Medifast or Weight Loss Surgery?
I was shocked today when someone I know at work ridiculed me for using Medifast because they thought I should of just had weight loss surgery. This person even went on to tell me that I am doomed to gain all of my weight back again really quickly! As I listened to this thin person make fun of the fact I was on Medifast, it amazed me that I was being made fun of by a person because I chose to use Medifast and NOT have weight loss surgery!
As the day continued it made me think about the fact that for the very first time I have been able to lose weight and now I have some ignorant thin person tell me that I was wrong because I should of had weight loss surgery. I know about weight loss surgery because I almost had it done as my wife and I even went to a three hour seminar on weight loss surgery options at Sacred Heart Hospital, in Pensacola, Florida. We went there and listened to the doctors talk about all of the requirements and how the insurance could be obtained to pay for the surgical procedure. We walked out of the meeting thinking that weight loss surgery could be the answer to our dreams.
When we went home and looked into the ability to use or insurance plan to pay for the weight loss surgery we were not too happy with the answer we received. We were first told that to quality for the insurance payment we had to gain a few more pounds! We were dismayed to hear that in order to quality for weight loss surgery, we had to get slightly fatter! We were still not giving up on the surgery and continued to seek more information and learned much. The thing that really slowed the whole thing down for us was not so much that getting insurance to pay for the procedure, it was what we would have to live after the operation took place.
When we learned that post surgical care would require monthly vitamin shots and this is when we started to think the whole surgery thing through some more. As we searched for answers on what to expect with weight loss surgery, we discovered that for the surgery to be effective for a lifetime that we had to give up many things we enjoyed. We learned that we would never be able to enjoy hot fresh bread fresh from the oven with butter drizzled on top. I did not want to swear off bread forever and this is when I started to look into Medifast. Sure I do not eat bread right now while on Medifast, but that means nothing in the totality of the rest of my life.
I love to drink soda and with weight loss surgery I could NEVER enjoy a guilt free pop again! As I looked even more into weight loss surgery options I started to see some serious reasons why I did not think I would be a happy weight loss surgical patient. I started to lean more and more way from surgery and more and more towards learning about Medifast as the best option available for me today.
I further learned that if I had weight loss surgery I would never be able to drink out of a straw again! WOW! A simple thing like drinking from a straw is a no-no for someone that has had bariatric surgery! This may seem like a little thing in the total scheme of life, but once I realized that straws would be taboo I started to want to learn even more about the ramifications of the surgical option. Soon I also discovered that many people become alcoholics because of the way booze gets dumped right into the bloodstream. I do not drink much, but I do not want to ever not be able to drink at a wedding or a night out.
As time went on I started to get turned off about the end results of weight loss surgery. I saw all of the people I know that had the operation only to lose a ton of weight, and then gain it all back again. I can think of three people that I know at work that had the procedure done and in less than four years they not only lost the weight, but also gained much of it back again.
As I stood there listening to this ignorant co-worker I smiled inside knowing the fact that my choice to use Medifast was the best decision I could have made for myself. I have lost almost 30 pounds in as many days and yes…maybe I can gain it all back again… but that is not what I am worried about at this moment. The reason I do not worry about gaining the weight back is because I have learned to deal with the issue of obesity all by myself. I have realized in just 30 days that in order for a person to be truly able to lose weight, and keep it off, they have to deal with the fact of what made them overweight in the first place.
Medifast has taught me that my food issue is with my inability to control my portion sizes combined with my snacking at night, while watching television. Since I have been able to lose the weight I intend to keep dealing with those issues because I never intend to let those lost pounds creep back into my life.
As I walked away from my snickering co-worker I felt very confident in my choice of Medifast over weight loss surgery. I say this because I know that no matter how I lose the weight, I will always be able to gain it all back again. I know that whether I had bariatric surgery, lap band surgery or any other weight loss surgery that the chance to gain the weight is always right there in front of my emotional being. I know now that even if the insurance company would have footed the bill, I would still run the risk of gaining all my weight back again. Can I still gain it back with Medifast??? Sure I can, but the big difference is that if I do can it back again it will be from eating bread, drinking out of straws and drinking Pepsi, which is a big no-no for a weight loss surgical patient.
As I sit here almost 30 pounds lighter from Medifast I know that for me Medifast was the better choice when compared to surgery. If you are contemplating surgery I implore you to think twice and at least look at Medifast as a much safer alternative. I say this because it has worked so well for my wife and I. I also say this because it is soooo much less expensive than going into the hospital and having a surgeon cut you open and remove portions of your body, never to be able to be replaced. I say this because the decision to have bariatric surgery is one that if you make it, it can NEVER be reversed. Medifast works and works well and you really need to check it out before you commit to another life of after weight loss surgery care.
Good Luck, and God Bless
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