Bio_Lab_Rat
New to all of this....
Jan 01, 2010
This is the first time I've been on this site, so I'm just getting a feel for it.I've been overweight all my life. My friends and family have always been there for me, but they don't understand. Every time I hear "I really need to lose 10 pounds" I just want to scream. They've been very supportive of my decision to go through with weight-loss surgery, but they just don't know what I'm going through. And while I love them dearly, I really need friends and a network of people who do know what it's like to feel shunned in the world because of something that has taken over your life.
I had the LapBand surgery the week before Christmas. It's been the most surreal experience--not eating and never feeling hungry. I've only felt depressed twice since the surgery. The first day was after spending the day at my sister's house, when everyone was eating cookies and candies and my sis announced her engagement to her wonderful boyfriend, and I was still on the liquids-only diet and still figuring out the single life. It was just a very hard day. Of course I felt a bit down the next day. Today I have family in town again and I'm a little scared. My cousin had weight-loss surgery about a year and a half ago and she's doing very well. She's the only one who really understands what I've gone through. But my mom and dad often compare me to her and I feel like I have to do everything just perfect when she's around. So my depression episodes really have had nothing to do with the surgery, but with the holidays and my family. Is that really so surprising?
Well, there's my insight for the day. Hope you all have a wonderful New Year.
