SARAH S
Here comes the new me
Yes I'm a very successful dieter.
You name it I've probably done it and lost weight, sometimes a lot of weight.
My problem is and I'm sure I'm not alone I have trouble maintaining my weight.:sigh:
Now I want to make something clear I know what I do, I also know what I need to do....I'm not stupid, or lazy or slovenly I'm just overweight!
I go on a diet lose a couple of stone then put it all back on plus a bit more besides. :cry:
I go on a diet lose a couple of stonethen put it all back on plus a bit more besides.:cry:
I go on a diet lose a couple of stone then put it all back on plus a bit more besides. :cry:
You get the picture
People out there seem to have this idea that people with weight issues just don't care about themselves, I am lucky I have never had any directly rude made to me, Oh actually there was a child once ask "Why are you so fat?" I was 6 months pregnant at the time but still overweight. His parents didn't even apologise, they turned to him and said you mustn't say that- but he must have heard it somewhere- probably from them. But often I hear things and it saddens me.
Even my two beautiful daughters, 25 & 30yrs, have both made a comment about someone using my size as a bench mark " she's not any smaller than you" or " he was much bigger than you" Now I know they don't mean it in a rude way or want to upset me, in fact on both occasions it was said by way of a compliment!- but I'm sure those of you on here understand what it feels like.:cry:
Anyway I had looked into surgery about 18months ago and really knew then that this was the way forward for me. I tried to broach the subjuct with my GP, who is an absolute doll and really easy to talk to, but as you do... I said it in a jokingly way, not wanting to be shot down, and he missed it completely so off I toddled with an appointment for yet another round of blood test and a dietician appointment. Noooooooooooo!
Why is it? I'm a successful business woman employing 10 staff, dealing with all sorts of issues day to day yet when it comes to me I'm bloody useless
Then back in the cold dark days of Jan I thought of selling my business, now I began to think of going private with the proceeds.....I had not mentioned this to anyone at this stage my ideas on surgery Eventually the deal didn't go through...but now its in my head going round and round and round!
One evening a programme came on the TV about oversize ambulances for severly obese people, my husband was about to switch it over when I told him I wanted to watch it.... we sat and watched and I told him I never want to get to that stage and that I feared that I would :wave_cry:
An open evening came up towards the end of May at our local private hospital and we both went along to check it out...secretly I was hoping someone would say something to put me off.
They didn't
Okay I thought, these guys are out to make money of course they're gonna tell me what I want to hear, so I booked to see my GP. He'll tell me what I NEED to know and put this nonsense to bed once and for all!!
His 1st comment when he saw me was " well you're hiding it well!" and I was looking ok that day with the right outfit make up etc etc.
We chatted, he got down all the books and told me all the pit falls, malabsorbtion etc
we chatted some more, he told me I'd be quite slim afterwards!
we chatted some more, he said he was very happy to support me through it all (private only covers the op, good old NHS has to do the rest!!)
Then I told him that he was supposed to be telling me something to put me off when all he was doing was confirming my decision!!
I'd already found this brilliant site and probably knew more about WLS than he did but it was great to know that I had his support
Gosh this is a long post, mostly for me, so if anyone is still reading sorry!!
Anyway, here I sit, my family are 100% behind my decision. I have been booked into the local private hospital for a bypass on 7th Sept and I start my liver reducing diet on 23rd Aug.
OMG not long now!! and I will be back in control of my life. My husband has been an absolute star throughout this journey so far and I can't wait to be "normal" again
You name it I've probably done it and lost weight, sometimes a lot of weight.
My problem is and I'm sure I'm not alone I have trouble maintaining my weight.:sigh:
Now I want to make something clear I know what I do, I also know what I need to do....I'm not stupid, or lazy or slovenly I'm just overweight!
I go on a diet lose a couple of stone
then put it all back on plus a bit more besides. :cry:I go on a diet lose a couple of stone
then put it all back on plus a bit more besides.:cry: I go on a diet lose a couple of stone
then put it all back on plus a bit more besides. :cry:You get the picture
People out there seem to have this idea that people with weight issues just don't care about themselves, I am lucky I have never had any directly rude made to me, Oh actually there was a child once ask "Why are you so fat?" I was 6 months pregnant at the time but still overweight. His parents didn't even apologise, they turned to him and said you mustn't say that- but he must have heard it somewhere- probably from them. But often I hear things and it saddens me.
Even my two beautiful daughters, 25 & 30yrs, have both made a comment about someone using my size as a bench mark " she's not any smaller than you" or " he was much bigger than you" Now I know they don't mean it in a rude way or want to upset me, in fact on both occasions it was said by way of a compliment!- but I'm sure those of you on here understand what it feels like.:cry:
Anyway I had looked into surgery about 18months ago and really knew then that this was the way forward for me. I tried to broach the subjuct with my GP, who is an absolute doll and really easy to talk to, but as you do... I said it in a jokingly way, not wanting to be shot down, and he missed it completely
so off I toddled with an appointment for yet another round of blood test and a dietician appointment. Noooooooooooo!Why is it? I'm a successful business woman employing 10 staff, dealing with all sorts of issues day to day yet when it comes to me I'm bloody useless
Then back in the cold dark days of Jan I thought of selling my business, now I began to think of going private with the proceeds.....I had not mentioned this to anyone at this stage my ideas on surgery
Eventually the deal didn't go through...but now its in my head going round and round and round!One evening a programme came on the TV about oversize ambulances for severly obese people, my husband was about to switch it over when I told him I wanted to watch it.... we sat and watched and I told him I never want to get to that stage and that I feared that I would :wave_cry:
An open evening came up towards the end of May at our local private hospital and we both went along to check it out...secretly I was hoping someone would say something to put me off.
They didn't
Okay I thought, these guys are out to make money of course they're gonna tell me what I want to hear, so I booked to see my GP. He'll tell me what I NEED to know and put this nonsense to bed once and for all!!
His 1st comment when he saw me was " well you're hiding it well!" and I was looking ok that day with the right outfit make up etc etc.
We chatted, he got down all the books and told me all the pit falls, malabsorbtion etc
we chatted some more, he told me I'd be quite slim afterwards!
we chatted some more, he said he was very happy to support me through it all (private only covers the op, good old NHS has to do the rest!!)
Then I told him that he was supposed to be telling me something to put me off when all he was doing was confirming my decision!!
I'd already found this brilliant site and probably knew more about WLS than he did but it was great to know that I had his support
Gosh this is a long post, mostly for me, so if anyone is still reading sorry!!
Anyway, here I sit, my family are 100% behind my decision. I have been booked into the local private hospital for a bypass on 7th Sept and I start my liver reducing diet on 23rd Aug.
OMG not long now!! and I will be back in control of my life. My husband has been an absolute star throughout this journey so far and I can't wait to be "normal" again
