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ItalianSMistress -> RE: Thoughts on Obesity/Bariatric/Gastric ByPass Surgery? (2/7/2008 2:19:24 PM)
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I know a few people that have had surgery for weight loss. Two of them have done very well, over a number of years (5 and 12 to be exact), I also have another friend that just ate junk food and milkshakes instead of real food as it is harder to digest afterwards, and she is now bigger then she was pre surgery. I have a friend that also lost an aunt due to complications of that same surgery.
Being so heavy Myself, My DR has asked Me if I was interested in this, I told her flat out no. I am a diabetic also, but a type one. I started taking insulin shots as a child as My mother did. Even if I was 100lbs I would still be diabetic, and need needles to control it. My DR often jokes with Me that perhaps I send someone else in to do My bloodwork as My blood sugar levels (including A1C) are always in good range, My cholesterol and blood pressure are well within the right levels, and despite being diabetic for over 20 years, I don’t have any long term health problems. If I did, perhaps I would feel differently about losing weight, but to be honest, its just not a priority. I am happy, and healthy, so why do something as drastic as surgery. I just had this talk with My DR when I went for My physical last month, in fact. She said she is a bit skidish talking to Me about it, cuz I seem to be the only patient she has that is so heavy and does not feel the need to lose weight. I always tell her that if I want to lose weight, I will do it, if I am not ready it will never happen, period. I am very active, I take care of two kids, keep a clean house, work two jobs, both of which I am on My feet constantly at. I was a boxer for years when I was younger (before My eyesight got too bad to continue) and always loved the gym. I am by no means lazy. I assume, of course, that this level of activity is what has kept Me healthy. Of course, however, there are changes I could make to lose some weight. I am not shy about Myself, I have friends that are half My size that wont wear a bathing suit in public, PLEASE, that would be the day, that I am concerned about who is looking at Me. I am not shy about My size or My weight, I am not ashamed, I change in the pubic change room at the gym, I wear a bathing suit to the beach and I DON’T change My eating habits momentarily depending on who is around. I hate when you see a woman that is clearly overweight but will push her salad around on her plate instead of eating it when she is on a date! I always tell My friends, the boy knows you did not get that way eating just carrots and celery, don’t insult his intelligents!
I also just wanted to say, in case anyone did not know, that insulin is a hormone, and just like most hormones, it makes you grow, which is the main reason diabetic woman have big babies (My son was 12lbs at a month early). So for those diabetics that are insulin dependant, you really need to seek medical attention if you are trying to lose weight. For every unit of insulin you take, it keep appx 8 lbs of weight on your body, so that has to be monitored. Right now, there is a trend going on among young diabetic teenaged girls that stop taking their insulin to lose weight but they are losing their eyesight and legs at age 20. Isnt it sad that they rather be blind or crippled then fat? My mother did that,,,,she was mentally ill and decided she wanted to be skinny, stopped taking her insulin and lost over 100lbs in less than a year,,,,,then she died.
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