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Feel proud of yourself for making better choices for you. Just do the best you can to be a good example and know that the other adults have to make and live with their own choices.

Truly amazing, I love the concept of the "live it list"!!!

Livvsmum, I just wanted to say thank you for posting this and the link to your blog. I went back to the start and read the entire thing yesterday. It's kinda funny, we have several things in common..similar start weights, both married young and have good size families, both work in higher Ed., and I believe we are close in age. Your blog was very encouraging to me in that it was real about not only the good days but the rough ones as well. It gave me hope that I can do this and do it well despite the bad days that happen. I have thought about wls for years and finally have insurance that will cover it. My first appt. with the surgeon is on July 9th. Thanks again for sharing your story.

I am going tomorrow to the surgeon and will get my date for surgery. Unfortunately my car is in the shop so my father has to take me. My mother has been very supportive and the rest of my family even if they may not agree with my decision they don't say negative things they're just concerned about my safety. Today my father said to me that once I found out I was having surgery I gave up losing weight myself on my own and why can't I lose weight on my own? I have no idea how I'm going to get through tomorrow I'm nervous enough as it is. That said I can totally associate with your having family members not agree with your choices.

I hope your able to stay focused today on your goal and tune out any negativity. Even though I think part of my sisters issue is a bit of jealousy I do think part is also fear of the unknown because she is terrified of needles, surgery, things like that and she's scared that something could happen to me. Best of luck to you in you journey.

I think shrinking peach may be right and that its a jealousy related issue possibly because my sisters always been a bit heavier then me.

I am considering doing the sleeve surgery. I am meeting for the first time with the surgeon on July 9th and I am very close with my sister and when I told her I'm considering this all she had to say was a bunch of negative things and how everyone she's ever heard of that's done the surgery regrets it and on and on about how bad it could be. I can't seem to understand why she'd be so negative to me, I really need all the support in considering doing this that I can get. Thankfully my husband and kids are supportive. Any advice on how to get over the hurt from the negative attitude?