Lifestyle tips

You, sir, are the poster child of Fantasy Feeder.

A few years back, my doctor suggested weight loss through diet and exercise. I was in the 370s at the time, and I recall a conversation in which she actually said she would only recommend bypass in very few circumstances because of all the side effects. I'm thankful I never considered that avenue, because I decided to regain after only a few months at my lowest weight (and ended up putting on all 180 pounds plus another 160).

I have known a lot of people who have either died from the surgery, or became disabled. I know of one lady who who smelled so bad, that she was in a movie and they evacuated the theater in the middle of the movie because they thought it was a gas leak. For those who don't die, they generally gain all of the weight back. The doctors will always tell you that was the OLD surgery, and that the new surgery is so much safer. They have been using that story for decades. The surgery someone dies of today will be the old surgery of tomorrow.

Unfortunately I know 5 people who died from that including my last serious relationship so if you were ot ask me I would say no if it is for health reasons there are ways to loose weight portion control helps

I was more upset than her.
I was like "HOW DARE THEY TRY TO MUTILATE YOU KSKSDKYAKSFSKAD"

And she was like "I'm probably the fattest person they've ever examined. They thought I needed help or something. Whatever."

You, sir, are the poster child of Fantasy Feeder.

I know several people who went through the surgery. All except one of them regretted it. From their experience, my understanding is that you have to be 100% onboard with the process, follow the dietary restrictions religiously, and be okay with giving up things you liked or loved before.

The one woman who had success, did so because she is very strict with herself and because she had the motivation, desire, and forethought to change everything in her life to make it possible. Today she's not able to be as active as she wanted to be, but she is able to enjoy the lifestyle she planned for. She's much happier now than she was before.

On the other hand, the men and women I know who've had it and been unsuccessful almost universally end up back where they started, but with a lot of dietary restrictions, scars, and less body confidence than before. Some were emotional eaters, some hated exercise and ate whatever they wanted, consequences be damned, and a couple, unfortunately, had spouses who did not support their efforts.

All in all, it can be done successfully, and you can find happiness with the results. BUT, you have to be motivated, supported, and work hard to prepare yourself beforehand. I definitely wish you luck.

I would advise against it, it is essentially medically enforced anorexia. If you want to actually get healthier, low impact exercise like swimming can help you build strength and stamina and there are plenty of yummy healthy foods full of nutrition that are good for your body, the surgery is not a healthy way to lose weight you wind up burning through an enormous amount of muscle and organ tissue when you do lose because you're only losing from depravation.