Originally Posted by
mrodgers
I don't even like the gastric bypass surgery. That is another magic procedure. If you don't change what you were doing before hand, it's going to come back. Another guy at work, big tall guy. He went through the surgery. Lost a ton of weight, again, barely recognizable. He's another I only see for 1 week a month. Supposedly when folks have this surgery, their stomachs are so small, they can eat something like 3 small bites of something. I walked into the breakroom maybe 2 months after his surgery and there he was eating a 12 inch Subway sandwich along with a bag of chips, a pop of course, and some cookies. Well, guess where he is now? He isn't as big as he was prior to surgery, but he has grown pretty big.
The woman who is now my secretary had some sort of GB surgery several years ago. She was very good at the start. When she was in a different position at a different office of ours I used to see her walking around the perimeters of the several parking lots during lunch. She lost
a lot of weight. I actually thought she had cancer until someonre told me about her surgery. However, the last few years she has put back on a noticeable amount of weight. Now that we work in close quaters, I can see why. While she may eat healthy lunches, she is constantly eating junk. Sandwiches, cookies, "white salads" (e.g., potato salad) and such left over from meetings. During the holiday season we get a lot of gifts of candy. She, along with another heavy woman here, can go through pieces by the dozen. Yesterday I saw her with a breakfast sandwich from a local convenience store. Those things can have over 500 calories and are loaded with fat and sodium. I just wandered out to her desk. She has one today.