Hi everyone. My name is Sara and I decided this year that I would get a gastric band. I have been back and forth for a round the last two years trying to decide whether I should do it and after many lengthy discussions I booked in at THG with Mr Halstead on 7th Feb to have it done.
I wouldn't say I struggled with my weight my whole life. I got married at 18 and had my son when I was 19, I was around a 12-14 after I had him and when I was 22 I had my daughter, managed to get to about a size 14 after her and was happy. I then began working when my daughter was 6 months old and life became ridiculously busy. Karate, swimming, football, baby ballet etc taking over my evenings when I finished work and I got into some really bad eating habits. My weight over the next 5 years just kept on creeping up and up.
I then set up my own business from home and this just made it even worse. I was up at 7am, some nights wasn't in bed until gone 3am and when I did get chance to eat it was rubbish.
Once the business settled into a routine and I moved it from home and into premises with staff, the kids were a a bit older and little bit more independent I tried everything - WW, SW, the gym, swimming even hypnosis. Then around 2 years ago my mum was discussing a friend of hers who had had a band fitted and suggested I have a look into it.
My weight was on my mind constantly, every night in bed I would think about it and it was all consuming. I had a consultation with THG in 2013 and was just so scared of having surgery I never scheduled the surgery.
I decided last summer to sell my business which gave me some much needed time off. I joined a gym, got into a good routine from June last year. Then me and my husband started a new business venture in October and the gym went out the window, and the weight I had lost I put back on by Christmas. I went back to thinking about my weight all the time, becoming really depressed and worried about the health implications that my weight could lead to. I needed help so started looking at the bands again and booked myself a consultation with THG. I paid the deposit at the consultation and was booked in 2 weeks later on the 7th Feb at Dolan Park.
Now I am 5 weeks post op and feeling really positive. I went to the gym today for the first time and had a swim, my husband has employed someone to open the office so that I can get the gym before work.
I knew that having the band would be life changing but I didn't realise that my outlook towards food and my health would change so drastically. I know it's early days and I'm sure that I have a lot of obstacles ahead but for right now, I am in a good place and feeling as though having the band was the best decision for me.
Sorry for the ridiculously long post! xoxo
I wouldn't say I struggled with my weight my whole life. I got married at 18 and had my son when I was 19, I was around a 12-14 after I had him and when I was 22 I had my daughter, managed to get to about a size 14 after her and was happy. I then began working when my daughter was 6 months old and life became ridiculously busy. Karate, swimming, football, baby ballet etc taking over my evenings when I finished work and I got into some really bad eating habits. My weight over the next 5 years just kept on creeping up and up.
I then set up my own business from home and this just made it even worse. I was up at 7am, some nights wasn't in bed until gone 3am and when I did get chance to eat it was rubbish.
Once the business settled into a routine and I moved it from home and into premises with staff, the kids were a a bit older and little bit more independent I tried everything - WW, SW, the gym, swimming even hypnosis. Then around 2 years ago my mum was discussing a friend of hers who had had a band fitted and suggested I have a look into it.
My weight was on my mind constantly, every night in bed I would think about it and it was all consuming. I had a consultation with THG in 2013 and was just so scared of having surgery I never scheduled the surgery.
I decided last summer to sell my business which gave me some much needed time off. I joined a gym, got into a good routine from June last year. Then me and my husband started a new business venture in October and the gym went out the window, and the weight I had lost I put back on by Christmas. I went back to thinking about my weight all the time, becoming really depressed and worried about the health implications that my weight could lead to. I needed help so started looking at the bands again and booked myself a consultation with THG. I paid the deposit at the consultation and was booked in 2 weeks later on the 7th Feb at Dolan Park.
Now I am 5 weeks post op and feeling really positive. I went to the gym today for the first time and had a swim, my husband has employed someone to open the office so that I can get the gym before work.
I knew that having the band would be life changing but I didn't realise that my outlook towards food and my health would change so drastically. I know it's early days and I'm sure that I have a lot of obstacles ahead but for right now, I am in a good place and feeling as though having the band was the best decision for me.
Sorry for the ridiculously long post! xoxo