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Fat Lady in a Thin Body WLS Patients Feel Like Imposters

April 29th, 2008 by itbsuperrich

Every weight loss surgery patient I’ve met said they at sometime during the weight loss experience felt like a fraud. A fraud is someone who pretends to be what they are not, an imposter. Given this definition, of course we feel like a fraud! Almost overnight we become the exact opposite of what…

Running from the Fat Monster after Gastric Bypass

April 23rd, 2008 by itbsuperrich

Many patients of gastric bypass report feeling fearful of succeeding at weight loss after a lifetime of failed diet attempts. In most cases, the fear of success subsides as a patient reaches goal weight and becomes comfortable in their new body. About that time the Fat Monster shows up to scare t…



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