As I start my liver shrinking diet today I felt it was time to stop being a lurk and start to participate!
I'm scheduled to have a gastric band fitted on February 21st. Since my initial consultation in early November I've been stalking this website, and already the support and advice have helped me to commit to surgery, and begin preparing. So thanks so much for that. Reading about the success stories, as well as the struggles, has really helped to prepare me mentally. And now I've started the physical prep with a day of skimmed milk!
I'm in my mid 20s and work in healthcare, so sometimes wonder if I know too much... But I've still managed to be overweight pretty much my whole life, and in the last year have put on nearly 2 stone. My job is relatively active, I'm on my feet all day, and the hours are long. Yet the huge late night dinners and lunches replaced by bottles of lucozade seem to have done considerable damage to my waistline. And to be honest my self confidence has taken a greater hit. I have great family and friends, a great job, yet I haven't been properly happy with myself in a long time, and I feel this is down to my weight almost exclusively. I'm lucky in that I'm tall and can carry the weight ok, like I'm a size 16 currently, but these days that's only my most flattering, generous size 16 clothes. I feel like the best years of my life are still ahead of me, and I need to be in a healthy and happy shape to enjoy them!
So I'm excited to have started my milk diet today, and looking forward to never seeing as large a number on the scales again - 114.5kg this morning. I'm only going to weigh myself once a week so I don't go insane, and give myself a bigger window for success. I'll keep you posted on the LSD, and thanks again for all the support you've all already given me, even if you didn't realise!
I'm scheduled to have a gastric band fitted on February 21st. Since my initial consultation in early November I've been stalking this website, and already the support and advice have helped me to commit to surgery, and begin preparing. So thanks so much for that. Reading about the success stories, as well as the struggles, has really helped to prepare me mentally. And now I've started the physical prep with a day of skimmed milk!
I'm in my mid 20s and work in healthcare, so sometimes wonder if I know too much... But I've still managed to be overweight pretty much my whole life, and in the last year have put on nearly 2 stone. My job is relatively active, I'm on my feet all day, and the hours are long. Yet the huge late night dinners and lunches replaced by bottles of lucozade seem to have done considerable damage to my waistline. And to be honest my self confidence has taken a greater hit. I have great family and friends, a great job, yet I haven't been properly happy with myself in a long time, and I feel this is down to my weight almost exclusively. I'm lucky in that I'm tall and can carry the weight ok, like I'm a size 16 currently, but these days that's only my most flattering, generous size 16 clothes. I feel like the best years of my life are still ahead of me, and I need to be in a healthy and happy shape to enjoy them!
So I'm excited to have started my milk diet today, and looking forward to never seeing as large a number on the scales again - 114.5kg this morning. I'm only going to weigh myself once a week so I don't go insane, and give myself a bigger window for success. I'll keep you posted on the LSD, and thanks again for all the support you've all already given me, even if you didn't realise!
i wish you all the luck in he world.... am guessing you know its not easy 
