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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I have thought about the gastric sleeve. But surgery has its own risks and complications. I have the money for it. It just feels just such a cheat way to go. I could lose their weight if I could just control myself.

I am afraid that the surgery won’t change my habits. I do need some psych help here. This is addiction. And no I don’t binge, but I sneak all day. I will go to the market, get a piece of pizza and eat it in the car. Or McDonald’s and do the same. Grab a cheeses sandwich at me.I do this all the time.

FYI, I have NEVER admitted the last paragraph to ANYONE. Obviously if I stopped doing that I would lose weight! But I don’t. I can’t. [/quote]

My husband had the gastric sleeve almost 10 years ago. There is nothing “cheat” about it. It does two things - restricts the amount you can eat, and also seems to remove the drive and hunger to eat. They aren’t sure entirely why, but it has something to do with hormones produced in the stomach. The surgery alters them. The surgery is a tool, and it forcibly breaks your habits for long enough (about a year) that you can make new ones. After two to three years you do have to make an effort to not gain weight. My husband lost 130 lbs or so, and has regained about 40. He now has to do weight watchers and fuss about his diet like the rest of us, but he is no longer a compulsive over eater who has no ability to control his weight. He’s just an average chubby guy, and that is an incredible gift. Good luck, OP. Look into surgery. It is literally the only weight loss intervention (including all the diets and pills) with any evidence of long term efficacy. It isn’t about cheating - it’s about doing what science says works.[/quote]

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