2 Reasons to Avoid Weight Loss Surgery And Links To Show You How
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008Many who struggle with their weight look at weight loss surgery as a magic weight loss pill. They believe that if they can just get the weight off, their lives will take a turn for the better in so many areas, eg, romantically, professionally and socially. But, there are actually more reason to avoid weight loss surgery, because it is no magic bullet. Following are two very powerful ones.
Are You Ready to Make a Lifestyle Change? One of the main reasons to avoid weight loss surgery is lifestyle change. Any person who has successfully lost weight and kept it off can tell you that losing weight is not about shedding pounds, but about shedding a lifestyle.
Many forget that food can be an addition, just like alcohol and drugs. And, much like an alcoholic or a drug addict who has come out of rehab, you have to avoid old habits, old routines – and maybe even old friends and some loved ones. This is because they serve as triggers for your overeating.
Addiction counselors advise patients to stay away from friends, family and situations that perpetuated their addictive habits. For example, if you’re an alcoholic and have a group of friends who like to play pool every Saturday night while downing drink after drink, that’s not a situation he or she should put themselves in.
The same is true for food addicts. If you have a group of girlfriends who enjoy going out to the local pizza joint every Sunday afternoon, you may need to find a group of friends who enjoy going for a run instead.
Do You Like Who You Are? If you don’t intrinsically like who you are, you should avoid weight loss surgery. Why? Because losing weight won’t change who you are on the inside. He or she will remain the same. And, you have to be comfortable with that person before you can change the outside, because this comes with a whole other set of problems.
Avoid weight loss surgery and losing weight the old-fashioned way – diet, exercise and self-control – can give you a better you on more than just the outside. It can heal some internal conflicts as well.