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TatorTot

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    TatorTot got a reaction from Daveo in Dr. Nowzaradan's Diet Pre Surgery?   
    I am totally into 600lb life featuring Dr. Nowzaradan so I was curious if anyone knows or has a copy of the diet plan he sends home with his patients after he sees them for the first time. He expects large weight loss, in a month or two so I am curious as to what the diet plan consists of.
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    TatorTot got a reaction from Daveo in Dr. Nowzaradan's Diet Pre Surgery?   
    I am totally into 600lb life featuring Dr. Nowzaradan so I was curious if anyone knows or has a copy of the diet plan he sends home with his patients after he sees them for the first time. He expects large weight loss, in a month or two so I am curious as to what the diet plan consists of.
  3. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Daveo in Dr. Nowzaradan's Diet Pre Surgery?   
    I am totally into 600lb life featuring Dr. Nowzaradan so I was curious if anyone knows or has a copy of the diet plan he sends home with his patients after he sees them for the first time. He expects large weight loss, in a month or two so I am curious as to what the diet plan consists of.
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    TatorTot got a reaction from Nina marie in Complete and *OFFICIAL* List of Every Celebrity Who Had Weight Loss Surgery   
    I wanted to mention that Carnie Wilson was on the show "chopped", she was playing for charity and her choice of charity was for the more unfortunate people that needed surgery and couldn't afford to. She didn't win though!
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    TatorTot got a reaction from geeky_1 in Badger Care   
    Has anyone gone through Badger Care and if so how long was the approval process?
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    TatorTot got a reaction from Tim Mauri in Video that explains obesity   
    LOVE IT!!!
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    TatorTot got a reaction from Tim Mauri in Video that explains obesity   
    LOVE IT!!!
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    TatorTot got a reaction from amponder in Kids are so honest   
    Yesterday a little girl, guess she must have been around 5 or 6 came up to me and asked me how come I was so big and had such a small head............
    I have been very depressed about my weight lately, I had lost a bunch only to gain it back after finding out I couldn't get the surgery.
    I am the type of person that fixates on what others say, so I can't seem to get it out of my head.
    I walked away to do a little bit of crying!
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    TatorTot got a reaction from sophie'sChoice in How My Family Eats Dinner   
    This is just a thought I had while reading the posts!
    Set the table for yourself with candles and maybe light music if you like. I have this feeling that one or a number of your family members will not want you in the kitchen eating alone and join you
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    TatorTot got a reaction from sophie'sChoice in How My Family Eats Dinner   
    This is just a thought I had while reading the posts!
    Set the table for yourself with candles and maybe light music if you like. I have this feeling that one or a number of your family members will not want you in the kitchen eating alone and join you
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    TatorTot got a reaction from ProudGrammy in Increasing the size of Topics with No Reply   
    Being quite a newbie myself I think that would be a huge benefit for them and for the site. There have been many forums, not mentioning any names about WLS and I feel like I am getting ignored and no sense bothering with them anymore.
    This forum is so great because of quick replies that having a separate section for them could make it even more interesting for newbies like myself.
    I hope Alex likes this idea!
  12. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from MisforMimi in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    Wow, I am amazed at how many people chimed in with tons of support. This website and its people are the BOMB!
    I want to thank everyone for their comments!!
    I think I am going to move forward and come up with other options, and if they fail I can always go back to the VA with my tail between my legs so to speak. I can't trust them, with 1yr, and 3mos full of effort, only to hear I need to do this another 3mos is very unreasonable and who knows in the end if that is even going to be enough. I will continue to see my Dietician because she is great but I will also tell her that the VA is going to be my last resort. She will still do all she can to help. My initial desire to go this route is because they will pay for the surgery itself and I pay copays on the pre-op and post-op.
    There are other things I am going to investigate meanwhile.
    I gained every bit of the weight back, even after eating right so what does that tell ya. Somehow I have to get my head out of my butt and get back on my eating plan. I have actually hit the highest weight ever. SIGH!
  13. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from MisforMimi in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    Wow, I am amazed at how many people chimed in with tons of support. This website and its people are the BOMB!
    I want to thank everyone for their comments!!
    I think I am going to move forward and come up with other options, and if they fail I can always go back to the VA with my tail between my legs so to speak. I can't trust them, with 1yr, and 3mos full of effort, only to hear I need to do this another 3mos is very unreasonable and who knows in the end if that is even going to be enough. I will continue to see my Dietician because she is great but I will also tell her that the VA is going to be my last resort. She will still do all she can to help. My initial desire to go this route is because they will pay for the surgery itself and I pay copays on the pre-op and post-op.
    There are other things I am going to investigate meanwhile.
    I gained every bit of the weight back, even after eating right so what does that tell ya. Somehow I have to get my head out of my butt and get back on my eating plan. I have actually hit the highest weight ever. SIGH!
  14. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Puppypaws57 in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail.
    About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this.
    I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some.
    Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years.
    I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change.
    After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval.
    The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater.
    The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me.
    When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes.
    Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough.
    I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs.
    Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon.
    Thanks for reading this!
  15. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from MisforMimi in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    Wow, I am amazed at how many people chimed in with tons of support. This website and its people are the BOMB!
    I want to thank everyone for their comments!!
    I think I am going to move forward and come up with other options, and if they fail I can always go back to the VA with my tail between my legs so to speak. I can't trust them, with 1yr, and 3mos full of effort, only to hear I need to do this another 3mos is very unreasonable and who knows in the end if that is even going to be enough. I will continue to see my Dietician because she is great but I will also tell her that the VA is going to be my last resort. She will still do all she can to help. My initial desire to go this route is because they will pay for the surgery itself and I pay copays on the pre-op and post-op.
    There are other things I am going to investigate meanwhile.
    I gained every bit of the weight back, even after eating right so what does that tell ya. Somehow I have to get my head out of my butt and get back on my eating plan. I have actually hit the highest weight ever. SIGH!
  16. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Puppypaws57 in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail.
    About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this.
    I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some.
    Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years.
    I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change.
    After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval.
    The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater.
    The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me.
    When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes.
    Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough.
    I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs.
    Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon.
    Thanks for reading this!
  17. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from MisforMimi in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    Wow, I am amazed at how many people chimed in with tons of support. This website and its people are the BOMB!
    I want to thank everyone for their comments!!
    I think I am going to move forward and come up with other options, and if they fail I can always go back to the VA with my tail between my legs so to speak. I can't trust them, with 1yr, and 3mos full of effort, only to hear I need to do this another 3mos is very unreasonable and who knows in the end if that is even going to be enough. I will continue to see my Dietician because she is great but I will also tell her that the VA is going to be my last resort. She will still do all she can to help. My initial desire to go this route is because they will pay for the surgery itself and I pay copays on the pre-op and post-op.
    There are other things I am going to investigate meanwhile.
    I gained every bit of the weight back, even after eating right so what does that tell ya. Somehow I have to get my head out of my butt and get back on my eating plan. I have actually hit the highest weight ever. SIGH!
  18. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from MisforMimi in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    Wow, I am amazed at how many people chimed in with tons of support. This website and its people are the BOMB!
    I want to thank everyone for their comments!!
    I think I am going to move forward and come up with other options, and if they fail I can always go back to the VA with my tail between my legs so to speak. I can't trust them, with 1yr, and 3mos full of effort, only to hear I need to do this another 3mos is very unreasonable and who knows in the end if that is even going to be enough. I will continue to see my Dietician because she is great but I will also tell her that the VA is going to be my last resort. She will still do all she can to help. My initial desire to go this route is because they will pay for the surgery itself and I pay copays on the pre-op and post-op.
    There are other things I am going to investigate meanwhile.
    I gained every bit of the weight back, even after eating right so what does that tell ya. Somehow I have to get my head out of my butt and get back on my eating plan. I have actually hit the highest weight ever. SIGH!
  19. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Puppypaws57 in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail.
    About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this.
    I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some.
    Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years.
    I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change.
    After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval.
    The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater.
    The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me.
    When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes.
    Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough.
    I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs.
    Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon.
    Thanks for reading this!
  20. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Puppypaws57 in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail.
    About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this.
    I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some.
    Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years.
    I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change.
    After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval.
    The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater.
    The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me.
    When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes.
    Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough.
    I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs.
    Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon.
    Thanks for reading this!
  21. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Puppypaws57 in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail.
    About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this.
    I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some.
    Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years.
    I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change.
    After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval.
    The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater.
    The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me.
    When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes.
    Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough.
    I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs.
    Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon.
    Thanks for reading this!
  22. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from Puppypaws57 in I threw in the towel, and gave up!   
    My thoughts have been all over the place mostly wondering how people think they can tell you what to do or how to live, or even how to fail.
    About 14yrs ago I went in for a consultation for surgery and was told I was too emotional, and it wasn't in my best interest to have it done, this is when I was diagnosed with bipolar. The surgeon told me that emotional eating is the number one cause for failure of surgery. Oh great I came in here to change my life for the better and I feel like he is already making me feel like I will fail at this.
    I decided to go on a diet instead and of course the story of my life, I went on probably 10 of them, of course they worked. I just gained it all back and then some.
    Fast forward to now, I am 57 and decided that is it, I want to be skinny for the 3rd time in my life, I have been in care of mental health system for years and stabilized for years.
    I moved to another state and couldn't find a job that paid insurance so I decided to try the Veterans Administration, and I got approved. I started to see a dietician there and she got me on the right track and I ate sensibly for 15 mos and lost 30lbs, it didn't seem alot to me since I could lose that much in less than a year but this was not a diet it was a lifestyle change.
    After this length of time I started talking to her about surgery and she said she didn't believe in it, but at the same time she was going to school to get her Masters, and she had an entire class about it and she did a complete 180 and told me that we should go for it and she would help me fight to get approval.
    The approval process consisted of her, a coordinator for surgery, the surgeons nurse, and my psychiatric team. Everything was a go until I was given my psychological exam for the procedure, and so they all got on intercom and discussed it and the surgeons nurse decided I needed further therapy and I was not a good candidate because I was an emotional eater.
    The end product was giving me 3 mos to prove that I can lose it, and they would re-evaluate it again. The VA is scared that I will gain it back again and then they will have spent all that money on me.
    When my dietician gave me this news I lost it. Prove I can lose it? are u kidding me? I just stayed on a long term eating plan for 15mos and I gotta prove I can lose it. She said that they thought I was the typical patient that would not be able to maintain a long term weight loss. Along with the 3 more months they wanted me to attend CBT, Depression, and Minfulness classes.
    Well needless to say I got so pissed off I got this attitude about me, and now I don't care. I gained back the weight already! I feel so miserable and I feel like when I go for the surgery they set me up as a failure. Yes, I am an emotional eater, and yes I am addicted to food, how do you think I got this way. I am ready to make the changes I need to, and proved it but it just isn't enough.
    I need to put on my big panties, suck it up and keep going but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. Maybe they are right, maybe I will fail but that is up to me, its my body not theirs.
    Sorry that this was so long, but I need to know how I can change my bad attitude and get back on the bandwagon.
    Thanks for reading this!
  23. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from NewLife'sGr8 in not sure where to post this- husband absolutely does not support wls   
    I am so sorry that he isn't on board with you. I was reading this wondering if he is afraid he will lose you? Not talking about death but afraid of losing you as a soulmate. He might be afraid all the confidence and self worth you will establish will change things. Also, he may feel he isn't going to be good enough for you. Idk!
  24. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from NewLife'sGr8 in not sure where to post this- husband absolutely does not support wls   
    I am so sorry that he isn't on board with you. I was reading this wondering if he is afraid he will lose you? Not talking about death but afraid of losing you as a soulmate. He might be afraid all the confidence and self worth you will establish will change things. Also, he may feel he isn't going to be good enough for you. Idk!
  25. Like
    TatorTot got a reaction from NewLife'sGr8 in not sure where to post this- husband absolutely does not support wls   
    I am so sorry that he isn't on board with you. I was reading this wondering if he is afraid he will lose you? Not talking about death but afraid of losing you as a soulmate. He might be afraid all the confidence and self worth you will establish will change things. Also, he may feel he isn't going to be good enough for you. Idk!

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