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There has to be more behind that than just her weight.
I was lucky, I have been fat my entire life but I can not think of one single time that I've been made fun of because of my weight. Any time that I've felt "less than" for being fat has been my own doing. I do know what its like to grow up as a fat teenager though, and I know what its like to not fit in. I also know what its like to be a mother to a teenage daughter. Its not an easy job....
As mothers we want to make life easier for our children than it was for us, and to help them avoid pain whenever possible. My fear with you allowing your daughter to have this surgery at such a young age, is that she will still be going through puberty (where bodies change almost daily) and still growing and not having the necessary nutrients to support healthy bone growth.
If she runs into kids she knew while fat and all of the sudden she's liked by these kids she's going to equate her self worth to her weight loss and that's a very slippery slope.
I wish you luck

There has to be more behind that than just her weight.
I was lucky, I have been fat my entire life but I can not think of one single time that I've been made fun of because of my weight. Any time that I've felt "less than" for being fat has been my own doing. I do know what its like to grow up as a fat teenager though, and I know what its like to not fit in. I also know what its like to be a mother to a teenage daughter. Its not an easy job....
As mothers we want to make life easier for our children than it was for us, and to help them avoid pain whenever possible. My fear with you allowing your daughter to have this surgery at such a young age, is that she will still be going through puberty (where bodies change almost daily) and still growing and not having the necessary nutrients to support healthy bone growth.
If she runs into kids she knew while fat and all of the sudden she's liked by these kids she's going to equate her self worth to her weight loss and that's a very slippery slope.
I wish you luck

(1) you did not fail, but you did not follow your plan (2) you work with A$$holes
OK, The prep diet is not easy. Wasn't for me, I bet it wasn't for anybody. You are "detoxing" from all the crap you've previously been eating and you might be hungry for the first time in a long time. I can't help with your coworkers (who are NOT your friends), but IF you can do this it WILL get better after 3 or 4 days. Drink a LOT of Water, it will make you feel full (for a little while) and you'll need to run & pee a lot (and you won't be tempted to eat there).
Good Luck,. this IS important. Both for your psychic control over food and to shrink your liver.

Please know that this surgery takes a lot of commitment and sacrifices I would ask you to put more thought into it.
I have a teenage daughter... I know how she is when she wants or "needs" something.
Bring her to a therapist that specializes in disordered eating... Talk to her PCP and perhaps do the surgery first so you can prepare her for what's to come. Because believe me there is a lot to come!
About her being "approved" by Garcia?
I'm sorry but at the end of the day she's just money to him..

82 lbs is a BFD, just keep heading in the right direction.

I've had many straws. The most recent was having blood work done and it coming back with me as borderline diabetic. My mother and sister are both diabetic and my grandfather died when I was in my teens, of complications from his diabetes (this was after having both legs amputated many years before). I just don't want that for myself.
The other is my children. My son joined the Navy last year and he's stationed in Guam now. That's a 20 something hour plane ride away, buying one seat is going to be expensive enough let alone having to buy two seats because I can't fit! I want to be able to walk around the mall with my teenage daughter and not huff and puff along the way. I want to be able to try on clothes in no matter what store we go into. I'd like to go to amusement parks and actually be able to ride the rides!
Also, I don't want to be invisible anymore. When I was younger, and smaller (not thin, I've never been thin) people would notice when I walked into a room. Now, more often than not, people tell me they didn't even know I was there when I speak up or join a conversation. I guess that's vain, but I want to be noticed...
I haven't had surgery yet, I'm still trying to lose the pounds the surgeon asked of me prior to scheduling the surgery. Six pounds to go according to my scale this morning!

I've had many straws. The most recent was having blood work done and it coming back with me as borderline diabetic. My mother and sister are both diabetic and my grandfather died when I was in my teens, of complications from his diabetes (this was after having both legs amputated many years before). I just don't want that for myself.
The other is my children. My son joined the Navy last year and he's stationed in Guam now. That's a 20 something hour plane ride away, buying one seat is going to be expensive enough let alone having to buy two seats because I can't fit! I want to be able to walk around the mall with my teenage daughter and not huff and puff along the way. I want to be able to try on clothes in no matter what store we go into. I'd like to go to amusement parks and actually be able to ride the rides!
Also, I don't want to be invisible anymore. When I was younger, and smaller (not thin, I've never been thin) people would notice when I walked into a room. Now, more often than not, people tell me they didn't even know I was there when I speak up or join a conversation. I guess that's vain, but I want to be noticed...
I haven't had surgery yet, I'm still trying to lose the pounds the surgeon asked of me prior to scheduling the surgery. Six pounds to go according to my scale this morning!