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Originally Posted by StacyW
Hi Everybody! My name is Stacy and thanks to this wonderful forum, I have finally gathered enough information to make my final decision of going through with the gastric bypass surgery.
The emotional reasons were always there for me: I am 29 years old and I have been on a “diet” since I was 11 years old: and on the days that I was not eating healthy I felt so bad about myself for not keeping to either the WW, LA weight loss, HCG shots, soup diet, liquid diet..YOU NAME IT! Well, here I am at 29, divorced because my ex –husband couldn’t see past my overweight body: leaving me and my 9 month old daughter for a “skinner” version of me. So as you can see, the emotional reasons as to why I wanted and needed the surgery to help me loose my weight and keep it off so I can enjoy my life and get other hobbies: other than collecting all the diet foods/articles available.
Thanks to this forum and hours and hours of reading the information, I now have clear understanding of what exactly is involved and I made an educated decision to go through with the surgery. I owe it to myself and my daughter to be become healthy and be excited about life and living it!
So I have an appointment this Thursday at 8:15 to speak to my doctor and get the ball rolling.
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Welcome, Stacy, and congrats on your decision, and the beginning of your WLS journey!
I think that most of us here can relate to your "emotional reasons." We've been conditioned for a very long time -- some of us, all our lives -- to think of ourselves as "defective," or even as ugly. But you seem to have actually lived through what, for me, was the worst fear of all: your husband leaving.
Contrary to what you might be tempted to think -- that *you* were at fault, because of your weight -- you might also take a step back and think this:
1. You're not defective. A man who would leave his wife and baby because of something superficial like weight, IS defective, in terms of character.
2. You've lived through what would have probably killed someone weaker, or driven them into a dark despair. You're a STRONG person!
3. That your decision to get WLS is now focused on your health and your daughter's well-being (rather than "him") is admirable!
Good luck at your doc's appointment ... Let us know what happens!
<<Hugs>>
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Pre-Op: 367/ Current: 238/ Lowest: 228/ Goal: 175
Pounds from Goal: 63
Trying so hard to get back on track, face that I can't do it alone, stop beating myself up for my failings... UPDATE: Well, after the 7 lb. drop last week, this week I didn't lose *anything*.
Didn't gain, but it's discouraging.
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