Hi everyone
Just came across this site on google whilst searching for more info on the support group, which i've not attended yet.
My name's Simi, originally from Nigeria but been in the UK for over 12 years now.
I've always struggled with my weight since my teens but it only got worse in the last few years. I've been on so many diets including weight watchers, slim fast diet, cabbage soup diet, even attended gym regularly at one point which worked but i stopped going. I decided to have a gastric band operation. My mum opposed to it at first 'cause she's afraid of the complications and all, but she changed her mind. Been on the waiting list since last March. I had another appointment yesterday at the hospital and they're going to apply for funding on my behalf, so i don't even know how long it'll take before i get a response back.
I'm at a stage in my life now where i've lost all hope. I'm 30 now, don't have a boyfriend, being celibate for over 4 yrs now(I know 'too-much-information). Don't have job(for over a year now) and i sense even 'potential employers' don't want to hire me 'cause of my weight. Can't wear clothes or shoes i want to wear, i don't have friends. To cut a long story short, i don't have a life now. I feel if i have this operation done, at least i'll see some changes in my life, although i know there'll be some set-backs and it's not some 'miracle cure'.
Just came across this site on google whilst searching for more info on the support group, which i've not attended yet.
My name's Simi, originally from Nigeria but been in the UK for over 12 years now.
I've always struggled with my weight since my teens but it only got worse in the last few years. I've been on so many diets including weight watchers, slim fast diet, cabbage soup diet, even attended gym regularly at one point which worked but i stopped going. I decided to have a gastric band operation. My mum opposed to it at first 'cause she's afraid of the complications and all, but she changed her mind. Been on the waiting list since last March. I had another appointment yesterday at the hospital and they're going to apply for funding on my behalf, so i don't even know how long it'll take before i get a response back.
I'm at a stage in my life now where i've lost all hope. I'm 30 now, don't have a boyfriend, being celibate for over 4 yrs now(I know 'too-much-information). Don't have job(for over a year now) and i sense even 'potential employers' don't want to hire me 'cause of my weight. Can't wear clothes or shoes i want to wear, i don't have friends. To cut a long story short, i don't have a life now. I feel if i have this operation done, at least i'll see some changes in my life, although i know there'll be some set-backs and it's not some 'miracle cure'.
