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I get gastric sleeve surgery in 7 weeks today 
correct responses only
correct responses only
It's been a year of research online, talking to people and now it's been booked for a while
Have already been told "it would have been cheaper if you just stopped eating 4 years ago" lol
Have already been told "it would have been cheaper if you just stopped eating 4 years ago" lol
I have learned so much about my body in this process
So much about fatphobia
So much about my mental and physical health
So much about fatphobia
So much about my mental and physical health
Due to sleep apnea and an eating disorder my body makes too much hungry hormone and I am hungry all the time.
I also do not feel full when others would. My brain signals do not work like others.
They are cutting out the part of my stomach that makes this hormone
I also do not feel full when others would. My brain signals do not work like others.
They are cutting out the part of my stomach that makes this hormone
I have spent years thinking I am gross and being looked down on, wondering why I had no energy and got upset when people tried to make me walk for my own good when I would just be in pain
People assumed I was just lazy. I work 3 jobs and raise 2+ kids.
People assumed I was just lazy. I work 3 jobs and raise 2+ kids.
Doctor after doctor telling me have you tried exercising or eating better
Yes
For years
And I'm in pain and still fucking hungry and give up
I am a food addict
I am a prisoner inside my own body
And instead of empathy I get shame from society
Yes
For years
And I'm in pain and still fucking hungry and give up
I am a food addict
I am a prisoner inside my own body
And instead of empathy I get shame from society
When I tell you I felt vindicated by having a doctor be like GET SURGERY it is the only way you will walk up mountains again
A surgeon telling me no amount of dieting will ever help me get the energy i used to have because my body wil reject it and make me feel even more hungry
A surgeon telling me no amount of dieting will ever help me get the energy i used to have because my body wil reject it and make me feel even more hungry
Fatphobia is what has stopped me from getting this surgery sooner
I felt like I was taking the easy way out cause that's what we are told
People making me feel like it was my fault im fat
This isn't easy. It's taken a long time to get here. It is not a fix, its a tool.
I felt like I was taking the easy way out cause that's what we are told
People making me feel like it was my fault im fat
This isn't easy. It's taken a long time to get here. It is not a fix, its a tool.
The hard part of it all start the day after surgery
Food has been my comfort for so long. Happy? Eat. Stressed? Eat. Sad? Eat.
Transfer addiction is a huge thing post surgery. I will need years of therapy for it and a whole life adjustment.
I had to make sure I was ready
Food has been my comfort for so long. Happy? Eat. Stressed? Eat. Sad? Eat.
Transfer addiction is a huge thing post surgery. I will need years of therapy for it and a whole life adjustment.
I had to make sure I was ready
This hasn't been a spontaneous decision.
It has been a lengthy process.
I will likely always feel like a fat person. I know what its like to be a fat person and assume people see your body before you all the time.
It has been a lengthy process.
I will likely always feel like a fat person. I know what its like to be a fat person and assume people see your body before you all the time.
Stop making assumptions about fat people. I carry an extra 70kg with me everywhere I go. How far could you walk with a 70kg backpack?
I am not unhealthy. I was too healthy to get funded surgery twice. Aside from my BMI I have perfect health. I want it to stay that way.
I am not unhealthy. I was too healthy to get funded surgery twice. Aside from my BMI I have perfect health. I want it to stay that way.
Thank you for tuning in
I soon have to go on a month of Optifast liquid diet and when I tell you I am TERRIFIED given the signals my body and mind give me around food.
In the mean time I'll be eating all the pasta and dick I can fit inside me.
I soon have to go on a month of Optifast liquid diet and when I tell you I am TERRIFIED given the signals my body and mind give me around food.
In the mean time I'll be eating all the pasta and dick I can fit inside me.
Enjoy your body whether its fat or not
I am doing this because I have an eating disorder & hormone imbalance
Many fat people don't
Many fat people are fitter than I ever was before I was fat
Let fat people live however they want ty ty
I am doing this because I have an eating disorder & hormone imbalance
Many fat people don't
Many fat people are fitter than I ever was before I was fat
Let fat people live however they want ty ty
Also a let down:
The amount of amazing people who have dm'd me because they have had the surgery but don't want to talk about it publicly because they have been made to feel shame about it
You are all great and wonderful and the shamers can eat my fat tits.
The amount of amazing people who have dm'd me because they have had the surgery but don't want to talk about it publicly because they have been made to feel shame about it
You are all great and wonderful and the shamers can eat my fat tits.
Oh and its costing a shit ton of money
Dieting would be much cheaper if it fucking worked for me or any other fat people getting the surgery.
I see it as an investment in my future and I am more than aware of the privilege I have to be able to do so.
Dieting would be much cheaper if it fucking worked for me or any other fat people getting the surgery.
I see it as an investment in my future and I am more than aware of the privilege I have to be able to do so.
