Walkngdeadqueen
Member
Hi,
A little history... I was supposed to have gastric sleeve surgery in 2017 and I got scared and bailed. I decided to try on my own so I did weight watchers and lost down to 218 from 243 but then I got stressed with school and it all went by the wayside. I gained everything back plus some.
I decided again to have gastric sleeve surgery. I saw my doctor to start the process on December 23rd. At my appointment I weighed 259.6 lbs. After struggling with weight for 17 years I am over it. I don’t have my orientation or seminar till next week but since my cousin is also doing it I already I was able to see what they want you to eat and drink so started eating that way January 6th. I have lost 11.8 lbs in 24 days
For me it is important to change now rather than waiting until after surgery because I know it will be too overwhelming and make me less likely to be successful. I have started back to school for spring semester and yesterday I suddenly was craving really bad and I didn’t know why and suddenly I realized it was the stress. Unlike before I did not let me emotions control me and I didn’t eat unhealthy food. I am glad that my insurance requires 6 months of weigh ins and classes because it gives me time to develop good habits and work on me. I will probably have surgery in June.
I do things with my kids but I can’t wait to be able to do more, not be out of breath, or hurting all over the next day. I can’t wait to be healthier and with any luck no longer be a type 2 diabetic. Sorry if this was too long
A little history... I was supposed to have gastric sleeve surgery in 2017 and I got scared and bailed. I decided to try on my own so I did weight watchers and lost down to 218 from 243 but then I got stressed with school and it all went by the wayside. I gained everything back plus some.
I decided again to have gastric sleeve surgery. I saw my doctor to start the process on December 23rd. At my appointment I weighed 259.6 lbs. After struggling with weight for 17 years I am over it. I don’t have my orientation or seminar till next week but since my cousin is also doing it I already I was able to see what they want you to eat and drink so started eating that way January 6th. I have lost 11.8 lbs in 24 days
For me it is important to change now rather than waiting until after surgery because I know it will be too overwhelming and make me less likely to be successful. I have started back to school for spring semester and yesterday I suddenly was craving really bad and I didn’t know why and suddenly I realized it was the stress. Unlike before I did not let me emotions control me and I didn’t eat unhealthy food. I am glad that my insurance requires 6 months of weigh ins and classes because it gives me time to develop good habits and work on me. I will probably have surgery in June.
I do things with my kids but I can’t wait to be able to do more, not be out of breath, or hurting all over the next day. I can’t wait to be healthier and with any luck no longer be a type 2 diabetic. Sorry if this was too long
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