scoobydoo
So, I thought WLS would fix everything....
Feb 01, 2009
I have been going thru a lot of volatility in my life. Before surgery, I just had it in my head that my life would be perfect-if I could just get the weight off. I was told differently but just would not listen because I thought my life was great-except for the weight.Then, I made my goal weight almost a year ago. My surgerversary will be April. These last couple of years have been a huge upheaval in my life. I was miserable and so sad and mad about my weight. After surgery, I was so focused on the process that I did not have time to think about how different my life would be or was becoming. Then, the backlash started. I had some people who did not seem to like me after surgery. I also had to make changes concerning some activities which no longer made sense. Before surgery I was unable to say no. I wanted people to like me, I wanted to be involved. I realized later that I let myself be used. When I lost the weight, I started to value myself more and realize that I was my priority.
There are consequences to our actions. I am living thru mine. I know I have made the right ones but it can be hard to live with sometimes. I no longer can medicate myself with food-although I have tried. I can be very moody. I have to live with rages. MY family has to live with my downs. I know I need to work on this more but this is a very important lesson. WLS does NOT FIX YOUR LIFE. WLS only fixes your weight and helps your health. It is up to us to keep trying to work thru these issues so they do not keep coming back to bite us...
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About Me
Orland, CA
Location
21.7
BMI
Surgery
04/24/2007
Surgery Date
Feb 14, 2007
Member Since
Before & After
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Halfway photo
221lbs
