LaLu

My entire life i have been an overweight girl, although not your typical overweight girl. I never used to eat much, and i used to excersize and play sports until about age 16. The main reason i have been overweight my whole life is because of mental health issues with fruit and vegetables. Since i was born, i have been unable to keep down fruit or veges and it has always been a huge problem in my life. Then within the past 1 or 2 years i started eating a lot more, bigger meals and more often. At about age 16 i started hearing about lapbands, i looked in to it but it ended up staying in the back of my mind. I moved 10 hours away from home in hopes of starting a new life and losing my weight, and i ended up losing 20 kilos, however as soon as i moved back at age 17, i put it all back on by the time i turned 18. I quit my job at age 18 and starting laying around the house a lot still not eating anything new, and avoiding anything in my social life that had to do with food. I couldn't find work and i decided i would take this time off to get my life sorted out. I went to see Ian Baxter about having a lapband, and was sent off to then see the physio and dietitian. The physio had no problem with me getting a lapband, and ian was for it. But unfortunatly the dietitian knew i couldn't do it unless i started eating more of a variety. I knew i wouldn't be able to change my diet as it was a mental problem of mine, so i went back to Ian assuming the idea was over. But instead, he decided to send me to a pyschologist. Cathy Cleary has helped me for the past 3 months with changing my diet and it has been amazing! i now eat all my vegetables and actually enjoy them and i love cooking and finding new foods to eat. I haven't yet managed to keep down fruit, but Cathy has helped me taste all the main fruits, which is a huge step for me considering before all this i couldn't even be in the same room as someone eating fruit - let alone tasting it! Within only a couple of weeks Cathy told Ian i was doing fantastic and she knew i would be able to go for the lapband in a couple of months. So we booked it for september the 13th. It has now been only a week since the lapband, and i've already lost 10 kilos (22 pounds) Although i know it's not very healthy that i'm loosing it that fast, and i know it will slow down from now on. But i am still really happy with the outcome so far and hope it's positive results from here on! I have decided to keep seeing Cathy for as long as i need, even if it's for 2 years or more.