It seems like over the past few days I have heard nothing but WLS bashing. I have read story after inspirational story on the internet about people who lost alot of weight and then I go to comments section of the article and people are all like, "Great job for having the strength to do it on your own instead of having that nasty surgery," or "Well done for doing it the "right" way instead of the easy way with surgery," or even "Glad you lost the weight, but you should have never gotten so fat to begin with." I mean, what the hell!!!!! It's like the whole world gets on your ass about it being so big, but then they also want to make you feel ashamed of how you're losing it or they make stupid comments about how you should never have let yourself get so fat. It's like because I carry extra weight (for whatever the reason) I will NEVER be forgiven by society no matter what size I am. I guess the final straw was my sister, who went on a diet the same week I told her I was having the sleeve done, when she told me this morning that she has lost 45 pounds and she didn't have to destroy her body with surgery to do it. Really? I mean, I have been very supportive of her about her diet and every time she posts a new picture on Facebook, I give her encouraging words and tell her how proud I am of her and then she is going to turn around and slap me in the face like that? As much as I wanted to rip her a new one, I kept my temper in check and calmly explained that I did not destroy my body with surgery and that having the surgery does not make me any less accountable than her. My sleeve may only allow me to eat so much, but I still have to make the decision about what I eat. Eating 1,000 calories a day of lean protein, veggies, yogurt and fruit is NOT the same as eating 1,000 calories a day of junk food. I have to decide to eat whole and nutritionally sound food. I have to decide to take my vitamins and supplements to stay healthy. I have to decide not to have a piece of cake or eat a half dozen cookies. I also have to decide to get off my butt and walk 3 miles a day and weight train 3 times a week. My sleeve certainly doesn't make these decisons for me. I make them. My sleeve helps me control my appetite. It allows me to push the plate away when I feel full. But the rest is up to me. Period. Is WLS helpful...ABSOLUTELY! Is WLS the easy way out...ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! Sorry for the long post....just needed to vent to people who know where I am coming from.
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