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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 281338" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm the flip side of the coin here. I was told I was heading for gastric bypass if I didn't lose weight, and I knew I would need help to lose weight.</p><p></p><p>So I was put on Reductil, but on its own it wouldn't have done much. All it did was make it easier for me to diet effectively.</p><p></p><p>Instead of letting things get to the stage where I had no choice but surgery, I grabbed the chance to eat as if I had already had gastric bypass.</p><p></p><p>For me, the combination worked and I lost a lot of weight. It wasn't easy. I've since regained back a few kilos, but I'm still better off.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying that going as far as gastric bypass is wrong, not at all. I was glad to not have to take that extra step.</p><p></p><p>But whichever way - you need to be committed to a positive outcome.</p><p></p><p>A woman I know saw my weight loss and wanted some too. She persuaded her doctor to put her on Reductil, but then didn't make any dietary changes in her life, nor even any lifestyle changes. She was disappointed that she only lost a few kilos, despite being on double the dose I was. She's been very quiet on the topic for the last few months and I haven't been game to ask her. But from my observation - she's not lost any weight to speak of. She was after a quick fix where she actually didn't need to do anything, and neither the pill option nor gastric bypass will help there.</p><p></p><p>People assume that overweight people don't care, or somehow deserve the weight problem. It's not true. Neither are overweight people lazy, or anything else (no more than other people). Dieting a lot - it's something that overweight people are often very good at. And long-term, diets don't work if they're too drastic. Whatever you do needs to be manageable long-term, livable with.</p><p></p><p>The Healthy Living forum is always worth a visit, to discuss the topic.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 281338, member: 1991"] I'm the flip side of the coin here. I was told I was heading for gastric bypass if I didn't lose weight, and I knew I would need help to lose weight. So I was put on Reductil, but on its own it wouldn't have done much. All it did was make it easier for me to diet effectively. Instead of letting things get to the stage where I had no choice but surgery, I grabbed the chance to eat as if I had already had gastric bypass. For me, the combination worked and I lost a lot of weight. It wasn't easy. I've since regained back a few kilos, but I'm still better off. I'm not saying that going as far as gastric bypass is wrong, not at all. I was glad to not have to take that extra step. But whichever way - you need to be committed to a positive outcome. A woman I know saw my weight loss and wanted some too. She persuaded her doctor to put her on Reductil, but then didn't make any dietary changes in her life, nor even any lifestyle changes. She was disappointed that she only lost a few kilos, despite being on double the dose I was. She's been very quiet on the topic for the last few months and I haven't been game to ask her. But from my observation - she's not lost any weight to speak of. She was after a quick fix where she actually didn't need to do anything, and neither the pill option nor gastric bypass will help there. People assume that overweight people don't care, or somehow deserve the weight problem. It's not true. Neither are overweight people lazy, or anything else (no more than other people). Dieting a lot - it's something that overweight people are often very good at. And long-term, diets don't work if they're too drastic. Whatever you do needs to be manageable long-term, livable with. The Healthy Living forum is always worth a visit, to discuss the topic. Marg [/QUOTE]
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