northernwoody
New Member
Like most people, I have had an issue with my weight most of my life. I have done every diet going and failed at them all, I have seen numerous dieticians and have been given reduction and xenical with no success. Then I joined Slimming World last year. Finally I found something that suited me and I lost nearly 2st
Then the losses stopped and for months I just plateaued even though I was following it to the letter. I soon got sick of paying £4.95 a week for nothing and my consultant seemed to lose interest in me.
In total desperation and devastation I went to see a dr at my practice in June 2011 who was amazing!
He went through many options with me and then referred me for surgery.
6/9 - attended a bariatric seminar at north Tyneside.
It was heart breaking, I was probably the lightest there, people were in wheelchairs, sticks, had terrible breathing and some obviously in great pain.
I felt I had no right to be there, until the consultant used the phrase 'volume eater', at last I found my pidgeon hole. I was eating great stuff but far too much of it.
I came away frightened, but positive.
Later that month I went to a food for thought seminar, which started on the 24/10 and runs until 19/12.
On the 15/11 my appointment with the sp nurse came, I had lost 5kg since the initial seminar. The nurse was very happy with me, we completed the paperwork and said that I would hear next for an appointment with the consultant.
An appointment came through last week for April 2012, saying the March one was cancelled. I hadn't got an appointment for march, so gave them a ring only to be told that there was a cancellation for 23/2/12! There is a fair chance I could get my surgery by may 2012.
I feel so guilty, I am at the lower end of the weight spectrum, yet everything has happened so fast and some people have been struggling for years to get anywhere. My emotions are all over the place.
Then the losses stopped and for months I just plateaued even though I was following it to the letter. I soon got sick of paying £4.95 a week for nothing and my consultant seemed to lose interest in me.
In total desperation and devastation I went to see a dr at my practice in June 2011 who was amazing!
He went through many options with me and then referred me for surgery.
6/9 - attended a bariatric seminar at north Tyneside.
It was heart breaking, I was probably the lightest there, people were in wheelchairs, sticks, had terrible breathing and some obviously in great pain.
I felt I had no right to be there, until the consultant used the phrase 'volume eater', at last I found my pidgeon hole. I was eating great stuff but far too much of it.
I came away frightened, but positive.
Later that month I went to a food for thought seminar, which started on the 24/10 and runs until 19/12.
On the 15/11 my appointment with the sp nurse came, I had lost 5kg since the initial seminar. The nurse was very happy with me, we completed the paperwork and said that I would hear next for an appointment with the consultant.
An appointment came through last week for April 2012, saying the March one was cancelled. I hadn't got an appointment for march, so gave them a ring only to be told that there was a cancellation for 23/2/12! There is a fair chance I could get my surgery by may 2012.
I feel so guilty, I am at the lower end of the weight spectrum, yet everything has happened so fast and some people have been struggling for years to get anywhere. My emotions are all over the place.
