I found a role model in a casual friend who had gastric bypass 2 years before I did. I followed her progress, admired her dedication, envied her new found health and slimmer physique. I followed her to the surgeon's table 2 years later.
Now, I find in her a role model for an entirely different reason. She has regained all but 30 lbs of her 120 pound loss. I occasionally meet her for dinner not because I enjoy her company all that much (drama, whine, drama, whine), but because she's a constant visual reminder that gastric bypass is no magic bullet, no easy way out.
I sit and look at Andrea* eat -- both as an appetite suppressant and a visual reminder of just how easily we can let this opportunity slip away, wasted.
*Name changed
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