Hi I am brand new to the site. I have been looking for a site that has positives and negatives about surgery, and I hope this one is it. Also have been looking for a site that didn't flash and have popups and other distracting things. Jeez!
I feel calm and in control since I first saw the surgeon a month ago. Then I read the blogs and think, am I nuts? There are a lot of things to worry about!
But I know that I can do this. I have maintained the same weight for 25 years, so I am pretty sure I can maintain at 100 lbs lighter. But, there is no way to get there, for me, besides surgery. I have always thought that yo-yo dieting was much worse than just maintaining what you have.
I also have an exercise plan in place. I had both knees replaced about 5 years ago. When I finished with my Physical Therapy, the therapist said, now you should join a gym so you can maintain the strength in your legs. I instantly thought "well, that's not going to happen". Then I thought, why not? I've been through all this painful surgery after at least 10 years of painful misery, and now I have a shot at being active again. I want to be able to walk and shop and work in my (hilly) yard. I want to be able to walk my dog and take the stairs and get on the floor with my grandchildren.
So for the last 5 years I've been able to maintain 1-1/2 hours at the gym 3 days a week. It is such a high! And all those thin people I thought would stare at the fat girl--- well guess what--they are too interested in looking at themselves in the mirror to look at me.
So what advise do you all have for someone who is in so much denial she isn't smart enough to be scared?:
I feel calm and in control since I first saw the surgeon a month ago. Then I read the blogs and think, am I nuts? There are a lot of things to worry about!
But I know that I can do this. I have maintained the same weight for 25 years, so I am pretty sure I can maintain at 100 lbs lighter. But, there is no way to get there, for me, besides surgery. I have always thought that yo-yo dieting was much worse than just maintaining what you have.
I also have an exercise plan in place. I had both knees replaced about 5 years ago. When I finished with my Physical Therapy, the therapist said, now you should join a gym so you can maintain the strength in your legs. I instantly thought "well, that's not going to happen". Then I thought, why not? I've been through all this painful surgery after at least 10 years of painful misery, and now I have a shot at being active again. I want to be able to walk and shop and work in my (hilly) yard. I want to be able to walk my dog and take the stairs and get on the floor with my grandchildren.
So for the last 5 years I've been able to maintain 1-1/2 hours at the gym 3 days a week. It is such a high! And all those thin people I thought would stare at the fat girl--- well guess what--they are too interested in looking at themselves in the mirror to look at me.
So what advise do you all have for someone who is in so much denial she isn't smart enough to be scared?: