I can totally relate to the people that have negative remarks about your decision to have WLS surgery. I told a few people that I work with, and I was amazed when one of my closest friends at work was negative about my decision to get WLS. I was excited when I told her and she said " You don't need to have surgery you can lose weight if you push back from the table and get off your butt and exercise". She continued talking and then she said you are just trying to take the easy way out.
I had stood there in shock, and then I said easy way...EASY WAY..by no means is WLS an easy way out. I wanted to explain to her, but I was so mad and felt it would be a waste of time.
We still talk some, but we are not as close as we were. She ask me last week if I was still getting the surgery, and I said yes. She said if you get that done you will be smaller than me, and I am not going to like that...I like being the smaller one.
I looked at her and said that is really shallow thinking, true enough my size is going to change, but also my blood pressure will be in control. I am doing this for my health. My dad died from a heart attack at the age of 41 and I am in worse health than he was at the time of his death. I want to be here to see my grandchildren grow up. I want to get this done and live a healthy long life. I said I AM getting this surgery done, and I am going to surround myself with friends that can support my decision and be happy for me. I walked away from her and didn't give her a chance to respond.
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 Weight Day of Surgery...322
Twooterville...9/1/09
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