I lost 4 stone on the Cambridge Diet 2 years ago and slowly but surely 3 stone crept back on over time. Surgery had never crossed my mind before. I stumbled across an advert online initially for a type of liposuction then my research progressed from there.
The point I realised I had to do this was when I stopped going out. I was ashamed of the weight I had gained. I stopped looking in the mirror, my nice clothes didn't fit me anymore, I was drinking more.
The final straw was when I was at a good friends wedding. I am known for being the life and soul of the party with this group of friends, but I was quiet, subdued, couldn't muster up the enthusiasm to make small talk with people and I felt fat and frumpy. I confided in a friend that I couldn't stay and I was leaving the wedding early. She was so lovely about it and told me 'I always looked good' but I didn't feel good. I knew I couldn't do something as drastic as the Cambridge diet, or any diet, again without any extra tools.
The weekend after the wedding I had a consultation for a gastric band and had the surgery within two weeks (18th July).
Other than depression and anxiety I had no underlying health conditions and my weight wasn't preventing me from doing anything physically but I wanted to take action before it got to that point. My life was already closing in on me and causing deep depression. Enough was enough.
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