I was watching the most recent episode of Bariatric TV and one of the people interviewed was Katie Jay, who has done some research (fairly minimal – only 15 people) but came up with these 12 stages of weight loss surgery.

I did the same thing on myself a few months ago, so I thought it would be fun to compare:

My list:

• Denial
  
• Avoidance
• Guilt
• Depression
• Curiosity
  
• Acceptance
  
• Procrastination
• Shock
• Bargaining
• Hope
• Success

Katie’s List:

• Decision Point
• Shock and Awe
• Grief and Loss
• The Miracle
• Testing Limits
• End of Invincible
• Give Up or Change
• Learning
• Experimenting
• Self Trust
• Mastery
• Freedom

Looks like her list starts a bit later in the process than mine and keeps going past where I am now. She is supposed to have some resources for when you find yourself in each stage and have problems, so I’m going to check those out. I think I’d like to see more than 15 people in the study, though, wouldn’t you?

Well, gotta get to my Weight Watchers’ meeting! Have a great day and be gentle with yourself and others – we all deserve it.