As a result of out of control eating habits and diets which include far too much sugar, oils, and fat, obesity and weight gain are ever-increasing issues today. Eating fruits, vegetables and raw nuts and seeds – foods that are healthy for you – seem to be a thing of the past for far too many.
So people are constantly searching for quick, easy and as-painless-as-possible answers to the problem, in some cases even considering major procedures such as bariatric bypass surgery.
Weight loss surgeries, however, are not meant for someone who is slightly overweight and just needs to lose a few pounds, or someone who simply doesn’t like the idea of having to wait to see results from their efforts.
Fast weight loss is, of course, better than having to wait for weeks or months to fit into those smaller jeans while you follow a strict diet that you probably hate, and exercise every day, which many people hate as well.
But remember that even though the surgery will help you lose weight initially by limiting the amount of food you can eat and digest, you will eventually have to follow a healthy diet plan as well as exercise to lose weight after that.
Weight Loss Surgery Options
There are several options available that one might consider including liposuction, bariatric bypass surgery, vertical banded gastroplasty, laparoscopic gastric banding, Roux-en Y gastric bypass, duodenal switch, and biliopancreatic diversion, all of which come with their own list of possible complications and post surgical care.
Before a client will be eligible for any bariatric surgery, there are certain considerations that must be met, and if you don’t meet these criteria it may increase your risks and problems, as compared to the possible improvements.
In other words, if you have severe enough health issues or other problems that may be made worse than any improvements you could gain from the surgery, it’s probably best to seek other alternatives.
For instance, clients should be morbidly obese, meaning that he or she should be at least 100 pounds over their ideal body weight. Weight loss surgery should not be considered for people who have less than 100 pounds to lose.
There also might be medical problems that are associated with obesity such as diabetes, swelling, or pain – any of which will improve the client’s qualifications, rather than disqualify them.
Clients should have been struggling with the obesity for five or more years, and have a body mass index of 40 or greater. You should be able to demonstrate to your doctor that you have not been able to lose weight by other more conventional methods.
Your doctor may ask that you make another attempt at losing weight using other weight loss diet plans or programs for six months while keeping a calendar or diary to record your efforts.
If you’re not sure whether your insurance company covers the cost of gastric bypass surgery, be sure and ask your insurer if you have the coverage. Armed with this knowledge, the client can negotiate a preset rate with the hospital and doctor before the surgery in order to keep the costs down.
Even though bariatric surgery gives you the added advantage of decreased hunger pangs and a feeling of fullness faster than without the surgery, ultimately the weight loss actually happens in the same way as with any other program – you eat less than you burn.
The success rate may be high, but you must still be prepared to make the necessary nutritional habits and lifestyle changes to lose weight and keep it off.
Weight loss surgeries do not remove food cravings or your particular relationship with food, so those issues must be addressed in order for this program to be successful. It’s a good idea, if possible, to talk to others who have had the surgery you are thinking about getting, and find out what complications, if any, they had and what their overall opinion of it is.
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