hanna91

Ugh I feel you. I am preop (no surgery date just yet) and I am way more excited for the nsv rewards than the scale. I want to be able to ride on an airplane ( I don't even want to deal with the issues of being an obese person on a flight) , be able to go to theme parks and ride rides, not worry about if I will fit in the seat every where I go. I am very excited for those changes. I'm planing an Orlando vacation as soon as I loose some weight and ride every ride I can at disneyworld and islands of adventure. Anyways people don't realize how exhausting it is to be overweight. Like I always make sure to be the first one to show up to the restaurant so I can request a table ( not a booth). One time I couldn't do that I was on a date with my then boyfriend (now my ex) and they had to get a chair for me and I had to sit at the end of the table in a chair because all they had was a booth. I wanted to cry the whole time it was so embarrassing. I wanted to leave but I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I can't wait until I never have to worry about things like that.

That's amazing. I am in the beginning stages myself and I can't wait to see the scale move. How long did it take you to recover?

St charles, mo (it's a suburb of St. Louis)

I think honesty is the best policy. My mom recently got diagnosed with congestive heart failure and she waited to tell me and told others first. I had to hear it from someone else before she told me herself. I thought "I'm her daughter why wouldn't she tell me first?" So it hurt me. It made me feel like my mom didn't trust me or we weren't close. Who knows she could be your biggest cheerleader and advocate if you tell her! And she's going to know eventually so why hide it?

I'm 23. I would way rather have my me tell the truth. It may make them angry when they find out you lied. Just explain that you would like to keep it private. Hopefully they understand that. Plus it's a good time to discuss the lifestyle changes you will be going through.

Nice to meet you! Yeah I'm really nervous because I tried going through the process and was doing the supervised diet but went through a bad breakup and got really depressed and stopped going. Idk the requirements yet but I think I will have a 6 month supervised diet. I have blue cross blue shield ppo of Illinois. I think it's scary because we know it will be a huge commitment and life change and it's hard to imagine now. But I was reading some stories of people post op and it really gets me excited. I'm nervous about the cost. I know it's nerve wracking but just think of all the positives.

Hello ladies. I'm Hanna 23 and residing in st charles mo. I am actually just staring the process myself but have two family members who have had the surgery. Would love to make some friends my age going through the same thing