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I am sure! Right now they said they are not spending any money on marketing and did budget cuts! I will be able to speak at the seminars. I am in school right now but for Human resources management, not dietician. I spoke to the dietician at my practice and she told me it wasn't worth it. I wanna help people though and give them the help I found after surgery and what helped me through everything. I feel like it is my calling though, but so many people have their Facebook's, YouTube's, Instagrams, and such maybe it is a dream. Thank you for your response.
I had surgery back in 2008. A lot of people who had surgery around the same time had aspirations of finding a career to help promote weight loss surgery or work in a surgeon's office. Honestly, none of them were successful. I think many of us get excited about losing the weight and want to save the world.
If you have not already done so, reach out to your surgeon and volunteer to help his practice in some capacity- perhaps you can speak at their seminars, when they start back up again. You can ask your surgeon for suggestions on what to do to become involved and actually get paid- maybe you can go back to school to become a registered dietician or some other career that helps bariatric patients.
Good luck.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I am an emotional eater. If I have bariatric surgery and can't eat my feelings what do I do with them? What have you fine that works?
Ah yes, the meds. I've been on antipsychotics for over a decade. It's just that much harder to lose and keep weight off. I'm not sure I have any advice to offer, I just wanted to say I feel your pain on the meds.
I have zero regrets, but the issue of loose skin will hit most of us at some point. For me, as a man, it's not so bad. I like the way I look in clothes, compression clothing helps with that if I'm ever trying to look extra nice. However, there are times where I look at my skin and am not filled with the most positive of feelings. It's worse for my girlfriend, she had a higher starting weight than me. It's harder on women on general, I feel, for a number of reasons. She doesn't regret her choice at all either, but she still claims she liked her body better when it was huge as compared to "deflated". That's just where she is now psychologically, and in time that could change. It's hard to convey just how fast our bodies change, and there's going to be an adjustment period.
But I don't want to scare you off because that is just one negative in a sea of positives. This surgery changed my life. I'm a different person, and probably a better one as well.
I am someone who eats my feelings and am worried about what I do with that post surgery. Was that ever something you did and if so how did you deal with it post surgery?
My surgery date is almost here! I'm so excited and a tad nervous. When I was 14 I went through an 8 hour spinal fusion surgery for severe scoliosis so I feel like it I can get through that, I can through this! I just have this fear in the back of my mind that I may fail.
I was also wondering, do you have any surgery day advice?
OH helped too. I lost my DH at the beginning of this year and the year prior was extremely difficult.
I have participated in an OH VSG maintenance group since I reached goal in 2016 and I find the RNY daily menu thread to be super helpful when I want to be vigilant.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Thank you Liz, I came back to this forum for advice and support. I have always have had a great experience with Oh and it has been a long time since I have been on! I actually remember you from 4 years ago because my aunt lives on Cape Cod and you had excellent results! Congratulations on your continued success 20lbs regain is normal after 4 years. I am glad WW has helped you with your continued success!
