Preparing for Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

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Good Nutrition - The Path to Preparation for
Weight Loss Surgery
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• They say that our actions cannot be divorced from
  their consequences and the domino effect in
  American as well, as other societies in the
  world, seems to paint a sad and unpleasant
  picture of that idiom. Overweightness and
  obesity, although a major problem for a
  significant amount of people, is a byproduct of
  the fast-paced social and employment functions of
  our modern society today. And because work cannot
  be delayed as millions of dollars worth of profit
  is lost by delays, the employees are forced to
  adjust to the companys schedule.
• As this has become the norm fast-food chains
  became its inevitable consequence and
  food-on-demand slowly turned busy office people
  into food milling machines. Theres an
  overwhelming talk about bariatric surgery or
  gastric sleeve surgery and nutrition for weight
  loss surgery with the looming problem of obesity
  in our society. The problem with a busy lifestyle
  is that youll have little time for exercise or
  leisure two necessary factors in peoples lives
  for them to live a healthy, happy and long life.
  Scientists and other health professionals have
  been trying to find ways to cure obesity and,
  unfortunately in some cases, it is a hereditary
  disease also.
• Theyre currently developing gene therapy
  experiments to treat genetically obese people
  however, there are no shortcuts or magic pill to
  losing weight. You either go to the gym and burn
  all of those fats in your body or get bariatric
  surgery. A bariatric surgery is a procedure where
  a small part of the stomach is surgically removed
  in order to force the patient to eat less. Less
  food intake will result in more calories burned
  and breakdown of body fats, which in turn will
  cause the patient to lose weight. Besides
  learning the facts about gastric bypass surgery
  youll also need to understand the importance of
  nutrition for weight loss surgery.

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3 Stages of Gastric Bypass Surgery Preparation,
Surgery and Follow Up

• Unfortunately, some extremely obese people wont
  be able to exercise enough to burn all the fats
  in their bodies for them to get rid of their
  obesity. For example, those that are over 500
  lbs. in weight cant even get out of their own
  beds! Therefore, only a weight loss surgery is
  the only option to remove excess fats from their
  body or theyll get health complications and
  worse, possibly die from it. Preparing for
  gastric sleeve surgery will mean that youll have
  to go to great lengths to anticipate the
  difficulties head. Know that it will not only
  affect you physically but also psychologically
  and emotionally as well, so youll need all the
  help you can get.

Preparation

• Preparing for a gastric bypass surgery perhaps is
  the most difficult of all the three things that
  you will go through here. Anyone who has enjoyed
  sumptuous meals such as those huge burgers and
  fries, or lasagna, pizza with delicious toppings,
  sweet sodas, lobsters, Chinese foods, sushi, etc.
  will tell you how extremely difficult it is to
  let go of such an eating habit. Food has almost
  the same addictive effect as drugs in our brains
  and instantly shifting from that kind of
  unhealthy diet to the recommended nutrition for
  weight loss surgery will have a severe impact on
  the patient. So you prepare by joining online
  forums and discussion boards about people who
  have gone through weight loss surgery to get
  moral support. Get tips and tricks on how to cope
  with the surgery and maybe be inspired by their
  success stories on their journey to getting fit.
  Learn the things they did, especially before
  gastric bypass surgery diet and afterward.
  Prepare yourself mentally and convince yourself
  that you can do it and that you refuse to be a
  slave to your impulses and want to become the
  best that you can be.

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Surgery
Follow Up
As for the surgery itself, well, theres really
nothing to it because youll be sedated the whole
time however, there can be complications after
the surgery like wound infections, so make sure
that youll follow the doctors advice on what to
do, what medications to take and what to avoid. A
speedy recovery is almost guaranteed if
everything goes as planned and as long as you
also do your part. The only thing that you need
to think about is how much willpower youll have
to put in in order to follow the strict diet
rules with the nutrition for weight loss surgery.
Youll probably cut down approximately 50 - 70
of your previous food intake on a daily basis
after the gastric sleeve surgery, so you can just
imagine the cravings that come with it and how it
will tear you apart. Still, if you have a strong
willpower, then you can overcome it and follow
through with your new diet plan.
Months after the weight loss surgery you should
have been able to lose more than half of your
weight. Sometimes all that accumulated fat in
your body has caused your skin to stretch to a
considerable length and once all the fats are
gone, then the stretched skin will not retract to
its original form and you may need a follow-up
operation to remove those sagging skin. While
there is a considerable risk for the second
operation what you really need to worry about
here is your insurance coverage. So check your
insurance policy even before you go through with
the gastric sleeve surgery to make sure whether
or not youre covered with both the gastric
bypass as well as the follow-up surgery. Some
insurance companies do not cover the follow-up
surgery, so you may have to pay out of pocket
(OOP). With all things considered, once youre
done with the follow-up surgery, then your new
and better body shape will take form and will
definitely boost your confidence!
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Conclusion

• The fact of the matter is that weight loss
  surgery has had a successful track record on
  obese people and a lot of the patients who have
  undergone the treatment have successfully gone
  back to their ideal body weight. Most of them
  admitted though that adhering to the nutrition
  for weight loss surgery was an uphill battle and
  there were plenty of times that they almost gave
  up and give in to their food cravings.
  Thankfully, those support groups and anti-obesity
  community lend a helping hand to help them follow
  through the process of losing weight and getting
  fit. Keep in mind that the weight loss surgery is
  not the ultimate solution to your obesity and is
  merely part of the long process of slimming down.
  So be responsible for your actions and remember
  that it all comes down to your choices when you
  want to get into shape.

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