single I chose not to have a TV in my apartment. My nephew came over to stay the weekend and freaked out - wondered what we would do all weekend w/o a TV. I laughed and showed him. Went for walks, talked, went to a movie, played board games and so forth.
I also started to read more and sew a few things. Boy, time sure flew by when doing other things other than watching TV.
Now the computer rage/age/disengage from life is around. It kills me to see a mother walking her child and she is on the phone and holding the kids hand. It is so sad because they are missing out of communicating to each other. And so many idiots on the road with the phone in their ear while driving - that's sure is a mistake, especially if you happen to get into an accident and possibly take a life.
I know a teenage who can't put sentences together - his grammar/communications skills.....zero! What a terrible shame.
So, when I say I don't have internet at home cause I am on it for ten hours a day at work, what I am actually saying is that I get outside and garden, weed, go for a walk, talk with my husband, make plans ----
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Hi, Ellie! :)
You have a very good lifestyle.
I don't watch much TV or spend much time on the web as I have so many other
things to do around my property.
There's nothing like fresh air most every day.
Between that and the added activity, I sleep like a baby. ;D
Tony
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I check my phone and computer in the morning and in the evening them i turn it off. Sometimes on the weekend i will play ,usually when its raining :D I never talk on the phone in the car.My message on my phone tells people "I dont return missed calls,leave a message or I will not call you back".I use to have people get mad at me for not returning missed calls! i run 3 businesses who checks those??I am always outside, hate to be indoors ! Like you Ereino we have our little cabin in the woods and you cant even get past the gate without calling first.We love that! ;)