This is my story
Hi, I'm Ffion and live in Wales...I'm 46 now and don't remember ever not having a problem with my weight. A chunky, well-built child, a curvaceous teenager, which wasn't too bad but I was always the size 16 when my young teenage friends were all size 10 & 12 (and sizes were definitely smaller then).
Through most of my adult life my weight's been up and down (mainly up) and I peaked at 21 stone. I battled on my own to get to 18.5 stone and then went off to a slimming club, here, I must admit they taught me to at least eat healthily and mostly I do, but I just eat loads of the stuff so don't lose anything...and that's disheartening so I get fed up and just go and "pig out" on fish & chips, steak & kidney pud or any other stodgey stuff I can get my hands on.
With the help of the slimming club I did lose around 5 stone but then Christmas happened and well I'm sure you know what's coming.....I put on quite a bit over Christmas and then when I got back to the healthy eating the pounds just wouldn't shift...I lived my life obsessed with counting points/syns/calories/fat grams - whatever and although the food itself wasn't bad for me I just ate more and more of it. I have put on 3 of the 5 stones that I lost and that does it!!! NO MORE!!! After years of thinking about it, a lot of pacing up and down, a lot of soul searching, a lot of trying anything from atkins to lettuce leaves, a lot of comfort eating, I came to the decision of having a band fitted. I have it fitted on 23rd Nov.
I would be lying if i said that I wasn't nervous, in fact I feel all sorts of things right now, excitement, relief, anxiety, aprehension but most of all hope, hope for the future, and I look forward to being in control as I seem to have totally lost the plot right now.
The more I eat, the more I feel guilty/bad, the more I eat.....it goes on and on....My surgeon has indicated that because I'm a volume stodge eater and not a sweet choc or icecream lover, that the band could be ideal for me...but it's still up to me to use the band and food to get max benefit.
So, watch this space....here's hoping!! |
Has been a Buddy since:
19-11-2006 11:12 am
Total forum posts: 48
Ideal weight:
132.98 lbs (60.32 kg)
Current weight:
189.00 lbs (85.73 kg)
Starting weight:
236.00 lbs (107.05 kg)
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