trizzy35

"I'm really sorry to hear that about your husband. I feel like it's so hard for someone who has never experienced the pain of being overweight and trying time and time again to take it off with no success to understand our reasons for making this choice. It takes a lot of courage to admit to yourself that you need a little extra help if you want to take this weight off for good. Most of us on this site have additional, psychological issues with food, that make it impossible for us to simply lose weight through diet and exercise. I can't count the number of times I've seen the word "binge." The great thing about this surgery is that it finally allows us to beat the psychological factor due to physical limitations. Because with the surgery, you CANNOT binge (at least at first it seems). You are literally forced to limit the amount you eat or you get physically sick. For many people this might seem horrifying. But for me, the first thing I thought when I was researching this surgery and saw that information was "thank G-d!! Where do I sign up??" Most of us on here realize that this is not a quick or easy fix. But we are determined to take our lives back and become happy, healthy individuals. The sleeve is an extremely powerful tool in helping us accomplish that goal and change our lifestyles and eating habits permanently (just look at the "success stories" section!). I think your husband needs to realize that."
Thank you so much for this response..just told my skinny best friend about my decision to have this surgery and she suggested that I do a "team approach of calorie counting and exercise with her and my hubby" to try and lose the weight. We have been best friends for 35 years and I have always been the overweight-sidekick to her tall, thin self.....she was NOT supportive in the least, and thinks I am crazy for doing this! I think I am going to print your post and several others to prove to her that what I am saying is not out of the norm! Good luck to you in this journey!!