I can totally relate to others not being supportive! I did not get the support that I expected being transparent about my choice to have surgery and it really frustrated me, but I know that the people that did not agree with my surgery were also those that did not understand the surgery, or who had the surgery and didn't change. Bottom line, you know what is best for you and what you are comfortable with and you have to trust yourself and not worry about what others think.
I was once uneducated on wls. It is easy to have a misconception. I haven't told many I am taking the vsg journey because of their ignorence and what will come out of thier mouth. It sucks that it is almost like you go at this alone. I struggle too in trying to figure out what to say after surgery. I fear people will think that I am hiding it or lying. When in reality, I don't want unsolicited feedback..ya know? Thank you for sharing! I am gonna be cheering you on :)
I agree with what you shared and you are right our life will change. People do not understand if they did not walk in our shoes. You keep your focus, because I am doing what is going to make me happy. I will pray for you and you will be fine.
I have the knee problems too, but I am MUCH older than you.. I'm tired of it all... Anyway, subscribing!! Want to follow your journey!! :)) Rhonda................
I chose to just be upfront and tell everyone about my surgery, but it does come with hearing people's ignorance and feedback, and having to deal with how that impacts me if it does, or how I feel about their opinion. I just have to keep my head up and know that I am doing this because I have tried and failed over and over and I don't want to live my life constantly yo-yoing and being uncomfortable with my body.
I am 309..down from 349.. I am hoping for a surgery date in a couple of weeks (hopefully) We ALL know the "Uncomfortable" feeling.. My family too is all thin.. out of 5 children my mother had, I am the heavy one. Dont believe the lies, things WILL change... have you watched the videos on here?? These people are saying this surgery is THE BEST thing they ever did!!!
Sorry your not getting the best support right now. I am also pre-op and haven't told anyone yet, except my younger son who supports my decision. I am leaning towards not telling most people to avoid comments etc. and I think when people ask, I will just say I am on a high protein low carb, watching my diet kind of diet. I think it is just time to be selfish and get ourselves to a point where we want tone. We are doing it for us, we aren't asking others to change, they have to accept our change
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I can totally relate to others not being supportive! I did not get the support that I expected being transparent about my choice to have surgery and it really frustrated me, but I know that the people that did not agree with my surgery were also those that did not understand the surgery, or who had the surgery and didn't change. Bottom line, you know what is best for you and what you are comfortable with and you have to trust yourself and not worry about what others think.
I was once uneducated on wls. It is easy to have a misconception. I haven't told many I am taking the vsg journey because of their ignorence and what will come out of thier mouth. It sucks that it is almost like you go at this alone. I struggle too in trying to figure out what to say after surgery. I fear people will think that I am hiding it or lying. When in reality, I don't want unsolicited feedback..ya know? Thank you for sharing! I am gonna be cheering you on :)
I agree with what you shared and you are right our life will change. People do not understand if they did not walk in our shoes. You keep your focus, because I am doing what is going to make me happy. I will pray for you and you will be fine.
I have the knee problems too, but I am MUCH older than you.. I'm tired of it all... Anyway, subscribing!! Want to follow your journey!! :)) Rhonda................
Thanks everyone! I look forward to following each of you also. Hugs :-)
I chose to just be upfront and tell everyone about my surgery, but it does come with hearing people's ignorance and feedback, and having to deal with how that impacts me if it does, or how I feel about their opinion. I just have to keep my head up and know that I am doing this because I have tried and failed over and over and I don't want to live my life constantly yo-yoing and being uncomfortable with my body.
hi Sammie wishing you lots of success on your weight loss journey I'm having my VSG on January 30th :o)
I am 309..down from 349.. I am hoping for a surgery date in a couple of weeks (hopefully) We ALL know the "Uncomfortable" feeling.. My family too is all thin.. out of 5 children my mother had, I am the heavy one. Dont believe the lies, things WILL change... have you watched the videos on here?? These people are saying this surgery is THE BEST thing they ever did!!!
Sorry your not getting the best support right now. I am also pre-op and haven't told anyone yet, except my younger son who supports my decision. I am leaning towards not telling most people to avoid comments etc. and I think when people ask, I will just say I am on a high protein low carb, watching my diet kind of diet. I think it is just time to be selfish and get ourselves to a point where we want tone. We are doing it for us, we aren't asking others to change, they have to accept our change