"Why did you do THAT to yourself?"
You are not alone - l get the same. lt's 'wrong', l can 'do it a different way', 'look, l cut my portions in half and lost weight'...Well, if someone eats a gazillion calories a day, and cuts that in half, they're going to lose weight (for awhile)...l'm talking about my family here... But for me, l don't eat that much in the first place - l've just yo-yo'd my metabolism into oblivion and nothing works for longer than 2 weeks. l'm getting sleeved so that l can enjoy the rest of my life, and not walk with pain, etc., etc... without being HUNGRY every minute!
l said you're not alone with having unsupportive family, but remember that everyone here on OH is here, AND supportive - any time you need it!!! l know it's helped me tremendously.
l said you're not alone with having unsupportive family, but remember that everyone here on OH is here, AND supportive - any time you need it!!! l know it's helped me tremendously.
I have literally tried everything EXCEPT jenny Craig and Nutrasystem. From B-12 shots to Phen-Phen. Every supplement that was for sale in America or Canada and once from Greece.
All before being sleeved. I did my due diligence and some damage.
All before being sleeved. I did my due diligence and some damage.
46yrs old 5'4'' HW 306 AW 288 SW 276 CW 192 205 Next goal <199
yep know all about it and I have only talked to my mom about it in my family and one day I called home to talk to her and dad answered, mom was not home and he begged me just to go see my doctor here and ask for energy pills and pills that will make me feel full, he doesn't want me to have this surgery done.
hang in there fay, your doing great dont let anyone still your thunder, they are your parents girl, they love you, you may have caught them off guard but they will come around they may need some time to process. chin up, enjoy your life keep up the good work
I'm Still a work in progress, I wont give up the quest to reclaim my life, I will be whole again someday!
HW297 SW269 CW 213
Hello, neighbor!
Sometimes people see us as a rebuke to them--"I've lost weight, why don't you?" and sometimes people have gotten in the habit of thinking, "Well, at least I'm not as fat as SHE is" and then SHE is thinner, so that does something to them.
I don't know, I haven't had parents since my 33rd birthday, but my relatives were 1st generation Italians, and they thought anyone under 200 lbs. was starving to death. And they thought of food as love. Maybe there's a similar cultural dynamic at work?
But good for you! I have bum knees, too, and I'm waiting for the benefits of surgery with regard to my knees to kick in soon.
Sometimes people see us as a rebuke to them--"I've lost weight, why don't you?" and sometimes people have gotten in the habit of thinking, "Well, at least I'm not as fat as SHE is" and then SHE is thinner, so that does something to them.
I don't know, I haven't had parents since my 33rd birthday, but my relatives were 1st generation Italians, and they thought anyone under 200 lbs. was starving to death. And they thought of food as love. Maybe there's a similar cultural dynamic at work?
But good for you! I have bum knees, too, and I'm waiting for the benefits of surgery with regard to my knees to kick in soon.
HW (2005) 320; Pre-NoS 298; SW (2010) 265; SurgWt: 257, CW: 210.2 
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