Hello, and welcome to this special edition of my blog - and we're back to the weight loss posts - because I've made a monumental decision to have gastric surgery! Now don't be sad that I haven't told you already. With so many family and friends to tell I could have sent a mass WhatsApp to you all individually (copy and paste) however, I think this is pretty much the same. One message for the masses (tongue in cheek). And I'm sure some of you will have questions so I'll try and pre-empt with lots of details below.
To be honest I wasn't planning on telling anyone until after the surgery - a bit nervous of negative reactions I guess. Obviously Mark was with me from day one, a friend who has already had surgery knows too. Then I had to tell Ellie and was nervous but she's been very supportive (she'll be my nutritionist). My boss needed to know, obviously. But recently I've just wanted to get it out there. I see and speak to friends and hated keeping it in. So I've been slowly letting it out. I was incredibly scared to tell my biggest sister as I thought she'd be against it but she surprised me and was very happy for me. Just goes to show, don't presume anything. A few people recently have been negative but I understand everyone will have their views. My friend told me that some people told her she was cheating, which I find really interesting. Weight loss isn't a competition! It's personal. So who was she cheating? Herself? That's daft. We make choices in life that are individual. Getting married, what job to do, being a vegetarian, getting surgery to help with weight loss.
So I'm going to Riga in Latvia on Saturday 10 June. My surgery (gastric sleeve or bypass - to be decided with surgeon when I'm there, but I'm thinking bypass is best for me). Op is Monday 12 June and I should be home Wednesday 15 June. This is not a magic bullet but a tool and I'm determined it will work. I'll only have 10% of my stomach so eating will never, ever be the same again. Because I will only be able to eat small amounts I need to ensure it's good healthy food. There simply won't be room for cake and biscuits. That's not to say I'll never have treats, of course I will. That would just be too sad.
Exercise is also very important (isn't it always?). My torture of choice is walking, though I do generally enjoy walking. It's harder when it's dark or cold or windy or wet! But I've promised myself I'll walk every single morning Monday to Friday. There's no such thing as bad weather just inappropriate clothing lol. Joking aside this is a must. Hence the purchase of Bella Dave earlier than I anticipated. She'll walk me every day and won't complain about the rain!
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Spit in one hand, want in the other. Which one fills up first?
