Mr_Adrian70 0 Posted November 9, 2017 Hello. My name is Adrian and I just joined this forum and thought I would introduce myself. I'm 47 years old and have been overweight starting in my 20's. My current weight is 383 pounds. I finally have my surgery date after a long 6 month journey! It will be on December 5th! I'm really excited, and I would be totally lying if I said I wasn't really scared too. Especially after watching episodes of the tv show Skin Tight! Before I watched that show I think I was maybe delusional on what this surgery is going to do for me. I kept thinking that with hard work and determination I was going to end up with a body that looked like Thor after I had the surgery. This show has been kind of a reality check for me. I realize now that I may not end up looking like Thor but I will have a real chance at getting my health back, and that's what's really important. I hope I'm doing the right thing. I am so scared of failing yet again! I have been overweight for so many years, and I have tried and failed so many times to loose weight, I just really hope this works out for me and I have no regrets. I hope I can finally overcome my addiction to food, eat healthy and finally get this damn weight off once and for all! I weigh 382 pounds and I am sick and tired of it! I have been overweight since I was 20 years old! I no longer want my weight and eating to control my life! I am tired of almost being a diabetic, sleeping with a cpap mask on, and taking 4 different blood pressure pills! I'm tired of being treated like **** by society, and never being able to buy the clothes I want! I'm tired of hating myself, being ashamed, and slowly killing myself! I want to see what being healthy is all about! I want to live! I want to experience loving myself and taking pride in my appearance! To experience buying nice clothes and seeing how differently I'm treated by society as a slim person! This feeling of being trapped and being miserable and unhappy will hopefully soon become a memory! Big changes are coming! I know it won't be easy! Nothing worthwhile is ever easy! I hope this surgery gives me a new life! December 5th! My surgery date! My 2nd birthday! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angyplus5 470 Posted November 9, 2017 Wishing you the best and congratulations on your new life!Sent from my SM-G930VL using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sosewsue61 3,185 Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) Welcome Adrian. Please check out @JerseyJules on these forums and his youtube videos. Also @BigViffer on here - they have both rocked the sleeve. @DropWt4Life too. Edited November 9, 2017 by Sosewsue61 1 JerseyJules reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyJules 862 Posted November 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Sosewsue61 said: Welcome Adrian. Please check out @JerseyJules on these forums and his youtube videos. Also @BigViffer on here - they have both rocked the sleeve. @DropWt4Life too. Thanks so much!!! To the OP I highly recommend getting into some form of an exercise routine now before surgery so you recover better and start building a great foundation for the rest of your life! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
