Gastric Bypass - Is it for You?

For most of my life, I have had weight issues and in recent years have come to term with the fact that I will always have to watch not only what I eat but how much. Also, I have to honestly determine how tired I really am after punching a clock. Will it hurt me to do a little timed (30 minutes or less) housework, a few stretches or a short walk? Like everything else, I realize that if I spend too much time debating it, then I might as well do it before it comes time to begin another work day.

I have also come to terms with back-handed compliments as well as comments that were just vicious and cold. While I can be assured that I live my life like most anyone else, those who carry around an extra one hundred pounds or more may not be able to make such a claim. It goes without saying that they have had difficulty doing everyday things such as going up two or more flights of stairs, repeatedly bending over or playing most outdoor sports. If one is considered morbidly or grossly obese by medical standards, then eating right to lose weight may be easier said than done. Turn on any Discovery Channel giving a first-person account of how different diets have been tried and failed because they did not have the physical stamina to routinely exercise and thus reverted back to eating what they wanted and being complacent or not burning enough energy to reduce body mass.

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