magicbeans
no longer obese!!
.....book me a room forever please!!
So after loving the diaries on here thought id join in!! I'm 3 days away from my band and excited (and hungry!). Ok first the background on me:
I'm 30, got 3 beautiful kids (7, 4 and 1) and one ok husband
....been the fatty since i can remember. even looking back at my photos as a kid im trying to hide behind someone and trying to lift my head so i have less of the double chin going on!! always hated the camera so am the camera lady in my house so that hubby doesnt have to video me. which is annoying as ive been putting more on with each pregnancy so i look back and think darn, shy didnt i tk more photos at xyz time.
Don't wana spend ther rest of my life hiding from the camera, trying to get out of social events, sweating when the sun peeks out, struggling to keep up with the kids. Also its very important i clamp down on weight as i became gestationally diabetic with my 3rd. I am now glucose intolerant, ie borderline diabetic, team that up with a family history and the fact i'm asian and bam....im super high risk of getting diabetes. I cant change my ethinicity or my family history but i can change my weight.... so it has to be done...im suffering medically getting blcoked sweat glands (happens to diabetics a lot) and thirsty after sweetie things.
I have tried; WW, SW, Paul Mckenna, Hypnosis, Xenical, Herbal Slimming, Personal Trainer, not eating after a certain time, Slim Fast, Body Typing Diet. I've even tried the, im fat and im proud thing....not for me personally!!
SO i was about to embark on WW again and my hubby was like...come on...u got to try something u arent already feeling like a failure on!! and he was like have a look at surgery. At first i was kind of offended! but then he actually made sense...when u have this much to lose its very tricky to take it off and keep it off...u need an extra tool.
So i looked into the balloon first as my mum was super anti me 'going under the knife' ...i had my consultation with Dr. Ashton of Healthier Weight Group in MArch ..all geared up to lose 5.5stones with their Spatz Balloon (an adjustable balloon). But he pretty much told me what everyone on this site was saying...dont do it u will regain!! he told me to go away and save up for something that would work..ie band. i did ask about the bypass but he said that with my BMI andd age the band would be better.
I had a good read and was feeling confident about the band. so rang around. Did get a much better competitive price (including aftercare) with WLS group but i liked the idea of single incision surgery, less wounds and should be less recovery, plus i liked HW group and hubby was like just go where u feel happier as its a big thing.
So i got my date for the 14th of April , Dr Ameet Patel and the King Edward hops in london. Super excited...got a call last week on Friday asking if id started my low fat low cal diet.... which i hadnt. she told me i was meant to be on 800 kcals. 800....??? thats like a pack of sensations right.... NOOOOO!!soon after i spoke to her i was like must-eat-last-mini-tub-of-ben-and-jerrys! why i do this...like the food will run away if i dont attack it!! then felt like no i got to be serious. but still thought, meh ill be ok if i just cut out the rubbish. then i submitted a thread and wow....everyone was mega awesome in kicking me up the butt and motivating me with ideas etc on how to stay on track. massive turn around....both me and my husband are truly grateful as im super focused although im worried that it has to be low carb as well otherwise liver wont shrink.?????
Anyways...i wana be around for my kids, i wana look good at the school gates, i wana go to more shops then just evans, i wanna look younger then people think i am, i wana be able to enjoy the summer not get hot and sticky super quick, i wana get on the plane and not worry whether or not the tray will come down over my stomach, i want people to stop thinking 'is she pregnant?', i dont wana be the fatty anymore.
It's gonna be a TOUGH road.... before i came on here i genuinely thought this was gonna be easy, but its just a tool. but if i dont utilise this tool and go for it now i dont think i ever will.
I've done the kids bit and its time for me to get myself fit, in both senses of the word!! haha.... hope u guys are as fantastic as u have already been. cant do it without u!!
So after loving the diaries on here thought id join in!! I'm 3 days away from my band and excited (and hungry!). Ok first the background on me:
I'm 30, got 3 beautiful kids (7, 4 and 1) and one ok husband
....been the fatty since i can remember. even looking back at my photos as a kid im trying to hide behind someone and trying to lift my head so i have less of the double chin going on!! always hated the camera so am the camera lady in my house so that hubby doesnt have to video me. which is annoying as ive been putting more on with each pregnancy so i look back and think darn, shy didnt i tk more photos at xyz time.Don't wana spend ther rest of my life hiding from the camera, trying to get out of social events, sweating when the sun peeks out, struggling to keep up with the kids. Also its very important i clamp down on weight as i became gestationally diabetic with my 3rd. I am now glucose intolerant, ie borderline diabetic, team that up with a family history and the fact i'm asian and bam....im super high risk of getting diabetes. I cant change my ethinicity or my family history but i can change my weight.... so it has to be done...im suffering medically getting blcoked sweat glands (happens to diabetics a lot) and thirsty after sweetie things.
I have tried; WW, SW, Paul Mckenna, Hypnosis, Xenical, Herbal Slimming, Personal Trainer, not eating after a certain time, Slim Fast, Body Typing Diet. I've even tried the, im fat and im proud thing....not for me personally!!
SO i was about to embark on WW again and my hubby was like...come on...u got to try something u arent already feeling like a failure on!! and he was like have a look at surgery. At first i was kind of offended! but then he actually made sense...when u have this much to lose its very tricky to take it off and keep it off...u need an extra tool.
So i looked into the balloon first as my mum was super anti me 'going under the knife' ...i had my consultation with Dr. Ashton of Healthier Weight Group in MArch ..all geared up to lose 5.5stones with their Spatz Balloon (an adjustable balloon). But he pretty much told me what everyone on this site was saying...dont do it u will regain!! he told me to go away and save up for something that would work..ie band. i did ask about the bypass but he said that with my BMI andd age the band would be better.
I had a good read and was feeling confident about the band. so rang around. Did get a much better competitive price (including aftercare) with WLS group but i liked the idea of single incision surgery, less wounds and should be less recovery, plus i liked HW group and hubby was like just go where u feel happier as its a big thing.
So i got my date for the 14th of April , Dr Ameet Patel and the King Edward hops in london. Super excited...got a call last week on Friday asking if id started my low fat low cal diet.... which i hadnt. she told me i was meant to be on 800 kcals. 800....??? thats like a pack of sensations right.... NOOOOO!!soon after i spoke to her i was like must-eat-last-mini-tub-of-ben-and-jerrys! why i do this...like the food will run away if i dont attack it!! then felt like no i got to be serious. but still thought, meh ill be ok if i just cut out the rubbish. then i submitted a thread and wow....everyone was mega awesome in kicking me up the butt and motivating me with ideas etc on how to stay on track. massive turn around....both me and my husband are truly grateful as im super focused although im worried that it has to be low carb as well otherwise liver wont shrink.?????
Anyways...i wana be around for my kids, i wana look good at the school gates, i wana go to more shops then just evans, i wanna look younger then people think i am, i wana be able to enjoy the summer not get hot and sticky super quick, i wana get on the plane and not worry whether or not the tray will come down over my stomach, i want people to stop thinking 'is she pregnant?', i dont wana be the fatty anymore.
It's gonna be a TOUGH road.... before i came on here i genuinely thought this was gonna be easy, but its just a tool. but if i dont utilise this tool and go for it now i dont think i ever will.
I've done the kids bit and its time for me to get myself fit, in both senses of the word!! haha.... hope u guys are as fantastic as u have already been. cant do it without u!!
