jamilyne 102668

That needed to be said -by you! Thanks.

This past summer I had a massage therapist tell me that the problems that I was having with my shoulders/back was because of my extra weight and that I should consider losing weight. Needless to say, I cried all day & never went back. I was humiliated to begin with, but it hurt my feelings so bad - because he had no idea how much I wanted the weight off and I was upset by the fact that he made sound like I didn't know I was fat & needed to lose weight. I knew I was fat & I was mortified. I was thinking that maybe only a physician could get away with talking to someone about wls, but the patient probably wouldn't go back.

My husband and I recently met a couple. The gentleman is in his late 60s and weighs over 500 pounds. He can barely get around. He spends his days in an armchair and then struggles to get into his electric wheelchair. I was over there the other day and I see some Protein shakes on their counter and I asked if I could look at the bottle (because I'm nosey about anything protein-lol). I confided in her that I had wls and she said - so did Frank. I couldn't believe it. He had surgery in August of this year and has lost over 80 pounds. Wls for most of us just clicked that we were becoming overweight, had some health issues, and we were tired of being on this "roller coaster". Wls for others is truly a life-saving surgery, like it was for Frank. I have such sympathy for anyone overweight and I completely feel their pain.

I'm not really trying to be superwoman I just have lots of bills and just trying to make ends meet - I make good money and I'm happy for that! I have a child with a heart condition and medical bills are expensive - always hoping for the powerball or lottery

My heart's desire would be for me to be a stay at home mom/wife. I would love to take my kids to school, pick them up every day, and volunteer at their school. My husband works 70 hours a week and I would love to be able to make home cooked meals and have a clean house. If he was to get off work early I would be around for him. I want to slow down to not be in a hurry all the time! It would have to include the money to do that - because I wouldn't be able to do it without sufficient $ coming in. I work a stressful job (I love it & they are good to me) but I feel like I'm running and so busy all the time. Everything seems so stressful all the time basically with everything - always in a rush, always hurrying - what I would give for a slower more simpler life!

The only thing I know is that it works for me!

Very good article. I can definitely relate. I've had a lot of emotional trauma in my 45 years and have suffered with depression and was hospitalized in Jan 2010 for it for 5 days. Every Jan 17 I think about that day and thank God that I was given a second chance to live. See, I didn't think that anyone loved me although I was surrounded by a whole family that did. My feelings were distorted and I thought my family would be better off without me. What was I thinking with 4 kids & a husband who loved me? I was completely overwhelmed and I wanted to stay in bed all the time and sleep and eat my way through life. My husband literally saved my life and took me to the hospital and over time I got ok. I got my emotional well being under control and then on 9/13 I got my eating under control. Life is good today for me and you truly can overcome depression with the right help! Sorry this is so deep, but this article brought back that incident that I keep inside me and never talk about.