Good Morning Captain!
Firstly, welcome aboard TTF! A great support forum! You'll see, you'll be flying a different machine in no time at all! Have confidence in yourself. You are doing something great for YOU yourself!
Retirement is always something of a "facing up" phase and not necessarily an easy one. I suppose you are used to a life of professional discipline but once retired became rudderless so to speak, hence gaining the weight. The tool from this surgery enables you to regain command of your body/machine. Psychologically and technically I guess you are in a better place than many of us to deal with the aftermath of this superb surgery. I suppose if you study an internal body map and the intricacies of the functioning of organs, you can perceive the technical functioning of your gastric bypass and the eating mechanism will make sense thereupon.
As to age, a few of us on here are older. The only applicable downside to our age group I believe is a slightly slower recovery and less retraction speed on our old skin. But 65 is no age and if you are young mentally, seeking to improve your health and fitness and looking forward to a "new" life, then there is every reason you should have success. A lot of it is in the mind and on the treadmill!
Best wishes and again welcome!
Cheers,
Vim in London, UK
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