sabina25

Well.. I have 3 main reasons: 1) Cosmetic reasons... hell I want to look good and not think of myself as the chubby friend. I want to go on hot dates and be proud of myself instead of hiding away in black. I want my children to be proud of me and I can chase after them and play games with them without them being embarassed bout their tubby mama. 2) I want to be able to ride horses without breaking their backs, o on funfair rides without worry the machine will break down, go Parachuting without being over the weight limit, go on a hot air balloon without fear of the balloon not rising, go in an elevator with other people and not go over the recommended weight so the doors don't shut and everyone knows you are the biggest. 3) I want to be able to buy clothes from a regular store... hate fat peoples shops. they only sell clothes my grandma would wear if she was alive... I am still only young (ish) and want to wear modern clothes and dresses and shorts and vest tops without always being concerned if I am showing a ripple of skin. What are your reasons??

All the replies have been amazing and I am so glad that you shared them. It's inspirational reading what people put on the forums and I will be on here quite alot in the coming months while I go through this adventure and share it with everyone going through the same. Thank you for sharing your intimate thoughts, they are really appreciated and hope it helps you too by voicing your desires.

I am from the UK and we don't really get the surgery for free here unless you are a serious health risk. I am not, I am just obese class III apparently but apart from being a chunky monkey I am fairly well. Soooo, I have to pay 6k for it, which is fine. It's a huge amount of money to me, about $10k and I have had to borrow it, but I think I will try even harder knowing that I have had to spend so much money. In one way I feel like a complete failure for not being able to get off my ass and lose the weight by myself, but on the other I know that this is going to be very hard and a long struggle and I am sacrificing alot to get slimmer... particularly bread and soda... I adore them both. Anyway... Looking forward to August 17th... Start pre op diet on 7th August to shrink my liver... so in the meantime, I am going to enjoy eating bread and soda and anything else I can cram into my mouth... may take me a littl elonger to lose the weight... but I am going to miss Garlic Bread. Will be worth it though.... d for def :thumbup:

Keep up the good work.. remember it is not forever, make a calender and cross the days off. Think of all the weight you are losing while you are doing this. I have not started pre-op yet and not looking forward to it now.. ha ha. x

Hi.. I am due to have my op in Sheffield on 17th August with the WLS group, I have no idea though who is doing the surgery. Just think they seem like a decent company and there has been a lot of positive feedback about them. But now I have been on here, I am thinking of changing it to Belguim. I would save about £1000 but I was concerned about all the travelling after an operation.:thumbup:

I am very excited... tomorrow I meet with my Consultant. Not sure what to expect, do I need to wear my best underwear?? Either way, at least the ball is rolling now. I am eating like it is going out of fashion because I know that come August I am going to have to go on the liquid diet (i think.. not sure how it works yet in the UK) I know I should be eating healthily etc, but the band is for the rest of our lives really... so if I can't have a good nosh now, then when can I... just means it may take a little longer to get to my goal. But I love eating... seriously love it... I got depressed today because I finished my lunch. Not sure if it is the taste, the feeling or the action of eating... but it brings me joy. Certainly going to struggle to chew my food 30 times once I am back to eating solids... but will HAVE to.. thats the point. The band is taking away my freewill and that is what I need. Yipee Kai Hay.. xxx:thumbup:

Heyyyyy.. I am Sabina from the UK. I have consultation on 7th July and booked in for operation on 17th August. Made the decision last week to have the band. I am 34, 5ft 10 and 308lbs. Sick to death of food and being controlled by food. I will be keeping my eye on you and checking on your progress. So happy other people are doing it at the same time, be good to swap stories xxx

Hi all.. so glad I came across this website. I am from the UK and it is soooo hard to get your Operation done on the NHS that I have to pay, this is what has stopped me for several years, but I refuse to wait any longer.. So., I am borrowing the 6000 pound and going ahead with it. After reading all the forums etc, realised that it is not going to be a walk in the park.. going to need hard work and dedication but no pain, no gain. Just wanted to introduce myself anyway.. anyone else in a similar position, get in touch... be nice to have someone to talk to as I am not telling my close friends... they are overweight too and they will not like what I am doing.