It will work for you. You need to have faith in it and faith in the process. It doesn't happen overnight but it will work. The surgeon did his or her part and now you do your part...following the program...and you will get the results that you want. Don't question it...try really hard to fight the negativity...all of us on this side have had similar worries and it has worked for all of us...so relax. You are good.

It will work, the weight will come off it will just depend on your body as to how fast or slow it comes off. The hard part is keeping the weight off once you have lost it. Maintaining is going to be the hardest part of this journey I think, because unfortunately the weight can come back on if life long changes aren't being made. But you can do this, have faith and everything will be fine!

If you stick to the plan and do not go back into old habits, it will defiantly work. Keep faith in yourself and know that this is for you and it is not always going to be easy. Remember this is you tool. If you take care of it, it will work for years to come. You abuse it, it will break down and not work the way it was intended.

I have known 2 people that is did not work but they never did the plan, they figured out right away that they could eat anything and continued to do so. Yes they lost some but did not keep it off very long.

Surgery always works... But surgery is by far the easy part! What we do with the tool we are given... Well, that part is work! Hard flippin work every single day. At least thats been my experience... The head stuff... The using food as a coping tool... All the junk that got me to well over 300 lbs to begin with... Its ALL still right there. And if i don't work on that stuff i can see how easy it will be to regain.

I was sure it would not work... But it has.... Now i worry that i can work it! Ha! Head games for sure!

I think many of us feel this way. I have steadily lost weight since my surgery 10/7/13. I follow my plan, drink my water, and walk for exercise. Work on the head stuff, be positive, and learn to love this new way of eating and you'll be fine.

I have never known anyone whom it didn't work for if they follow the plan. It's a wonderful tool but only a tool. We have to do our part too.

Just look at how many of us are on this site and have had good results. We are only a tiny part of the number of folks in the world who have had various WLS and had good results. True some lose faster than others. But we all lose! If it takes a year or 2 years or more, it's still a success!

I was scared that my huge appetite wouldn't go away and I would fail. But It did and I feel successfull. I was at the doctor yesterday and they are quite pleased. I've lost 130 lb in a year. They said If I stopped now it would be fine or if I want I can lose some more.

It works!

If you follow the plan the doctor gives you it will work. Don't worry, the weight will come off. Just focus on the process. You will do great.

I totally worried about this, too. The only people I've seen it not "work" for are people who whine, make excuses, and refuse to change their habits. If you are truly sick of living life as a morbidly obese person and are willing to do whatever it takes to get healthy, then the surgery will give you the "super-powers" to make it happen. If you expect the surgery to do all the work for you, then you will think it has failed you.

My psychologist gave me a great analogy..Trying to lose weight when you are morbidly obese is like rolling a large boulder up a steep hill. It takes every ounce of energy and focus you have. If you loose focus for a moment, the boulder comes rolling back at you. After the surgery, you are sill rolling the same boulderbut now you are on level ground. If you have to stop and take a breath, you don't lose ground.

JJ

JJ--That is a great analogy...thanks for sharing...I will remember that one!!

I have those lingering self-doubts that I can't do this. I know it is a tool and not a miracle cure. We still have to follow the program set out for us and a lot of mental work. I had surgery in July and compare myself to others. I consider myself a slow loser. I had a follow up appt with the surgeon and he reassured me I am doing very well. I need to stop comparing my weight loss to others. We are all so different. Again, another mental hurdle for me. Positive thoughts, you can do it.

Great responses!!! I am encouraged to stay the course again.

My philosophy isthe surgery doesn't do the workI do. The surgery isn't going to say no to the foods I shouldn't eat - I have ZERO food intolerancesthe surgery isn't going to choose the right thing off the buffet table at the partyI must.the surgery isn't getting me to the gym or hitting the road for my runI have to do that. What the surgery does is change how my body will process food.it will tell me to slow down and chew, it will fill fastand it will empty fast.the work is still mine to ownthe surgery is the tool to help me on this journeyIt's not going to take the weight off and never put it backThat's still up to mefor the rest of my life!

That has been my exact fear over this past week. I am losing slowly, oh so slowly and wonder if for some reason I am the one it won't work for. I guess we just need to listen to all these other wise folk who have been there and have faith. We need to keep taking it one day at a time and trust. It will work. It may not work the same way for each of us. After all our journeys are all different...even in how we got here in the first place. We can do this. Try not to compare your journey with someone elses. It isn't easy.

Wow, just joined here. I can't tell you how many friends have tried to talk me out of this. But at close to 300 pounds I had Reached a point where I knew it was going to take some powerful tool to help me.

I asked one of the patients who spoke to us at the first seminar I attended " what is different about this and every other weight loss attempt?" Not sure she gave me a direct answer, but I get the impression that it will give me the chance to loose the weight without feeling all the physical hunger. I know that the head chatter will always be a challenge....

The surgery works or it would not still be an available option. The key to having it work in your life is making changes, making different choices, and changing how you think. If you are not convinced it will work for you then you will sabotage yourself to prove that it does not work. That's just how it works. The way we think creates our reality. Changing our thoughts, choices, and actions is what helps us succeed.

Check out this post to help you see what this is about.

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Gastric_Bypass_Surgery/forum/13157871-newbies-need-know