Obesity plagues America. Millions of people suffer health problems because of excessive weight. It is common knowledge that eating right and exercising are keys to losing weight and regaining health. However, sometimes that won’t be enough.
Surgery
For people who have done everything they can to shed pounds with no success, surgery may be a good option. There are various forms of weight loss surgery that help people shed those stubborn pounds. However, despite what many people may think, surgery is not the easy way out. True, it can fairly immediately reduce weight to a manageable level, but continued weight loss or even sustaining post-surgery weight requires hard work.
Lifestyle change
If a patient thinks that he or she can continue living like they did before and still keep up a healthy weight, sorry pal. It’s just not going to happen. Surgery will help get obese people out of immediate danger and back to a manageable weight, but it doesn’t create a Superman body. Just like everyone else, weight-loss patients must continue to work hard to maintain a healthy weight. That means eating smaller meals and better foods. It means exercising regularly. This probably means a huge overhaul of lifelong habits that lead to obesity. Changing lifestyles so suddenly is incredibly difficult. But with the help of friends and doctors, it can be done!
Benefits
Although there are many challenges associated with weight loss surgery, let’s not forget the many benefits. Weight loss surgery is a wonderful thing for people who can’t lose weight otherwise. Surgery has been proven to resolve obesity, diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure and other ailments connected with being overweight. Self-esteem increases. Quality of life improves as patients feel better physically, emotionally, mentally and begin to participate in life activities that their obesity kept them from in years past.
If you struggle with obesity and no other weight loss strategies seem to help, talk to your doctor about weight loss surgery and see how it can change your life!
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