Ah ... self care. That's what the vast majority of obese people don't know how to do.
Here's some hard truth coming at you here re the obese and their ability to care well for themselves. Everyone else and everything else seems more important to the obese than taking GOOD care of themselves. Pre-WLS most of us:
* Didn't take our Vitamins
* Didn't even take all our Rx meds on time or as much as we should have
* Didn't exercise
* Certainly didn't eat nutritiously or the right amount
* Didn't brush our teeth every day, much less twice a day
* Minimized the most basic daily grooming chores
If you were an obese person who did care for yourself pre-op in all these (and other ways), then you're the exception.
I was not an exception. I look back now on how pitiful my own self-care was pre-WLS, and I see so clearly that I gave my pets better care than I gave myself.
Yes, being a responsible self-carer is a new experience for many WLS patients. But it is a necessary change for long-term success.
That means you PUT YOURSELF FIRST. That means before the pets. Before the kids. Before the spouse. Before the boss. Before the clients. Before the house, the car, the yard, the laundry.
You have to become Number One. It takes so little time, but it requires a huge change in thinking.
Mostly, it requires that you learn to respect yourself.
