Second guessing my decision

[xoxococojay 842]

Thanks everyone. It’s been really hard on me dealing with my parents being totally against this and making comments about how sad it would be if my children loose their mother. It was freaking me out. But my husband fully supports me and I’ve decided to go for it. Surgery is the day after Christmas!!

I went through that too. That's why i kept my surgery a secret until the day of, i didn't want that stress. But i promise, once you have it and you're recovering, everyone else around you will eat their words. Only you know what's best for you.

[Lotte22 37]

My parents are freaking out. My dad has dieted his entire life and has never been able to maintain. Now he has heart and kidney disease. And yet he still judges me for not losing naturally. The thing that gets me is that he doesn’t see his own hypocrisy.

[wwboy 141]

I had surgery 2 years ago this week. I was a 41 BMI and was absolutely terrified. I identify with many of the questions you’ve expressed. It’s a scary decision.

Today, I have no regrets. I’m happy I did it. I feel better than I have since I was in high school. I ran a marathon last spring.

I’m not an evangelist for this surgery - it’s not the right thing for everyone. But I think it’s right for some of us. Best way to think of it imho is as a TOOL. To get to a healthy weight and better health overall, I had to make many permanent changes to my lifestyle and diet. WLS for me was a key tool to help make those changes permanent. I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity. And the only regrets I have are for not (perhaps) better taking advantage of the early honeymoon stage immediately following surgery.

If you’ve yo yo dieted for years and are ready to settle into a permanent lifestyle of health, I think the surgery is a great piece of a good strategy.


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