hi my name is rhian and i am from sunny scotland!

i have made the major decision to get banded in january - i just have to get my date confirmed!

my mum isn't being very supportive about the whole thing - in her eyes i should just lose the weight through diet and exercise alone...as if i havent tried that since before i can remember!

she is obese herself so she should really know the struggle it is!

i am 20years old and weigh about 240lbs.

i want to be able to go into shops and pick the clothes i want to wear...not the ones i have to pick because there is nothing else in my size!

well i hope to get to know you all a bit better!

rhian

xxx

Hiya! Nice to have you here.... I am getting banded in Jan or early feb too! I am 26 and have about 100 more lbs to lose... Your mum just needs to understand this is going to be a "tool" for you to get your goals.. Its def. not the easy way out... Maybe your mother is a bit jealous that you have made the decision to better your lifestyle..

LC :thumbup:

Have you had a talk with her about why she doesn't want you to do it? When I did that with my SO, I discovered that he was more worried about the possibility I would die during surgery than anything else. He also thought (and thinks) that I can do it all on my own, but we discovered it was more about mortality.

See if there's another reason she's upset and then try to address those issues. If it really is just because she thinks diet and exercise are the only "real" ways to go, then you can ask her why she's overweight...

hi my name is rhian and i am from sunny scotland!

i have made the major decision to get banded in january - i just have to get my date confirmed!

my mum isn't being very supportive about the whole thing - in her eyes i should just lose the weight through diet and exercise alone...as if i havent tried that since before i can remember!

she is obese herself so she should really know the struggle it is!

i am 20years old and weigh about 240lbs.

i want to be able to go into shops and pick the clothes i want to wear...not the ones i have to pick because there is nothing else in my size!

well i hope to get to know you all a bit better!

rhian

xxx

Hey Rhian

Im in Sunny Kent, good luck and if you have any qs let me know x