wls seminar made me lose my appetite

amelzon
on 6/9/11 6:53 am - TX
i went to the seminar and it was very informative! i learned a lot. i am approved for the surgery (rny)and i'm not really sure how to feel about it. lol here i am two days later and i still feel exhausted from how much i cried the night i came home from the seminar. anyone else feel like this too?
        
_Donna_
on 6/9/11 6:56 am
What upset you so much?
amelzon
on 6/9/11 7:04 am - TX
I have no idea. I cried for finally accepting myself the way I am now. I cried for the possibilities. I cried because my mom showed absolutely no response when I told her my intentions of having surgery. LOL Too many different emotions at once and I'm usually used to concentrating on everyone else but me, too.
        
facethemusic
on 6/9/11 6:59 am
Was there anything in particular that upset you?  
 HW-240, SW-233, CW-158, GW 135 @ 5'3.5"
RNY April 2011, Reversal August 2011.  
I still have a pouch so I'm a hybrid.

     
 
  
adamsamah
on 6/9/11 7:09 am - Nixa, MO
I cried at the seminar (and I'm not a crier EVER) when I heard that a high percentage of Type II diabetics are cured by RNY. I didn't realize until that moment how scared I was about having diabetes. Incidentally, I took my last Metformin diabetes pill the night before surgery and have never had a high glucose or A1C since. Thank you Jesus.
Lana

Adamsamah, Lana
"WLS is about making better choices, a healthier lifestyle and seeing how little you can eat.  Portion control is the key to all weight loss surgeries.  Bottom line - it isn't how much you can eat - it is how little you can eat."

 

amelzon
on 6/9/11 7:19 am - TX
yeah...i'm not a cryer either...LOL
I suppose what hit me hardest was when they talked about genetics and no matter how hard you diet...or even with surgery...even in your grave..you will always have your genetics. I Suppose i should forgive myself a little bit.

congrats on your success Lana. i might get my first appointiment date today....
Sandi D.
on 6/9/11 7:33 am
RNY on 04/01/12

Aw...hugs to you!

I am not a crier either....but I am super afraid my spouse will say this surgery is too expensive. THAT would make me cry.

Also...genetics suck! :D (Big bewbed grandma on my birth mother's side...thank you grandma!) :D
I am a new creation.
2C517
    
amelzon
on 6/9/11 7:43 am - TX
OMG that would be horrible. It kept me up for a few nights before the seminar worried that my insurance wouldn't pay for it. Now that i'm over that hurdle i'm not sure what is bothering me. could t his be like...the greiving process??
MSW will not settle
on 6/9/11 7:50 am
To borrow from what another OHer explained to me: Its like loosing a close friend.  

While I did not feel this way I do understand.  Food, fat, lifestyle are all a part of how you live. 
-Solitary eating may be your comfort like a friend albeit one that is disloyal. 
-Obesity may be your reason for not doing, being, achieving personal, profesional, romantic goals. 
-The lifestyle you've built as a fat person must change for you to be a more healthy person and this lifestyle will be missed even though its not ideal. 

And, of course there is fear of success and/ or failure.  Will I not loose it or regain?  Will I become 'normal' yet still fail in areas where obesity held me back?  Will my procedure be safe and uneventful? 

This is a major emtional upset.  Take your time and explore the emotions.  Understand the what and why of it all.  Be good to yourself in your self talk.  You'll be ok

Mine was an eight year decision making process.   That's what it took for me to be emotionally ready.  Its ok that you are not yet eager with anticipation.

Best wishes to you. 

                   MSW   Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation  

 Links:  Are you a compulsive eater?  for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time  Overeaters Anonymous 

               LV'N MY RNY.  WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT. 

amelzon
on 6/9/11 8:00 am - TX
very very good points. indeed...it will be like losing a hundred pound person that i've known for far too long. it's time ti say good bye though. wonder what i should name my soon to be gone "friend" LOL

thanks guys...
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