subject: How You Can Be Successful With Gastric Bypass Surgery [print this page] Gastric bypass surgery can give you opportunities that you never thought you would have again. You will be able to do things that you may not have done in years. But if you think this is a walk in the park and their will be nothing to this, you might be disappointed. The process of getting the weight off and keeping it off will take work and a lifestyle change.
Many weight loss surgery programs will try to get prospective patients to try to begin the process of making changes before they have the surgery. My insurance company required me to participate in a program that last 6 months that included a plan of healthy eating, exercise and learning to deal with life on life's terms.
If an insurance company is going to pay the many thousands of dollars for the surgery, they want to give you the best chance possible at being successful at losing the weight and keeping it off. It is all about forming habits that will keep you healthy and learning to deal with your emotions. Many people that have this surgery, as much as they do not want to admit it, are addicted to food.
Most of us did not become compulsive overeaters in one day and it will take time to fix the way think about food and to gather the tools we need to be successful. The surgery will get you started, but it is up to you to learn as much as you can about the surgery, the post bariatric surgery diet, what kinds of exercise that you need and what kind of after care support you are going to need to keep you healthy.
If have made the choice to have weight loss surgery, do everything you can to be successful. There is a lot to be learned about obesity and preventing it. This is an opportunity and only you can make the most of it.
