Oh My Goodness..... this one hit home for me!!! I had RNY surgery December 7, 2009 and went on to lose 170 pounds. I was SO lucky, that here in Park Rapids, Minnesota, we have a FABULOUS program, and the support and classes before and after are fantastic! BUT>>>>> Just because you have the surgery, you HAVE to change your life! I started at 323 pounds, and decided that what got me there, was NOT worth being a part of my life anymore! I used to live on a gallon of Mountain Dew a day, and LOTS of pizza, so..... from that day since, I haven't had even a SIP of pop, and not a single piece of pizza, just NOT worth it! NOTHING tastes as good, as healthy feels!!! I am now 6 months WFPB and feel even better! But I do have to be so careful, even with the surgery, you can gain back!!!
@@stephaniebemis4579 .... I am sorry to hear you are having troubles. Wishing you the very best. As for learning to do the WFPB lifestyle, I just started following so many here on RU-vid! A few I follow are, Mastering Diabetes. The Plant Based Teacher. Plantiful Kiki. Simnett Nutrition. Fully Raw Kristina. Etc. Good luck Stephanie!
To have Dr. Garth David is a great bonus. Cherries on the cake. Love hearing him. And he looks so fit & light as a vegan. Giving good example being vegan bariatric surgeon. 😊. 💎
The problem with the support group described is the dietician and trainer aren't food addicts and were never 300+ pounds in weight. They truly have NO idea! Oh my.
Gosh! I wish I'd heard and understood all of this nearly 14 years' ago! I had no post-op dietary follow-up! No meaningful explanations or guidance. Dr. Garth Davis is so clear, informative and genuine! This interview has hit home in several ways! It has truly inspired me to 'pick up the pieces', 'get back on track', tackle my big weight regain and return to my regular medical checks. Thank you Dr. Garth and Chuck! 👏🏼👏🏼😊
AMAZING episode, thanks! I related fully to the pic of fast food that used to put a smile in my face and how truly disgusting I find it now. I was never overweighted, so independent of it but related to how you feel when you eat WFPB low in oils and with no added sugars- this love indeed for beans, veggies and fruits is the best
I stopped going to the post-op "support group" for the same reason Chuck talked about. All they talked about were ways to cheat. It drove me crazy and the "moderator" wouldn't stop it. It's like going to an AA meeting and everyone is sharing about their love affair with alcohol. It was horrible.
Had RNY in 2005 together with my wife. We were our Dr's first couple done on the same day. I never had dumping but 2 years later began to suffer late dumping. It become bad enough that an episode at work (not something you want to have happen while driving a 72000lb 18 wheeler) caused a 5 month suspension to my commercial drivers licence. I have it under control on a WFPB diet as long as I stay away from refined grains or ultra processed convenience food such as packaged plant based pasta or rice dishes . Breakfast is steel cut oatmeal with walnuts and blueberries. Beans, sweet potatoes, brown rice, tofu/tempeh plus veggies fill the rest of the day. I also use a plant based meal replacement regularly. I know that rolls some eyes, but it works for me.
I have a hard time embracing this industry, even though it has it’s place in addressing the obesity epidemic, when Garth Davis is one of the few physicians out there who have any idea or concern for giving sound nutritional advice to their patients afterwards and if my ability to embrace a starch-based, plant based diet would be restricted in any way from having this surgery. To say that it’s more effective than if person would choose lifestyle over it doesn’t consider the health implications of a high protein, and thus a high fat diet, high meat diet, on top of having a huge chunk of your stomach taken out, for the vast amount of people who do this without the benefit of sound nutritional advice, if I understand this correctly. I’ll opt for filling my entire belly with fiber, thanks, instead. My liver and kidneys will love me for it, too.
There are conditions such as lipedema where people can't actually lose that weight through diet. Certainly the non-lipedema fat (and therefore overall weight) can be reduced this way, but liposuction is one of the few ways to reduce the lipedema-affected fat. Otherwise limiting progression is the best that can be done. For this, I find that plant-based / anti-inflammatory eating seems to help, but it seems most of the lipedema community favours keto / low carb - which I'd have thought would actually make things worse, being very much about animal products. Any comments on this please?
I had a a drastic Gastric Surgery in 1970, I was 20 years old and my parents had to sign for me to have it, our family Dr. said that it was a dangerous surgery but my condition was not going to improve as I had been put on every diet imaginable to no avail. It was the one where they disconnected my small intestine and from there I forgot it's been so long. I was reminded though in 1998 when I was told my bypass surgery was breaking down, and I was having to go have infusions of magnesium and I had to find a surgeon who was familiar with the procedure...luckily I did. He reversed the surgery and I was able to go home a couple days later. I was out walking with my husband and I got a twinge in my left groin, and had to go back where it progressively became worse until that night I had my husband take me to Emergency, I didn't think I was going to make it.. But then they made me stand for X-rays and crap before they would even call the surgeon...nothing for pain the whole time!!!
I could write a book, but my reason for writing is that I am 73 in 2 weeks and I'm trying so hard to make my life plant based. But I keep slipping and I can't keep on a consistent diet that I know will make me feel good and less pain.
@@nancypeters3108 When I became vegan it was for ethical reasons. If you believe that it is cruel to eat animals, you will have a stronger motivation to not eat them. After seeing what goes on in factory farms and processing plants, animal products disgust me. I have no desire to eat them and don’t see it as food. Learn more about veganism and soon you will be disgusted by animal products.
@@weirdandlazy1if that worked there'd be a lot more vegans. It's easy to disassociate especially since we aren't actually seeing the slaughter of the animal unless we're doing it ourselves but it's still easy to disassociate for many people. Going vegan for moral reasons is the same as going plant based because of health or the environment. When the student is ready to hear the teacher they'll change. For the health ones the teacher could be a medical crisis. For some a medical crisis won't wake them up. Having a home destroyed from climate change may do it for some but not others. Some people can watch documentaries on animal abuse from the farm to the processing plant and it won't convince them until they're ready. I find health reasons to be the biggest motivator because it affects the person personally. But if they don't believe eating healthy will actually impact their health, they probably won't change. Add animal abuse and the environment to the equation and it might be enough. I find though that most people don't care enough to make changes to their lives so they ignore the issues and literally don't want to learn more if it requires making personal changes. People just don't want to be bothered unfortunately.
Thank you for all the information, but if our mind doesn't decide to follow a healthy diet, nothing is possible, there needs to be a lot of willpower, thanks again dr
Chuck Carroll, Thank you so much for this podcast! My experience after gastric sleeve surgery started out okay, but sadly didn’t last. I had about three months of weight loss success. I exercised daily, I used a food diary to record my meals, water and movement, I met with my doctor regularly, I followed the recommended high protein diet, and I attended support group meetings at the hospital where I had my surgery. Then, during the fourth month post surgery I experienced a seemingly uncontrollable hunger. The cravings consumed me. I was mentally chasing the next meal all day every day. I felt like I was addicted to food, but every doctor I shared this concern with told me that I was not addicted to food. Instead, they would very casually and courteously imply that I lacked discipline or willpower. I felt so defeated. So for the next several years I tried to get help in various ways to no avail. I tried all of the well known diet programs. I hired a personal trainer. I met with the dietitian at the hospital where I got my surgery. But nothing seemed to work to help me loss weight. Needless to say, I regained my pre surgery weight plus more. It was really tough for a long time. During those “dark” years I did a lot of research. Although I’ve never met them in person, in my head I felt like I wascbest friends with Doctors Caldwell, Esselstyn, T. Colin Campbell, Michael Greger, John McDougall, and Neal Barnard, just to name a few. Because I spent so many hours learning from their written resources and watching every movie related to a plant based diet. It was definitely time well spent, but there was still something missing to help me address my specific issue with overcoming the wild cravings I didn’t seem to be able to control no matter what I tried. Then, after many years of prayer, research and trying, I finally found the weight loss solution that works for me. It came in the form of a local wholistic doctor who helped me to discover many things about my body. He confirmed that I did have an addiction to food, and explained why. It is because my body was full of parasites and yeast. This was the major contributing factor to me not being able to lose weight no matter how hard I tried. In simplest terms, the parasites and yeast caused my severe cravings for unhealthy foods. So it was recommended that I complete a particular detox program to help both eliminate the parasites and candida/yeast as well as rebuild my gut biome with healthy bacteria. Between the detox (during which time I ate a raw vegan diet) and a WFPB diet I am now back on track. I no longer have the wild cravings. I’m starting to lose weight again. I have lots of energy. My taste buds have returned. I sleep soundly. And, I absolutely LOVE eating a variety of fruits, vegetables, green juices and smoothies, legumes, nuts and seeds. I like to say, I eat the RAINBOW everyday! I feel the best I’ve felt in many years. So, I support a WFPB diet for anyone who wants to get or stay healthy.
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Thank you for great podcast! At Dr Davis’s next appearance please ask his opinion on the risk of a fiber rich plant based diet potential contribution to a small bowel obstruction risk after gastric bypass in light of it being revealed that Lisa Marie Presley’s death was attributed to a small bowel obstruction due to lesions or abdominal scarring from her gastric bypass surgery…
Tenemos que aprender a comer sano. No es fácil en una sociedad que tiene otros abitos de alimentación. Pero es hora que hagamos un cambio radical. Y hay que difundir esta información. Gracias 🙏
Thank you, and I will always thank you dear Doctor, you are a blessing to society! Give you, God, like-minded people, let the importance of this service to people be revealed. I personally very much share your teaching, position and opinion, because this is all God's revelation, which can be discarded. and, as a technological engineer in the field of nutrition and dietetics, I can pray with you and help you to enlighten the minds of people, although this is a great reformation. God's great work!!. God's blessing, grace and prosperity to you in your work! Good luck, I pray for you! Sincerely, Halyna !amen.
Any comment on medically supervised fasting, followed by a primarily plant based diet as an alternative to bariatric surgery? Particularly as a first option?
That is generally right when they’ve had their surgery. Many of these people are also very diabetic. It doesn’t always continue. With a small stomach it is hard sometimes to digest that many calories without being more dense calories. The higher protein, lower A1c numbers also.💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
“Let’s inspire more and show the beauty of feeling good and eating well” - “Wording is so important” Guys, that’s so profound, I, too, tend to be disgusted by what other people put on their plates. But instead, I think I should offer them my beautiful vegan salads and offer them always my fruits I cut for lunch break.
traduza em português as suas orientação são muito importantes para todos nos dr garth davis moro no Brasil e sou tua fã e admiro muito o seu trabalho 👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
That's what I was wondering.... I have always cringed at the expression , 'weight loss surgery' In my head that's chopping a leg off.... Stomach reduction or gastric by pass only reduces capacity ... If someone is determined to keep the same poor eating habits it will ultimately fail....
Might depend on how obese the person is--if they're close to immobile, a plant-based diet might not be the first choice (but can be a possibility later).
@@jgrysiak6566 People who are morbidly obese, that is, hundreds of pounds overweight (and who may have a problem getting to the bathroom in time) might not be well served by such a diet at first; they first need lose some pounds by other means, then transition a plant based diet. There are quite a few people who are more than 300 pounds overweight, unfortunately.
It blows your mind that you would go to these obesity conferences and never talk about diet. The more I learn though about that it blows my mind to talk about diet and not talk about lifestyle. Diet is worthless when you feel worthless. Of course when someone has been obese their entire life or at least overweight they are probably have a lot of not all of the detrimental lifestyle behaviors that go with that. It would be so fascinating to completely submerge someone morbidly obese into the perfect lifestyle for 3 months and see what happens, Dr Fuhrman's Eat to Live residential program.
Surgery should not be the first choice for someone looking for an easy answer to their obesity. Even children today have signs of artery disease. Fast foods and sugary drinks have long term consequences. There is an obesity epidemic today where over 60% of the population is overweight or obese. What is common today and "NORMAL" is not healthy. The average person today is not healthy and is taking medications. Heart attacks were once only common in people over 65. Today people in their 40 are having heart attacks. Add more plants and vegetables to your diet and less junk and overly processed foods
DR.GARTH venha pra o Brasil pra que possa ajuda as pessoas obesas tenhe muitas que não sabe se alimentar, aqui temos muitas comidas vegana ,mais muita gente não tem costumes de comer,eu conheço mais tem muita gente que não ,venha conhecer o Brasil.
E também aproveitar a visita ao Brasil pra avisa as mulheres pra não cair no golpe do amor com suas fotos é página esses scames fazem qualquer coisa pra atrair a pessoa está sem limites ou melhor já passou do limite. Obrigado passe bem.
