Psych evaluation?

[Neostarwcc 27]

On 10/18/2024 at 3:29 PM, ShoppGirl said:

I am the same way with things, but honestly if they say don’t worry, try really hard not to. Our brains sometimes just make things into something that they are not. How many times have you worried for days over something that turned out to be not a big deal at all. I know I have done that my fair share of times. The 30th will be here soon enough.

Yeah true. And then when they schedule it I have to make sure I don't reschedule it I don't want to end up a 800 pound person here. I told myself I would never hit 400 pounds yet after my blood clots I did pass 400 pounds because I wasn't able to move or do anything at all afterwards. I mean after all this operation is so that I'll live 10 years longer than normal. I don't want to die in my 40s or 50s after all I'd like to make it to at least 60s. Now you said exercising will become much much easier but I also need the drive to exercise. When I weighed 300 pounds I could exercise a lot easier but I also didn't exercise much. When I met my wife we did a lot of walking but before that I wouldn't really walk much at all and couldn't walk much at all and I weighed like 280 pounds. Idk. We will see what ends up happening...

[ShoppGirl 4,627]

3 hours ago, Neostarwcc said:

Yeah true. And then when they schedule it I have to make sure I don't reschedule it I don't want to end up a 800 pound person here. I told myself I would never hit 400 pounds yet after my blood clots I did pass 400 pounds because I wasn't able to move or do anything at all afterwards. I mean after all this operation is so that I'll live 10 years longer than normal. I don't want to die in my 40s or 50s after all I'd like to make it to at least 60s. Now you said exercising will become much much easier but I also need the drive to exercise. When I weighed 300 pounds I could exercise a lot easier but I also didn't exercise much. When I met my wife we did a lot of walking but before that I wouldn't really walk much at all and couldn't walk much at all and I weighed like 280 pounds. Idk. We will see what ends up happening...

Yea well I’m not going to say that exercise is as fun as your favorite pasttime to start. It took motivation on my part to get started. Even at a smaller BMI than you I started by just going to the end of my street and worked my way up, But seeing the progress of being able to do it without being out of breath or my knees hurting as bad as I went further and further motivated me to do even more. Exercise is never going to be fun for most people. Although at this point I am doing different group classes and I like the ladies that I get to do it with so it’s about as fun as it can be. The surgery will help with losing weight and that makes it a bit easier to get around. You may also find you have a bit more energy. You will start with just getting around the house better, but if you try to do a bit more as your body can do it safely, you will see that it’s up to you at a certain point. . Everyone starts in a different place, if you are pretty much couch bound, talk to your doctor about a physical therapist to help you get started. I actually asked if they could have one help me just to do some of these exercises safely so I didn’t hurt my knees or my neck, but they said they are not trainers. They will help if your doctor thinks you really need it, though. If you just need motivation, Hopefully whoever you have as your support system will cheer you on if that’s all you need. I know that my husband sees how hard I am trying with my food choices and even the exercise that I do at home so he is doing everything he can to help with it if I have a late class for aerobics and he makes dinner or he got me some headphones so that I could listen to music while I’m walking. My friend helped me to get started by talking to me on the phone and she was walking at her house while I was walking around mine. Also, if you have local support group, i have been going to that and it really helps. But I don’t want to overwhelm you thinking about doing exercise that sounds unattainable right now. I was only trying to let you know that his surgery is life-changing and give you something to look forward to. You don’t have to think about all of that right now just focus on small goals Just being able to get around the house better will be a really good start. Some people choose not to ever really exercise. And of course that’s your choice too. Losing weight will still make you healthier, even without exercise.

Edited 2 hours ago by ShoppGirl