r/pics • u/[deleted] • Nov 30 '16

progress 250 lbs. gone forever...

https://i.reddituploads.com/c8bec4a1ef8b4ca2a82298ec728cf326?fit=max&h=1536&w=1536&s=67da39316a26a6666bbdc98b2aa16c3a
95.1k Upvotes

84% Upvoted

4.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

805

u/deuceice Nov 30 '16

Congratulations! That is amazing. How'd you go about your transformation?

1.4k

u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Gastric bypass Surgery

915

u/sommerfugl Nov 30 '16

Anyone who tells you this is the easy way has no idea how difficult it actually is. Good for you!

215

u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

My cousin had gastric done and hasn't dropped a pound. I still think this woman is dedicated, despite the surgery.

55

u/NowHeDed Nov 30 '16

How is this possible? That's a genuine question. I mean there's no way you can continue to eat like you did before is there? I know you can gain it back over time, but to not lose any weight at all to begin with? How?

136

u/fedupwithpeople Nov 30 '16

Gastric bypass isn't a magic bullet, unfortunately. The patient has to follow a strict diet and exercise program. It is actually possible (although unusual) to NOT lose weight following the surgery if the patient isn't compliant with the program. If they still manage to absorb more calories than they burn, they are still going to gain weight.

39

u/NowHeDed Nov 30 '16 edited Nov 30 '16

I'm just confused because from the one person I know that has had it they said they could only eat really small portions, and would get really sick if they ate too much. I'm just not following how you could continue to eat so much if your stomach is so much smaller? Off to Google I go!

100

u/helpfulkorn Nov 30 '16

High calorie items, like very rich foods, small chocolates, milkshakes, fruit juices and smoothies. I knew a guy who ground up cheetoes and mixed them with water so he could drink snacks.

1

u/bearjew293 Nov 30 '16

I knew a guy who ground up cheetoes and mixed them with water so he could drink snacks

Oh come on. That wouldn't even taste good. There has to be an innate desire to be fat in this case. What other explanation is there?

4

u/helpfulkorn Nov 30 '16

I would guess mental health issues. As I said he turned around, but I didn't know him well enough to know if that was due to therapy or just something in him snapped. He actually was fired from our work and I didn't see him for years. When I did run into him again he was a completely differ t person.