Gastric Bypass Surgery

Randy, find a Doc that will work with you.
Consider the cost of surgery, etc.
I hate diets because I become obsessed with food, recipes, the next meal, etc., etc.
The cost of prepared meals you don’t have to fiddle with may be worth the cost.
Special diets are temporary fixes. At some point you’ll want to go back to stuff you like....
Eat normal. To prove the point a guy went on a Hostas Twinkies diet and simply counted calories. He lost weight.
Not a recommendation. Eat normal.
You’ve gotten a lot of good advice on this thread. I hope you do well.

A few thoughts
If the reason for considering bypass is just weight, then diet is the way to go. If type 2 diabetes is the issue, then there is a further extreme dieting /supplement suggestion.

There was a report a few months ago that a highly restricted 650/750 cal/day diet with supplements to take care of nutritional needs can increase insulin sensitivity by week 2. you do it for 4-6 weeks and 80% of the patients returned to normal blood sugar levels.

Diet wise, stay away from the white, eat colorful foods closer to where and when they were grown. White, refined sugar, flour, potatoes, rice etc. they are all blood sugar spikers, and will cause you to feel hungrier sooner. Its all about the glycemic index.

“I’m not so sure I want to do this.”

Seems like you’ve already answered your own question. I can’t imagine undertaking such a major step unless I was 110% convinced that I was doing the right thing. Follow your heart and take the important step that “feels right”.

Certainly a committed trial of proper diet and judicious exercise seems indicated even if it incurs certain expenses and inconveniences.

Try the Amalyse diet. Amalyse is made from Yogurt, Honey and Soy so it is safe to use. You can use it a a meal replacement or in lieu of a snack. We mix smoothies from fruit and ice and add the Amalyse powder to it. The Amalyse can be found at GNC.

My sister had gastric sleeve but did not change her eating habits and she was beginning to gain her weight back. She substitutes the Amalyse for 2 meals per day and eats a regular 3rd meal (reduced size). She has not felt hungry and is maintaining her weight loss of 165 lbs.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/ or http://engine2diet.com/

Both diets are simular

Try the mcdougall diet or engine2 diet. You can eat all you want [I know it sounds impossible right] as long as it is the approved foods. We have been on this diet for 3 years. It is a way of life that will change your life for ever. 150 lb weight loss and never be hungry, sign me up. It is a starched based diet with the science to back it up. Basically you avoid anything with a face or a mother, and no added oil. [added oil causes heart problems with no health benefits].

I know several people who got the by bypass, all with questionable results. A friend died years after getting it done with a constriction in his stomach that poisoned him. My uncle lost 70 lbs to be thin enough to do it [I did not quite understand this, if you can lose 70 lbs, why not skip the bypass and keep doing what is working] He had it for 16 months, and then removed it because of problems he was having. He has since gained all his weight. Another friend just kept overeating to the point it had to be removed.

The bypass will make you sick so it will be hard to eat. Why not try a diet that will let you eat all you want and still lose weight? I love to eat and could never make it on a restricted diet. All my health issues are now gone and I am normal weight, yet I eat more than all my family members combined :)

You have to do something different to get a different result. Being on this diet for 3 years we have tried to get others to try it, but people are so resistant to change. I would much rather change my eating than go under the knife.

Thank You all for taking the time to reply!

I now have a mountain of info and will go through each and every one before making a decision.

Right now I’m leaning heavily toward the negative but my have enough info available to change my mind.

Any way, Thank You all for your valuable time and responses.

Randy Larsen

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