 Rank: Queen of the Quackery Posts: 12,556
Location: Central Coast, NSW
|
Wow.....
So I was looking into getting lapband surgery back in February, but the place I went to was very expensive, and it meant that I'd have to borrow a lot of money from my dad and then pay him back over months...
And then it turned out that DH was VERY unsupportive of the idea and very unwilling for me to get it done...
So I decided I'd do weight watchers and give it 3 months, to see if I could do it that way. And I'd keep DH informed of everything I was doing with WW and any successes or failures I had on the program...
Well, it turned out to be a giant dismal failure... I think I lost a grand total of 1.8kg in those 3 months, mostly because I just could not stick to their propoints... I think I was allowed 32, and I was actually eating up to 58. Not because of greed or gluttony, but because of genuine hunger. I was still eating their so-called "filling and healthy foods", but I just had to eat SO MUCH to keep the hunger pangs at bay.
So then I found out I had PCOS, a blood glucose processing problem, metabolic syndrome, etc... And they put me on metformin. And all of a sudden, taking the metformin, for the first time since I was about 11yo, I had an appetite like a normal person! It's been a very interesting change! Great, I thought, the weight should drop off now!
Um.... no... I don't know why - I'm eating much less than I did before, and I'm riding the exercise bike I got for mothers' day, and I'm trying to be active outside of that as well, but the weight just hasn't shifted. I'm the same weight I was back in Feb when I went to the lapband clinic.
So then I found out that there is a doctor who does lapband in my local area. He had an info night that I was unable to attend, but I called him and made an appointment.
I had that appointment today. Amazingly, he offers a more practical package, and it is MUCH cheaper than the clinic in Sydney I went to before. So I pencilled myself in for the surgery, and walked out wondering firstly how I was going to explain it to DH, and secondly where on earth I was going to get the gap money from... Thinking I was going to have to see if I could borrow it from my mum and then work extra hours to pay her back or something... Not easy or nice because I already owe her money and am already paying her back in instalments...
Well, amazingly enough, DH called tonight (he's working away this week) and I explained it to him particularly in terms of the PCOS and of course my ongoing health and the ability to be around in the future for Evelyn... And he has COMPLETELY come around. He said he'd pay for it, and apparently he will still love me when I have my little 1cm laparoscopic surgery scars HAHAHAHA. I was like "Um, you do realise the difference is going to be more than just a few little scars - like I'm going to be 40kg lighter?!?!?!" LOL! He's too cute 
So ZOMG the surgery is booked in for 15 August. I can't believe it's so soon! And the timing is perfect - it's the day after my last assignment of this study period is due, and is 2 weeks before my next study period starts. And the pre-surgery diet starts the day AFTER a party I wanted to eat my farewell cheezles at!!! HAHAHAHA!
So.... zomg... I can't believe it's actually going to happen!!!
EDITED TO ADD:
Big motivation for the surgery - the omentum - the body fat carried within your abdomen (rather than the fat on the outside), which is the biggest precursor to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and a whole range of cancers...
And here are some "before" pictures of me...
That last one is at my wedding. I would have liked to feel like a beautiful bride, but really I felt like a womping great womp. Mind you, I'm wearing a super restrictive gut squeezing undergarment here, and my belly still stuck out way futher than my boobs :(
Here's some motivation - this is me at my lightest, before I fell pregnant with Evelyn. Still sitting in the "overweight" BMI range though. (Please note, I only got to this weight by exercising 21 hours a week. Literally.) My goal is 10kg lighter than this.
|