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gaelic girl
Loving Being a Loser
Hi Jim
I don't mind at all i'm happy to share my experience/progress with you and am happy for you to comment/question. I must have tried every diet in the book and yes successfully lost weight but could never keep it off. I'm actually quite sensitive and insecure at times so people's hurtful comments towards my weight hurt like hell. I also was starting to be limited in what i was being able to do because of my weight so as a last hope i decided to have wls. I had a keyhole bypass(private)just over 5 weeks ago and have lost 32lbs so far next weigh in tomorrow. I had a great surgeon and never suffered any physical pain at any point. Emotionally its been a harder journey getting my head around the enormity of the op and all it means (never had any regrets) and now i feel i'm getting stronger emotionally and feel myself getting very excited at the prospects of acheiving a lot of things i could'nt do pre op. Hope that was helpful Jim and not too much of a ramble lol x Congratulations on your weight loss its fantastic x
I don't mind at all i'm happy to share my experience/progress with you and am happy for you to comment/question. I must have tried every diet in the book and yes successfully lost weight but could never keep it off. I'm actually quite sensitive and insecure at times so people's hurtful comments towards my weight hurt like hell. I also was starting to be limited in what i was being able to do because of my weight so as a last hope i decided to have wls. I had a keyhole bypass(private)just over 5 weeks ago and have lost 32lbs so far next weigh in tomorrow. I had a great surgeon and never suffered any physical pain at any point. Emotionally its been a harder journey getting my head around the enormity of the op and all it means (never had any regrets) and now i feel i'm getting stronger emotionally and feel myself getting very excited at the prospects of acheiving a lot of things i could'nt do pre op. Hope that was helpful Jim and not too much of a ramble lol x Congratulations on your weight loss its fantastic x
lunar jim
New Member
Not too much of a ramble at all; like I say, I'm interested in the whole thing and it's cool to hear how you decided to take the plunge! I know all about those hurtful comments I'm afraid...
TBH I've become fascinated by all different sides of dieting since starting this; I've been obese for many years (gawd knows why I didn't do something earlier, too easy to sit on the sofa and eat I guess) but I like seeing how other people are doing. The before and after pictures you see here on MM have helped me loads.
But what has kept me on track I think is the thought of my kids. Like you, I was finding certain things really difficult, especially playing with the kids
And that's not a good for them or me...
And thank you both for the kind comments It's been an emotional journey so far, though I've still got a bit further to go yet, and then KEEP IT OFF (the scary bit I think)
TBH I've become fascinated by all different sides of dieting since starting this; I've been obese for many years (gawd knows why I didn't do something earlier, too easy to sit on the sofa and eat I guess) but I like seeing how other people are doing. The before and after pictures you see here on MM have helped me loads.
But what has kept me on track I think is the thought of my kids. Like you, I was finding certain things really difficult, especially playing with the kids
And that's not a good for them or me...And thank you both for the kind comments
It's been an emotional journey so far, though I've still got a bit further to go yet, and then KEEP IT OFF (the scary bit I think)
gaelic girl
Loving Being a Loser
Just checked out your pics they are great you have done so well and thank you for showing support for our wls journeys x
strawberry twig
Is a big loser ;)
Welcome to WLS forum
I'm still pre op for the next few weeks but then feel free to ask me any questions or comment on any of my posts.
Well done on your weight loss, your looking really good.
I'm still pre op for the next few weeks but then feel free to ask me any questions or comment on any of my posts.
Well done on your weight loss, your looking really good.
Big an Bouncy
New Member
You say surgery was not for you,out of curiosity,say you regain the weight you have just lost would you then consider it?Are you still on 1000 cals a day?Could you maintain that for the forseeable future?I never could and must of lost 100s of lbs in the last 30 years.Maz
lunar jim
New Member
Nothing is out of the realm of possibility! I'm still on 1000 cals a day at the moment and I've no intention of staying on that amount in the future. Once into maintenance (the end of November all being well) I'll be taking at least 1500 cals a day, possibly more on some days depending on circumstance.
Once thing I *do* intend to keep up is my gym attendance, which I'm really enjoying! I'd tried a couple of half-arsed attempts at exercise in the past and it just fizzled out after a couple of sessions. But I'm going three times a week at the moment and I hope to keep this going.
Time will tell I guess, but the fact I feel much more healthy than I have for a lot of years, and the pleasure I'm getting from being able to play with my kids and stuff whill hopefully keep me from sinking back into my old ways.
Fashionably Late
is a skinny size XS & 6!
I would love for you to comment just because you have Henry in your signature.
quetiapina
Bumps along somehow
Hi Lunar Jim, you have done so well. And you like Henry Rollins. I saw him a few years ago at Reading. He's great.
bypass.sarah
New Member
hello lunar jim wlcome to minis well done on your weight loss you have done amazing x x x x x x
lunar jim
New Member
I think you and I are going to get on just fine!
I have 'Shine' on my gym ipod playlist; bit of a cliche for me to do that, but I do like that song
lunar jim
New Member
Thanks Jenni! That's cool, did he do stand up or sing? I'm guessing the latter with it being Reading?
Do you watch Sons Of Anarchy BTW?
quetiapina
Bumps along somehow
Hi Lunar Jim, yes he was singing which was amazing. He did manage to bring down many thousands of people who were high at the time when he started talking about suicide in great depth and the people he had lost that were dear to him. That bit was very sad and I will never forget the energy leaving a formally psyched up crowd in one big sigh and slump.
What is Sons of Anarchy ? I'm into a lot of punk/rock etc but don't know what this might be. x
fat-girl-slim08
At Goal & Now Maintaining
Hi Jim, Just wanted to congratulate you on your amazing weightloss, I think its good that you have an intrest in wls.
Good luck with the rest of your journey!
Good luck with the rest of your journey!
lunar jim
New Member
Good ol' Rollins
Guess he'd have talked about Joe Cole, not suicide there though.
It's a TV show about a biker gang by Kurt Sutter (the guy wwho did The Shield). It's filming it's third series at the moment, several episodes of which Henry Rollins will be in.
It's shown on Bravo IIRC in the UK.
Fashionably Late
is a skinny size XS & 6!
It is a standing joke in our house that Henry is going to be my 3rd husband. I have travelled all over the world to see him perform, whether singing or spoken word. My twins even have references to him in their middle names. IMHO, he is one of the hottest men in the world.
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