viana1

I'm preop so I don't know but congratulations on the surgery.

Way to go girl. You have had excellent results for only 6 months.

I asked my husband to get it done with me last year. I think that and a couple of health problems that he had got him thinking about his life and he lost all of his extra weight since then. I don't think he is eating enough but I'm proud of him for doing it without the surgery. He has more will power than I do so I hope he is able to keep it off. Now if I can just get my surgery so I can join him on the skinny bench.

Being terrified that something won't support my weight. Stressing for months before a flight that I won't be able to sit next to my kids because I need their extra seat space. Not wanting to buy clothes because I want to pretend I'm not going to be this size long enough to wear them. Not wanting to jog because everything bounces and hurts and I might blow a knee. Having the kids tell me that the kids at school make fun of me. I don't want my kids hearing that. Lack of confidence. I don't reach out to old friends because I don't want them to see me. I need to get a job and I know people look at you as "less than" when you are very overweight. Lack of self control. I don't control what goes in my mouth anymore. The food controls me. It makes me sad and depressed. I'm sure I could go on all day ha ha. There isn't much about being overweight that is positive. Just that it is a built in cushion when you fall and you stay warmer in the winter. I'm willing to give that up.

Thanks for posting. I'm listening now.

You can do it!!! Just one more week. I don't think it is too big of a deal if you messed up a little.

Even if it is unnecessary it couldn't hurt anything.

I'm really hoping. I have a dr appointment on the 27th (feb) and I was told the operation would be 1-2 months after that.

I plan to have WLS outside of the US if everything works out as planned. I'm living in Europe now but plan to move back to the US this summer. I'm waiting for surgery and don't know if it will happen before I leave or not. If it does will dr's in the states take me on as a patient? Do you go to a regular dr. or a weight loss surgeon? I won't have insurance when I arrive will that be a problem. How much will it cost me? Any advice would be wonderful. I want to have the surgery so badly but don't want to have complications when I go back and not have anywhere to turn.

Like many of you I have had many events that made me want the surgery. My kids said that the kids were making fun of me because of my weight My body is in pain and tired and I need much more sleep than ever before My blood tests didn't come back good (pre-diabetic, high cholesterol, etc) I finally came to the conclusion that I'm just not strong enough to lose the weight AND keep it off (I've lost many times and it came back) I'm starting to restrict the places I go based on weight (afraid of airplane seats, movie seats, etc) I've had people close to me die of heart problems recently I wake up in the night because I stop breathing sometimes etc etc. This summer I went to a water-park and got a tube stuck around my waist. My kids couldn't help me so finally some man came to pull it off. I didn't dare even look at him. It was HORRIBLE I don't want to have any more experiences like that ever. I saw some other people, even chunky ladies, that had tubes around their waists with plenty of room to spare. I can't wait to have the surgery already

Good work !

He's just being funny. :/

I know what you mean. I get so excited and into the operation then every once in a while I step back and think WTH am I thinking. I am an overeater. I can't go without food. I know you can do it and so can I because of all of the examples of those who went before us and are happy/healthy in their lives because of it.

Thanks for all of the comments everyone. I know I'm not the only one being made fun of but it really hurts when my kids are hearing it. BeanieandRosie'smom thanks for that. Your poor brother was terribly disfigured. I feel so sad for him. I hope it wasn't intentional that someone would do that to a 2 year old.

I knew at some point my kids would be made fun of because of my weight. I just knew it would happen. Last week the kids came home saying that kids at school made fun of them because we "only eat fried food". We eat next to no fried food and the kids said so. The kids at school said that we do eat fried food that is why their mom is so fat I want this surgery over and done with like yesterday. I still have to wait until November/December.