Sad but hopeful

[ChubbyGal 9]

Thanks fericito!! I am feeling very emotional and so very sad!! I also have a few friends that have been banded and have had been successful. I feel horrible about myself because I told my friends and family about my surgery and now I feel like such a failure because the weight loss is not that noticeable to them, but I feel it in my clothes. I felt like if I told my friends and family I would feel more motivated to be successful. I just need to start fresh and be a little more serious about my diet!!

[TriciaLN 177]

This post felt like something I could have written. I have several banded friends and they were the biggest reason I chose this route. They don't know I've been banded and I feel discouraged that they haven't yet seen the changes in me I've seen. They make comments about 'when you're banded this... that..." and I think I'm a failure. But I'm realizing everyone's journey is different. I still feel like I'm better off having done this. Keep working at it - it'll all work out!

Don't let your friends make you feel that way! Your on your way and this takes time. Your not a failure at all!! Your an amazingly strong woman with a big heart. You'll get there....we can't give up!!