No Catchy Title Here...

I really tried to come up with a catchy title but couldn't...so Happy Wednesday!  You know what I find offensive?  No?  Well my little Reese's Cups, let me tell you.  I find it VERY offensive when someone asks me if I've had weight loss surgery.  It's like they assume that because you've lost a lot of weight that you've had a lapband or gastric bypass or something.  Uuuummmmm...no.  And in case you've had WLS and think I'm all against it or something I'm not so get your little band out of a twist and listen to my point of view.  I think some people genuinely need WLS.  I think WLS can be a good thing if used as a tool and not an easy escape.  I know people who have had WLS and still do the same things they did before...they eat and eat and eat and never work out and, as a result, never lose weight (shocking I know!).  Here's my opinion (cause I know you care)...I think that you have to TRY (really really try...not halfway try and then get all frustrated because you can't figure you why you're not losing weight when you're only eating one box of oreos a week instead of two).  You have to change your lifestyle...you have to eat less and move more.  You have to make a mental decision to do it and actually do it.  Now, if you have honestly tried and still don't get the results you want then by all means think about surgery...but only if you use it as a tool.  I thought about WLS a few times when I was at my heaviest but I never did it.  You know why?  Number one, I wasn't ready to lose weight with or without surgery. I had no intentions of changing my lifestyle.  I knew it wouldn't work for me so I steered clear.  Number two, I feel like if I didn't actually make the decision to do something about my weight and actually try to eat less and move more and get the surgery anyway and it actually work then I would have never known what I was capable of without WLS.  Does that make sense?  Almost like I would have cheated myself.  I worked hard to be where I am right now.  I busted my hiney.  I've shed lots of tears and prayed lots of prayers.  And I appreciate what it took to get where I am now.  It makes every workout sweeter, every mile ran that much more amazing.  I'm thankful that I did this the traditional way because I know where I came from and where I am what it took to get here.  That is why I get offended when someone asks if I've had WLS.  That's why I get aggravated at those that think WLS is an easy way out.  I'm not against it but I'm not a fan.  Don't underestimate yourself...put forth the effort, challenge yourself, do something and you'll change.  Afterall, if it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you.  There you have it, my opinion (and it was free...everyone loves free stuff!)