Diane 53
New Member
Hi All
I am someway through my journey. I have been waging war on my weight all my life and I have lost all the way. From the time I was a child I was always over weight my mother always told me to finish what my brother had left. She always put me down so my self confidence was below zero, I went on to have several abusive controlling relationships but I finally came out the other side. then it was like I was a kid in a candy store so I just ate what I wanted when I wanted the I just ballooned up. Both my parents died the same year and my dads passing really hit me hard. Looking back I used this as an excuse to just eat what I wanted.
I remember doing to see a physic and I knew it was my dad speaking to me telling me if I did not do something I would end up in a wheelchair. well dad six and a half years later I am doing something after realising I could not walk far and needing to use a mobility scooter cos walking was getting really painful. So I went to my GP one day and she told me I could have WLS on the NHS and it was like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders I cam out of there floating on air.
I have been to the four weight management groups and have just had my 1st one to one with the weight loss dietician. She was encouraging and also I find keeping a food diary helps and also I note down all the nutritional information in another book. I find now I am making good and defiantly better choices I can walk down the sweetie aisle and just pick up sweets for my partner. I stood there the last shopping trip and thought no I don't want anything and it felt good to say that. My long term sugar level is coming down and I have been socially prescribed a weekly walking group at the Eden Project and it is fantastic, I also have joined a Zumba Gold with the fantastic Becky I hope to to get my feet to follow the steps soon. I have to have some more sessions with the dietician but she was encouraging telling all I would not need many sessions before I would be ready to be put over to the surgery team. However I have not had my Pysc evaluation and I have been waiting since the back end of last year. They sent a letter in January saying I would get an appointment as soon as they could but they were very busy.
I am also undecided which surgery to have my doctor said that the sleeve would be what she would recommend but I am also looking at the bypass. I want a permeant solution. I know having one of these options will change my mind set even more that just starting this journey has.
I am someway through my journey. I have been waging war on my weight all my life and I have lost all the way. From the time I was a child I was always over weight my mother always told me to finish what my brother had left. She always put me down so my self confidence was below zero, I went on to have several abusive controlling relationships but I finally came out the other side. then it was like I was a kid in a candy store so I just ate what I wanted when I wanted the I just ballooned up. Both my parents died the same year and my dads passing really hit me hard. Looking back I used this as an excuse to just eat what I wanted.
I remember doing to see a physic and I knew it was my dad speaking to me telling me if I did not do something I would end up in a wheelchair. well dad six and a half years later I am doing something after realising I could not walk far and needing to use a mobility scooter cos walking was getting really painful. So I went to my GP one day and she told me I could have WLS on the NHS and it was like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders I cam out of there floating on air.
I have been to the four weight management groups and have just had my 1st one to one with the weight loss dietician. She was encouraging and also I find keeping a food diary helps and also I note down all the nutritional information in another book. I find now I am making good and defiantly better choices I can walk down the sweetie aisle and just pick up sweets for my partner. I stood there the last shopping trip and thought no I don't want anything and it felt good to say that. My long term sugar level is coming down and I have been socially prescribed a weekly walking group at the Eden Project and it is fantastic, I also have joined a Zumba Gold with the fantastic Becky I hope to to get my feet to follow the steps soon. I have to have some more sessions with the dietician but she was encouraging telling all I would not need many sessions before I would be ready to be put over to the surgery team. However I have not had my Pysc evaluation and I have been waiting since the back end of last year. They sent a letter in January saying I would get an appointment as soon as they could but they were very busy.
I am also undecided which surgery to have my doctor said that the sleeve would be what she would recommend but I am also looking at the bypass. I want a permeant solution. I know having one of these options will change my mind set even more that just starting this journey has.