36: The Shame Of Weight Loss Surgery

11/27/19 • 33 min

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) --------------------------------------------- Additional Resources:
- 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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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) --------------------------------------------- Additional Resources:
- 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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Previous Episode

35: What Really Makes You A Rebel?

People think that being a Code Red rebel means you eat meat, sleep a lot and never have sugar. And yes, that’s true! But what if you keep messing up and cheating? Does that mean you're not a rebel?

Well, there's a lot more to being a rebel than just the scale going down, so much more than just the weight loss. Yes, we lose weight by bringing ourselves back to the proper human diet. Yes, we lose weight by drinking water instead of Red Bulls, wine, soda, juice, tons of coffee. Yes, we heal. Our bodies are able to heal because we are nourishing ourselves on a cellular level.

We're eating the food that we were created to eat. It's a proper human diet. Yes, real food, water, and sleep. We are no longer sleep-deprived. We are no longer chronically dehydrated. Our body is letting go of that bio-accumulated body fat because it no longer needs it. Yes, that is happening. Of course, the scale is dropping.

To my mind, being a Code Red rebel is about rebelling against what the society has brainwashed us into believing about diets, exercise, weight loss, food meal times, and what have you.

We do not accept the idea that you’ve got to have your breakfast at eight and lunch at noon, and dinner at six, just because society tells us to. We do what's right for us.

We rebel against society telling us to eat three meals and two snacks because eating frequently is proven to do damage to the body in many different ways. It keeps insulin levels high. It damages the gut lining. It's terrible for your digestive system. It’s terrible for the hormones. We don't address our weight problem through exercise, because there's no way you can exercise it off.

Not everybody is hungry at 8 am, but the society says, “You’ve got to have your breakfast at 8 am with us. That’s the most important meal of the day.” That’s baloney. The most important meal of the day is the one that works for you the best way.

If you believe in the Code Red mission statement, falling off the wagon at any point does not mean you’re not a rebel. Stay tuned as I walk you through what it takes...

Key Takeaways:

You can get started with the 10-pound takedown challenge, or with my book “The Code Red Revolution” (4:18)
Job one is cleaning out your cupboards (7:45)
We've been trashing our bodies for the past 50-60 years (10:02)
As long as she believes in the movement, she's a rebel (10:51)
I’ve fallen off the wagon. Does that mean I'm not a rebel? No way. (11:10)
We have meal one, meal two, when it's right for us, we eat when we're hungry (11:39)
When it comes to cholesterol, you only need to be afraid of high LDL if you have high blood sugar (12:37)
They're putting more stress on an already stressed-out body, out of guilt and shame (13:36)
If we are going to create a movement, if we're truly going to have a revolution, that's got to come from us; it's got to come from the grassroots movement (18:06)
We vote with our dollar every time we eat. That's what I want you to believe. That makes you a rebel (14:33)
Top rules of keeping your weight off: Stay on the scale every day, drink all your water every day, never allow sugar to stay in your house, and get the junk food out, too (14:54)
If you’re falling off the wagon and are hanging on with one arm, I can still work with you and pull you back (17:00)
It doesn't hurt my heart as much if you've put on 30 pounds. It hurts my heart as much when you won't talk to me (19:02)
You can be messing up and still be a rebel, just like you can sin and still love Jesus (19:23)
Struggling does not make you “not a rebel” (22:27) --------------------------------------------- Additional Resources:
- The book "The Code Red Revolution" on Amazon.com
- 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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37: Feeling Deprived vs Feeling Empowered

In this episode, I have a guest with me. Andrea Dell is a Code Red-certified coach. She heads up the copywriting department for Code Red. It was not an easy feat getting to the level that she is at right now. If you would know her now compared to just a couple of years ago, she isn't even the same person.

As she confides, before Code Red came into her life, her health had started going on a downward spiral, where she just got super sick. She could not even walk, much less go hit the gym, and she couldn't breathe because her stomach was swelling.

It was pushing on her heart and lungs and it was all very scary. At one point, she thought she was dying. She thought her heart was just going to go one day and she was going to fall over dead at age 32. It was changing her diet, changing what she ate, that brought her back from all that.

In 2017, she found Code Red - the 10-pound takedown, which she joined. She got a custom program and lost 28 pounds in seven-and-a-half weeks. She’s been maintaining her weight for over two years at the time of this podcast recording and she absolutely loves it.

Andrea was once told by someone that Code Red is too restrictive. Her reply was: “I really don't feel restricted at all. And not only do I not feel restricted, I actually feel freer than I ever have.”

She shares with us: “I think when people see a program that's not a quick-fix gimmick, like Code Red, and they see they're going to have to maybe follow a rule or two, maybe make a change in what they eat and give up on these foods that they're so dependent on emotionally or their body's addicted to, they look at that and they go - ‘Oh, I'll have to restrict myself. I'll have to deprive myself’ and I get that. I've been there before. But for me, when you make the choice, that getting the weight off and feeling great about yourself and physically, is more important than that stuff. It's set me free with my health and also in all those areas of my life that I've been able to level up just because of that domino effect.”

Stay tuned as Andrea and I walk you through the ways in which Code Red has empowered us.

Key Points of Discussion:

Andrea is pretty unrecognizable vis-a-vis a few years ago, courtesy Code Red (4:07)
Losing the weight caused every area of her life to level up and to rise up (8:03)
For her, the feeling great is more important than eating s’mores at 8 pm (11:33)
She feels freer being in control than she does caving into impulses (12:53)
She’s making the decision not to put it in her mouth. And that is freeing (13:52)
She loves the way she looks and feels now (14:40)
Far from Code Red being restrictive, we’re eating the proper human diet (16:50)
They engineer stuff so that it lights up the pleasure center of our brain (18:05)
I love the control to push past hunger and that uncomfortable feeling (20:39)
Andrea’s family members too have gotten healthy through Code Red (23:51)
She says post-Code Red, her income has gone up! (27:48)

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Additional Resources:

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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