Gastric Bypass Research Paper
My Experience with Gastric Bypass
Eng.121: English Composition
Instructor: Syndee Wood
Jessica Racine
2/21/13
Roux-n-Y gastric bypass surgery is the most common and successful combined weight loss surgery in the United States. For people who are morbidly obese (BMI of 40 or greater) or BMI of 35 or more with serious health issues, the surgery benefits them more then not getting it. It has been said that 95 percent of people who diet to lose weight put it back on within two to three years (Dr. Leibel, 2005). With surgery you have the tool to change this because you will have a smaller stomach which helps prevent so much hunger at least at the beginning. People who are morbidly obese should seriously consider getting this surgery because the pros outweigh the cons by far. A majority of patients having surgery for obesity can expect long term weight loss if they follow all the postoperative guidelines. Gastric bypass has …show more content…
This surgery has been significant because it has improved my health and quality of life. Gastric bypass roux-n-Y surgery has changed me tremendously. I am getting healthier and starting to figure out different exercises I enjoy and finding some healthier recipes that the whole family enjoys. I have more energy, so I now look forward to exercise especially zumba. Since my health is now improving, I tend to think differently about food and what I put in to my body. My confidence has improved greatly as I have lost weight, because now I do not feel like people judge me as much. I now eat to survive, not just for pleasure. My way of thinking about losing weight has changed because now I know that it is a life style change not a diet. I find myself thinking of different ways to burn extra calories, like parking further away in parking lots so that I have to walk further, and taking the stairs instead of
Eng.121: English Composition
Instructor: Syndee Wood
Jessica Racine
2/21/13
Roux-n-Y gastric bypass surgery is the most common and successful combined weight loss surgery in the United States. For people who are morbidly obese (BMI of 40 or greater) or BMI of 35 or more with serious health issues, the surgery benefits them more then not getting it. It has been said that 95 percent of people who diet to lose weight put it back on within two to three years (Dr. Leibel, 2005). With surgery you have the tool to change this because you will have a smaller stomach which helps prevent so much hunger at least at the beginning. People who are morbidly obese should seriously consider getting this surgery because the pros outweigh the cons by far. A majority of patients having surgery for obesity can expect long term weight loss if they follow all the postoperative guidelines. Gastric bypass has …show more content…
This surgery has been significant because it has improved my health and quality of life. Gastric bypass roux-n-Y surgery has changed me tremendously. I am getting healthier and starting to figure out different exercises I enjoy and finding some healthier recipes that the whole family enjoys. I have more energy, so I now look forward to exercise especially zumba. Since my health is now improving, I tend to think differently about food and what I put in to my body. My confidence has improved greatly as I have lost weight, because now I do not feel like people judge me as much. I now eat to survive, not just for pleasure. My way of thinking about losing weight has changed because now I know that it is a life style change not a diet. I find myself thinking of different ways to burn extra calories, like parking further away in parking lots so that I have to walk further, and taking the stairs instead of