36: The Shame Of Weight Loss Surgery

Nov 27, 2019

More and more folks are getting weight loss surgery done and gaining back their weight. But why? In this episode, Cari and I will be explaining it all. In fact, Cari will be sharing her personal experience with weight loss surgery. We get down to the rules, the workarounds, and getting past the shame associated with the surgery.

Cari’s weight is under control, but no, that is not because she went in for weight loss surgery. In fact, though she did lose weight with the surgery, it caused so much damage in her body that she had to actually have it reversed. And then, keeping her weight down from that point was all Code Red.

For those of you that have failed a weight loss surgery and you feel terrible because you spent the money, there is hope, and Cari is a wonderful example of that. There is life on the other side. Please do not be ashamed, please do not feel embarrassed. It is not your fault. It's a volume reduction surgery, but in all likelihood, you didn't get down to the heart of the issue, which, chances are, is your food addiction. 

You have to get to the root of the problem. And the weight gain is not the problem. It is a manifestation of a bigger one. The weight loss surgery, whatever kind you pick, is not going to solve that problem until you dig to the root.

You may be dealing with your anxiety, your grief, your loss, your stress, your happiness, sugar, and eating, all at the same time. While I never got as heavy as Cari did, I had my own battle with weight, and I would deal with many of the challenges I confronted, by eating. 

A lot of people come to us and they want to be Code Red rebels, or they sign up to be Code Red rebels, and they are driving the excuse truck. 

Well, you can park your excuse truck and get off because, in this episode, we’re going to talk to you about how things can be different for you. Stay tuned.

Key Points of Discussion:

• They are dealing with guilt and shame. They are struggling with the water requirement, and with how to go about this new lifestyle of real food, water, and sleep (3:14)
• Cari has had three surgeries done to try and fix the damage from the weight loss surgery she went in for earlier (5:44)
• Even that volume reduction surgery won’t work if you are addicted to sugar and to processed foods (7:19)
• Take some time to be able to build up to the gallon of water (11:41)
• We don't believe in three meals and two snacks (12:52)
• Be purposeful about the water you drink, and about every bite that goes into your mouth (14:26)
• You need to buy the Code Red cookbook (17:08)
• You can make up your own recipes. Real food just in a different form so you can eat it… (17:52)
• You need to pause your liquids before eating and pause them afterwards, and give yourself some time to eat (20:10)
• Heard of noatmeal? If you haven't, you need to try it (21:19)
• Are you going to be able to say, “Oh, it's Code Red, so I can eat all I want”? No, you can't. (22:20)
• We support you in whatever way it is going to work for you, but you've got to stick to the rules (22:57)
• Just because you had surgery doesn't mean you get to do whatever you want (24:37)
• You have to be okay with getting divorced from some foods (26:34)
• If you have had gastric surgery, please stay in touch with your doctors (27:16)
• If you need supplements, go in for good quality ones; don’t take crap vitamins or crap minerals (27:42)
• We're looking for people who have given up hope and we're your last shot (30:16)
• Take our hand and trust us while we get you through this process. But we aren't going to tolerate any excuses (31:53)

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  • The Code Red cookbook
  • Get your FREE copy of the On-The-Go Guide for Code Red approved food here: http://bit.ly/on-the-go-guide 
  • You can find out more about Cristy and the topic covered in this episode by checking out her website here.

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