WHAT WERE THE REACTIONS TO WLS

My favorite response from people is:

"It's cheating!!" - like body weight is some kind of competition, it's not cheating, the things you have to deal with are full on, it's a life changing move. I have tried the other crap & for me it's not working!

I had a few friend lecture me when I told them I was thinking about it. They knew people who had it done and now they just look 'sick & unhealthy' because they are so thin. My response to that is your just so use to seeing that person as a full, plump 150kg person, so 70 or 80kg looks different for them. They are still completely in the healthy weight range.

I have heard them all over the years...
- Just eat healthy
- Just exercise
- But your band didn't work so why will this
- You will get too skinny
- How much is that crap costing you?
- But you will never be able to eat a big meal again! (that's kind of the idea)

I have decided not to tell anyone else now and as much as I have holding it back from some good friends, I just don't need the negative comments clouding my head before surgery. It will work if I believe it will work.

Remember what people initially told you when you let them know you were having any kind of WLS?
mine were ( when I had my first lap band in 2001)

1. why would you do that - its so dangerous
2. Ive heard of someone that died from that surgery
3. isn't it a bit selfish risking your life when you have kids
4. whats wrong with you the way you are
5. why don't you just cut back on food
6. why don't you just exercise more
7. why not try weight watchers
8. from nurse friends: oh thats just ridiculous, there are so many complications

best of all when I asked my psychologist for a supportive letter requested by my family doctor she came back to me after a day and said:

well, I think that diet and exercise are normal and wishing to have that constant fear of gaining more weight and worrying about weight gone is unrealistic. She said: i too would love not to have to worry about my weight but having surgery is NOT an answer.

I had the surgery!!!